Bayer China

Bayer is an innovative company headquartered in Germany with a more than 160-year history with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and agriculture. With our innovative products, we are helping find 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. At the same time, Bayer aims to develop breakthrough innovation, to shape agriculture to ensure farmers and consumers to get healthy, safe, affordable food, which is grown in ways that are good for their communities and good for the planet. The Bayer brand stands for trust, reliability, and quality throughout the world. In fiscal 2024, the Group employed around 92.8K people and had sales of 46.6 million euros. R&D expenses before special items amounted to 6.2 billion euros.

Bayer’s links with China have a long tradition, going back to 1882 when the company first came to China. Till now, Bayer has been rooted in China and serving the country for more than 140 years. With China now among the fastest-growing markets in the world, Bayer has stepped up its involvement in the region. Today, China accounts for sales of EUR 3.6 billion in 2024. By Dec 31, 2024, Bayer employed around 7,500 people in China.

“Health for all, Hunger for none”, Bayer’s mission is aligned with Chinese government and people’s common pursuit as well as the current national agenda of Healthy China and Rural Revitalization.

Bayer is represented in China by its three business divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science. With our expertise in life science, Bayer leverages the long-term experience in China, continues to cultivate local innovation ability and provides leading products and solutions, to meet Chinese people’s various needs in healthcare and food supply.