Bayer U.S. LLC
About
Bayer U.S. is the American arm of Bayer, the global life sciences company whose core competencies are health care and agriculture. Bayer develops prescription medicines, consumer health products and crop science products, and it designs its products and services to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges and to serve the most essential human needs of health and nutrition. Its Cambridge presence places it in Kendall Square.
Bayer was founded in Germany in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer and Johann Friedrich Weskott and is headquartered in Leverkusen. It is known for introducing Aspirin in 1899, and its consumer brands include Claritin, Aleve and One A Day. In 2018 it acquired the American agriculture company Monsanto, greatly expanding its crop science business in seeds, traits and crop protection. Today it operates as a global enterprise across both health and nutrition.
What to Know
- Bayer’s company mission is summed up as Health for All, Hunger for None.
- Bayer’s core divisions are Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science.
- Bayer U.S. is listed with the Kendall Square Association.
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