Science for a Better Life Bayer is a Life Science company with a more than 150-year history and core competencies in the areas of health care and agriculture. A growing and aging world population requires an adequate supply of food and improved medical care. With our innovative products, we are contributing to finding solutions to some of the major challenges of our time. With life expectancy continuing to rise, we improve quality of life for a growing population by focusing our research and development activities on preventing, alleviating and treating diseases. We are also making an important contribution to providing a reliable supply of high-quality food, feed and plant-based raw materials. The Bayer Group is managed as a life science company with three divisions – Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science. The Enabling Functions support the operational business. In 2019, the Bayer Group comprised 392 consolidated companies in 87 countries. Pharmaceuticals division: Prescription products, especially for cardiology and women’s healthcare, and on specialty therapeutics in the areas of oncology, hematology and ophthalmology Consumer Health division: Mainly nonprescription products in the dermatology, nutritional supplement, analgesic, digestive health, cold, allergy, sinus and flu categories Crop Science division: World-leading agriculture enterprise with businesses in seeds, crop protection and nonagricultural pest control