The Catalysis Laboratory at Merck: 20 Years of Catalyzing Innovation

The Catalysis Laboratory at Merck was established in 2002 to discover and develop asymmetric hydrogenation transformations for application the company’s pipeline. Twenty years later, it is safe say that not only what now feels like modest goal accomplished, but many varied catalytic technologies have also emerged from this group. Furthermore, successes achieved locally spawned an array of further investments manifolds other enabling across industry academia alike. Herein, we will take a look back team’s humble origins, discuss impacts been realized initial outlay, provide thoughts on future directions entering third decade.