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Merz Pharma vs Octapharma

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Merz Pharma is the older of the two, founded in 1908 — 75 years before Octapharma.

Founded
1908
1983
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Frankfurt, Germany
Lachen, Switzerland
Industry
pharmaceutical industry
pharmaceutical industry
Founders
Not recorded
Wolfgang Marguerre
Employees
2,443
Not recorded
Legal form
GmbH & Co. KGaA
Aktiengesellschaft

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Merz Pharma and Octapharma.