Bayer HealthCare’s research site at Berlin, Germany.

Bayer HealthCare’s research center at Wuppertal, Germany.

Employee in the filling station of the Supply Center at Bergkamen, Germany.

A lab technician prepares to start a sequencer. The gene sequences on the monitor in the background provide crucial information about the tumor's growth history and possible therapeutic approaches.

Special analytical tests determine whether the tumor cells respond to a new therapy. For this purpose lung cancer samples are scanned stained with different dyes.

Examination of the crystalline structure of new active substances under a polarized light microscope. Scientists do all they can to turn as many of the newly discovered substances as possible into a stable, crystalline form, because crystals can easily be processed into tablets.

A lab technician first inspects tissue samples with the naked eye. The tumor samples then undergo additional analytical tests.

Employees clean and monitor the stirring rods of an ointment mixer for the production of Bepanthen - wound and healing ointment in the Bayer production facility at Grenzach-Wyhlen.

Blood glucose metering made easy. The new Contour offers many benefits.

Bayer’s CONTOUR USB is a blood glucose meter with plug-in technology for diabetes management.

Together a veterinarian and a farmer look after a piglet. Healthy animals are essential for food safety. Therefore Bayer continually conducts research on new active ingredients and formulations.

The protection against parasitic pests is important. Pet owners should contact their veterinarian and protect their pets against parasites.