Employee and Community Engagement

At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that not all people have access to the advancements in public health that have come through innovations in life science. We also know that tomorrow’s innovations depend on the next generation of scientific explorers. This is why we focus our community engagement in two primary areas: supporting today’s scientists to accelerate access to health through scientific research and inspiring curiosity in the next generation of scientists through science education.

Our community engagement efforts include SPARK—a global, skills-based volunteer program that allows MilliporeSigma employees to leverage their diverse talents, skills and experiences to give back to the communities in which they live and work. We also created the Curiosity Labs™ program to bring the expertise of our employees and access to hands-on, interactive science lessons to classrooms around the world.

Videos from this campaign

Social Impact & Volunteering | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma Employees Volunteer More Than 21,800 Hours in 2023

Apr 11, 2024 9:00 AM ET

SPARK™, the large-scale employee volunteer program that unites employees of MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in skills-based and non-skills-based programming had a busy year in 2023 impacting more than 82,000 students.

Social Impact & Volunteering | MilliporeSigma

Future Scientists in the Making: MilliporeSigma’s Curiosity Cube Wraps Up 2023 Multi-Country STEM Tour

Feb 8, 2024 9:00 AM ET

Across Europe and North America in 2023, MilliporeSigma' Curiosity Cube reached more than 40,000 students through 259 events in 184 communities with hands-on science experiments focused to spark curiosity in the next generation of scientists.

Education | MilliporeSigma

New Hands-On Experiments Added to Curiosity Labs™ Lesson Library Offered by the Life Science Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Oct 12, 2022 10:00 AM ET

To help spark curiosity in STEM and foster equitable and inclusive access to science education, the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany encourages educators to explore its Curiosity Labs™ program—now featuring two new lessons.

Education | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: Wind Your Way Around Your Own DNA

Dec 14, 2020 8:15 AM ET

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Education | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: Unique as Your Fingerprint

Dec 30, 2020 2:45 PM ET

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Education | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: The Making of a Rainbow

Dec 27, 2020 11:45 AM ET

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Education | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: The Basics & Acid of pH

Dec 22, 2020 12:45 PM ET

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Education | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: Candy Bar Flotation

Dec 16, 2020 1:45 PM ET

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Education | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: Bobbing Raisins

Dec 11, 2020 11:40 AM ET

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Education | MilliporeSigma

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: Glow in the Dark Slime

Dec 18, 2020 9:05 AM ET

Have you ever wondered what causes things to glow in the dark? Find out by watching this video and making your own slime.