Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany chooses UiPath Test Cloud to power agentic testing for software delivery transformation

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany builds agentic testing program on UiPath Test Cloud to help reduce manual effort and accelerate software delivery transformation

NEW YORK - August 11, 2026 - UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leader in business orchestration and automation, today announced that Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, is building an agentic software testing program using UiPath Test Cloud. The initiative supports large-scale digital enterprise transformation programs of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, by applying AI agents, automation, and human oversight across the software testing lifecycle.

"For us, software testing is not just an IT task, it directly shapes how fast we can deliver change to the business," saidAlessandro De Luca, Head of Digital Enterprise Solutions and Group CIO, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. "By building an agentic testing program on UiPath Test Cloud, we want to free our teams from repetitive manual work, increase testing coverage on complex rollouts, and give the business greater confidence in every release."

The business case of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, reflects a broader enterprise challenge: software testing demand is growing faster than traditional testing capacity. Large-scale transformation programs often depend on manual testing and extensive business-user involvement across multiple systems and functions. This can slow releases, increase operational costs, and create bottlenecks for digital transformation initiatives. The target future state of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is to shift toward highly automated, AI-assisted testing that can support faster release cycles, broader coverage, and more predictable delivery outcomes.

UiPath Test Cloud as the backbone for enterprise-grade testing

UiPath Test Cloud is the backbone of the agentic software testing program of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, building on many years of successfully using UiPath for process automation. It is now a core element of the strategic enterprise transformation initiatives of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, enabling a far more scalable operating model for software testing. UiPath Test Cloud is available as Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-premises and brings together AI agents, resilient test automation, test orchestration, and enterprise governance. It helps teams design, automate, execute, and analyze tests across complex environments. With UiPath's agentic testing approach, organizations can leverage built-in AI agents, build custom AI agents for specific testing needs and orchestrate agents, automations, and humans in end-to-end testing workflows.

"Agentic testing is how enterprises will close the gap between business ambition and testing capacity," said Daniel Dines, Founder and CEO, UiPath. "By combining AI agents, automation, and human oversight in one platform, we help customers turn testing from a release bottleneck into a strategic accelerator for transformation programs."

Focusing on ERP and beyond

The Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, program focuses on all large digital initiatives including regulated enterprise landscapes, where testing complexity is driven by multiple business units, diverse systems, and frequent enterprise change.

From first automations to enterprise-wide operating model

The planned roadmap begins with discovery and high-value test automation, followed by scaling across a larger share of testing activities and then optimizing the program as automation maturity grows. Over time, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, expects agentic software testing to support a step-change in how enterprise software changes are validated, enabling testing to become a repeatable, scalable and business-aligned capability rather than a recurring transformation bottleneck.

"The initiative builds on our broader agentic automation strategy, which is identifying opportunities across operations and core business functions", explains Alessandro de Luca, and adds: "By expanding agentic automation from process execution into software testing, we are positioning AI agents as a strategic lever for transformation across the enterprise."

How UiPath Test Cloud powers agentic software testing

With UiPath Test Cloud, agentic software testing helps teams leverage built-in AI agents, build custom agents for specific testing needs, and orchestrate agents, automations, and humans across testing workflows.

As AI accelerates software delivery and increases the volume of change, agentic testing helps enterprises keep software testing from becoming the slowest link in the value delivery chain. By infusing AI into test design, automation, execution, and analysis, teams can scale testing capacity while maintaining governance and human oversight.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates in the US and Canada under the name EMD Group.