EMD Chemicals Inc. is a North American affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Merck KGaA has more than 340 years of excellence in serving the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and is a leader in the development and manufacture of specialty chemicals for pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, biotech, cosmetic, automotive, plastics, and various industrial applications. EMD Chemicals was previously known as E. Merck and EM Science. Effective January 1, 2011, our chromatography product line will be supported by EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA created as part of our acquisition of Millipore in 2010. EMD Millipore offers a broad range of innovative performance products, services, and business relationships that enable our customers' success in research, development and production of biotech and pharmaceutical drug therapies. Through dedicated collaboration on new scientific and engineering insights, and as one of the top three R&D investors in the life science tools industry, EMD Millipore serves as a strategic partner to customers and helps advance the promise of life science. Headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, the division has around 10,000 employees, operations in 64 countries, and pro forma 2009 revenues of $2.9 billion.