Serono

Serono was a biotechnology company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It was acquired by the German pharmaceutical company Merck in 2006. The company was founded as the Serono Pharmacological Institute by Cesare Serono in 1906 in Rome, Italy. Serono was incorporated in 1987 and the holding company, Ares-Serono S.A., changed its name to Serono S.A. in May 2000, the same year that its CEO, Ernesto Bertarelli, led a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Instance of: enterprise
Country: Switzerland
Headquarters: Geneva
Industry: pharmaceutical industry
Legal form: Aktiengesellschaft
Official website: www.serono.com

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inception: 1906-03-10
location of formation: Rome
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2006-09-21
Commons category: Merck Serono

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Contents

Sale to Merck KGaA
Facilities
Lawsuit
Fertility LifeLines
Notes and references
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