Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. The company’s products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time Bayer creates value through innovation, growth and high earning power.
Bayer AG defines common values, goals and strategies for the entire Group. The three subgroups and three service companies operate independently, led by the management holding company. The Corporate Center supports the Group Management Board in its task of strategic leadership.
Business operations are the responsibility of the subgroups:
- Bayer HealthCare AG researches, develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
- Bayer CropScience AG is a global leader in crop protection and non-agricultural pest control.
- Bayer MaterialScience AG is a renowned supplier of high-performance materials and innovative system solutions used in a wide range of products for everyday life.
Central service functions are combined into three service companies:
- Bayer Business Services GmbH is the Bayer Group's international competence center for IT-based services.
- Bayer Technology Services GmbH, the technological backbone of the Bayer Group, is engaged in process development and in process and plant engineering, construction and optimization.
- Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG is a joint venture of Bayer AG and Lanxess AG and operator of the three Chempark sites at Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen.
