Vince Wilfork Visits Merck Millipore’s Jaffrey, NH Manufacturing Facility and Thanks Employees for Supporting
the Vince Wilfork Foundation

May 20, 2013, Darmstadt, Germany — Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, was pleased to host New England Patriots captain and defensive lineman, Vince Wilfork, his wife Bianca, and teammates Justin Francis and Marcus Forston at its Jaffrey facility on May 15, 2013. 

• Merck Millipore
• Vince Wilfork, captain and defensive lineman for the New England Patriots
• Justin Francis, defensive end for the New England Patriots
• Marcus Forston, defensive tackle for the New England Patriots 
• Bianca Wilfork, wife of Vince Wilfork
• Ashley Irving, girlfriend of Marcus Forston

What:     
Vince Wilfork personally thanks EMD Millipore Jaffrey employees for donating the most funds of all Merck Millipore New England sites during his fall “Tackle Diabetes” campaign.

When:    
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Where:   
Merck Millipore, Jaffrey, NH 

Why:       
Since 2011, Merck Millipore has supported the Vince Wilfork Foundation and its efforts to fund critical research at several leading diabetes institutions including Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and the Diabetes Research Institution in Florida. Last year, Merck Millipore committed to provide $300,000 to the Vince Wilfork Foundation over the next three years.

Addressing diabetes is an important initiative for Merck Millipore as a number of products from the company’s Multiplex line are used in diabetes research.

For more information, please contact Cait.Healey@emdmillipore.com.

About Merck Millipore
Merck Millipore is the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Germany and offers a broad range of innovative, performance products, services and business relationships that enable our customers’ success in research, development and production of biotech and pharmaceutical drug therapies. Through dedicated collaboration on new scientific and engineering insights, and as one of the top three R&D investors in the Life Science Tools industry, Merck Millipore serves as a strategic partner to customers and helps advance the promise of life science.

Headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, the division has around 10,000 employees, operations in 66 countries and 2012 revenues of €2.6 billion Merck Millipore operates as EMD Millipore in the U.S. and Canada.

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