In 2010, Millipore Corporation was acquired by Merck and became part of the company’s life science tools division, operating in North America using the umbrella brand “EMD.” With a range of more than 60,000 products on offer, this division captured significant opportunities in high-growth, high-margin market segments such as bio-research and bio-production. Today Millipore offer an extensive portfolio of products and services in: Life Sciences, Drug Discovery and Development, Lab Filtration, Lab Water, Upstream Bioprocessing, Downstream Bioprocessing and Process Monitoring.