Education
After he graduated from high school, Merckle began business training, eventually earning a Bachelor of Arts degree as Betriebswirt.
After he graduated from high school, Merckle began business training, eventually earning a Bachelor of Arts degree as Betriebswirt.
From 2005 to 2008 he has headed the pharmaceutical company Ratiopharm within the family group Merckle. In 1998 he earned Doctor of Philosophy in pharmaceutical studies at the University of Tübingen. In 1999, he took over the research and development of pharmaceutical company Merckle / Ratiopharm.
As Ratiopharm chief Philip Merckle was featured in television advertising with Karlheinz Böhm.
At the Africa Foundation, he manages the company"s policy of selling pills to African refugees for 1 cent each. In May 2007, he joined under one of his company initiated "Awakening Tour" together with Arved Fuchs, during which he opined about economic polices he would like to see instituted in Europe.