Bayer
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. In line with its mission, “Health for all, Hunger for none,” the company’s products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population.
Bayer is committed to driving sustainable development and generating a positive impact with its businesses. At the same time, the Group aims to increase its earning power and create value through innovation and growth. In fiscal 2023, the Group employed around 100,000 people and had sales of 47.6 billion euros. R&D expenses before special items amounted to 5.8 billion euros.
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Microbial metabolite leads target aphids and thrips in fruit crops first, with Bayer handling development and global commercialization.
Embrapa and Bayer unveiled ProCarbon-Soil, a simplified carbon model calibrated on over 1,900 Brazilian farms for carbon-credit programs.
German chemical group disputes venue shift in Missouri class settlement proceedings.
The Netherlands crop biotech will fold Pairwise’s CRISPR toolkit into its editing services for vegetable and soft-fruit breeders.
CropLife International-backed research finds biological crop protection products now account for 10% of industry R&D spending, while companies face more than a decade of development and regulatory review before commercialization.
Iowa-based seed company Latham Quality accuses Bayer of using restrictive licensing practices to dominate the market for genetically engineered corn seeds, adding to the German company’s mounting legal pressures.
Resolution of the long-running Corteva licensing dispute contributed €448M to divisional sales, helping Bayer’s Crop Science division hit a 39.9% EBITDA margin — a 6.2-percentage-point expansion year on year.
BASF is the first of the big four agrochemical companies to build in-house fermentation capacity for biological actives, betting that supply chain control will determine market leadership in crop inputs’ fastest-growing segment.
Collaboration targets higher yields and stronger research capacity across key staple crops through 2028.
First $1 million in loans targets African agribusinesses as aid declines.
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