Merck KGaA Global Chariman Karl-Ludwig Kley, while soft-spoken, is fiercely determined to make a lasting impact for stakeholders. Kley contradicts commonly expressed views within the pharma industry on the challenges confronting the industry. At 60, Kley has gathered vast experience across industries having worked at Siemens AG before moving into the pharmaceutical industry with a job at Bayer AG back in 1982. In 2006, Kley joined Merck and a year later he was appointed as its Chairman. On his recent visit to India, he spoke to PharmAsia News' India Bureau on a range of subjects related to the global industry and the shape of emerging markets. In part one of this interview, Kley discussed challenges facing the industry and the role that emerging markets can play. In this second part, he discusses Merck KGaA's pipeline and how the company is positioning itself on the global stage.

Merck KGaA Global Chariman Karl-Ludwig Kley, while soft-spoken, is fiercely determined to make a lasting impact for stakeholders. Kley contradicts commonly expressed views within the pharma industry on the challenges confronting the industry. At 60, Kley has gathered vast experience across industries having worked at Siemens AG before moving into the pharmaceutical industry with a job at Bayer AG back in 1982. In 2006, Kley joined Merck and a year later he was appointed as its Chairman. On his recent visit to India, he spoke to PharmAsia News' India Bureau on a range of subjects related to the global industry and the shape of emerging markets. In part one of this interview, Kley discussed challenges facing the industry and the role that emerging markets can play. In this second part, he discusses Merck KGaA's pipeline and how the company is positioning itself on the global stage.

SHANGHAI - Merck KGaA's biopharmaceutical arm Merck Serono SA opened Aug. 31 a new R&D laboratory in Beijing to establish bioanalysis capability that will support clinical trials in Asia. The site is on Chinese contract research organization Pharmaron's new campus in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area