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- Bayer AG Bayer AG is a German multinational life sciences company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceuticals, consumer health products and crop science solutions. The company operates through three main divisions: Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on prescription medicines in cardiology, women's health, oncology, hematology, ophthalmology and cell and gene therapy including key products such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban), Eylea (aflibercept), Kerendia, Nubeqa, Kogenate, Betaseron, Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Adempas (riociguat) and Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride); Consumer Health, offering over-the-counter medicines, nutritional supplements, medicated skincare and self-care solutions for pain and fever including Bayer Aspirin and Aleve, cardiovascular risk prevention, dermatology, digestive health, allergy, cough and cold, women's healthcare such as Yasmin and Yaz birth control pills; and Crop Science, providing crop protection products including herbicides like Roundup, Liberty (glufosinate), XtendiMax and Vynyty Citrus, fungicides such as Luna, Nativo, Xpro, Delaro Complete, Prosaro and Serenade, insecticides like Movento, Sivanto, Confidor, Belt and Velum/Verango, as well as high-value seeds, plant traits, digital farming solutions and environmental science products. Bayer AG conducts global operations across North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, targeting healthcare providers, consumers, farmers and agricultural customers; the company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. Among its latest major developments, Bayer AG extended its multi-year strategic partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks in October 2025 to advance research on agricultural biologicals including microbial nitrogen fixation, complementing synthetic fertilizers; entered a collaboration worth up to $1.3 billion with Kumquat Biosciences in August 2025 for a KRAS G12D inhibitor cancer drug candidate targeting pancreatic, colorectal and lung cancers to bolster its precision oncology portfolio; added 1.2 billion euros ($1.37 billion) to Roundup litigation reserves in 2025 while raising sales guidance; implemented a Dynamic Shared Ownership operating model targeting 800 million euros in cost savings for 2025 as part of its turnaround strategy with improved performance expected from 2026; and continues heavy investment in R&D including cell and gene therapy units and ten planned blockbuster crop science products by 2029.