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Bayer and the White Ribbon Alliance launch community programs to support the reduction and prevention of maternal, newborn and child mortality in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe

Joint white paper, released at United Nations High Level Political Forum, outlines key policy changes to address self-care barriers at the global, national and local level / Bayer commits $1.3M in programs and services; three-year commitment to help women and … Read the full press release

Bayer’s business will be managed by three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science from January 1, 2016

Operational management in three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science / Dieter Weinand, Erica Mann and Liam Condon appointed to the Bayer Board of Management / Dr. Hartmut Klusik succeeds Michael König as a member of the Board of … Read the full press release

Bayer CEO Dr. Dekkers at the “Meet Management” investor conference in Berlin: We are also optimistic for the medium term and have great plans for the Life Science businesses

HealthCare striving for strong sales and margin growth through 2017 / CropScience aims to grow faster than the market and maintain margin at a high level Leverkusen/Berlin, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bayer Group aims to achieve strong sales and earnings … Read the full press release

Bayer MaterialScience to attend the world’s largest plastics trade fair K 2013, 16-23 October 2013 in Düsseldorf

Turning dreams into value Innovative material solutions for freedom, safety and happiness Leverkusen, 25-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting.” Bayer MaterialScience’s appearance at K 2013 in Düsseldorf, the world’s largest … Read the full press release

Bayer CropScience expands its global Wheat Breeding Network with new station in France

Breeding program focuses on increasing yields, addressing environmental challenges and improving wheat varieties / Investment of more than EUR 7 million over three years in site facilities / Rebuilding will double capacity of laboratory and greenhouse Monheim/Milly-la-Forêt, 21-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ … Read the full press release

Bayer celebrates its 150 Years Anniversary with global song project

150 Years of Bayer: pop song for a good cause Employee teams from various countries record “A Better Life” Leverkusen, 19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of the activities to celebrate the foundation of Bayer 150 years ago, employees from 50 … Read the full press release

Bayer, ThyssenKrupp unveil technology for Chlorine production with much less electricity

New process reduces energy consumption by roughly one-third / Trial phase completed successfully Leverkusen, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A new technology from Bayer and ThyssenKrupp that is now being launched commercially worldwide enables the production of chlorine with significantly less electricity. … Read the full press release

Bayer HealthCare supports Middle East, North Africa and Europe diabetes projects under the “Excellence across Borders” program

Leverkusen, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bayer HealthCare supports local projects under the “Excellence across Borders” program in order to improve care of people with diabetes. Among the projects is a Diabetic School Awareness Program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which … Read the full press release

Bayer Science & Education Foundation launches new round of funding – Applications now possible online till July 15, 2013

Bayer foundation scholarships – EUR 200,000 for work and study abroad Support for ambitious study projects in the fields of science, engineering, medicine and teacher training in scientific subjects / Hermann Strenger scholarships to sponsor career-training projects abroad  Leverkusen, 5-6-2013 … Read the full press release

96.4 percent of Conceptus’ shares already owned by Bayer Group

Conceptus imminently to become a wholly-owned Bayer subsidiary Leverkusen, 5-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Bayer Group has successfully completed its tender offer for the outstanding shares of Conceptus, Inc., Mountain View, California (NASDAQ:CPTS). As of the expiration of the offer period … Read the full press release

U.S. FTC antitrust clearance for Bayer’s offer to acquire Conceptus, Inc. of California

Offer expires at midnight on June 4/5, 2013 Leverkusen,  30-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Antitrust clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was obtained with respect to Bayer’s acquisition of Conceptus, Inc., Mountain View, California (NASDAQ:CPTS). The FTC raised no objection … Read the full press release

Bayer CropScience to introduce its new Bayer SeedGrowth™ brand at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens

Bayer SeedGrowth™: the fully integrated system for on-seed applications from a single source Around 100 years of experience in the seed treatment business / In-house competence in Products, Coatings, Equipment and Services / New customer-centric website www.seedgrowth.bayer.com launched Monheim, 27-5-2013 … Read the full press release

Bayer MaterialScience-led EcoCommercial Building program welcomes its newest partner Cemex Germany

Over 80 specialists in Bayer-led EcoCommercial Building program Leverkusen, 24-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A worldwide specialist network for sustainable building led by Bayer MaterialScience continues to grow: The newest member of the EcoCommercial Building program (ECB) is the German subsidiary of … Read the full press release

Johannes Schubmehl appointed Bayer HealthCare AG Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Leverkusen, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Johannes Schubmehl (48) has been appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Bayer HealthCare AG effective May 1, 2013. He succeeded Matthias Moritz, who had left the company at the end of March.  Johannes Schubmehl has held … Read the full press release

Dr. Herbert Heitmann appointed Head of newly formed Communications and Government Relations unit at Bayer AG

Leverkusen, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Dr. Herbert Heitmann, currently Executive Vice President of External Communications at Royal Dutch Shell, The Hague, Netherlands, will head the newly created Communications and Government Relations unit at Bayer AG with effect from September 1, … Read the full press release

Bayer acquired 100% of the shares of Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH

Transaction includes Iberogast® and Laif® brands Leverkusen, Germany, 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Bayer signed an agreement Thursday to acquire 100% of the shares of Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, a privately held pharmaceutical company specializing in pharmacy-only herbal medicines. Steigerwald’s product … Read the full press release

Bayer MaterialScience launches Innovation Hub in Shanghai, China

More than 200 experts to be employed in Shanghai Shanghai, 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance … Read the full press release