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Bayer AG Company Profile
You could get a headache trying to name all of Bayer AG's products. The company, which created aspirin in 1897, makes health care products (prescription pharmaceuticals, OTC drugs, and animal health care), specialty materials (plastics and high-performance materials), and agricultural products (for crop protection and home garden care). It operates in the US through Bayer Corporation. Besides its line of Bayer aspirins, the company's best-known consumer brands include Aleve, Alka-Seltzer, and One-A-Day vitamins. Its top selling pharmaceuticals include multiple sclerosis treatment Betaseron and birth control pill Yasmin. Overall Bayer, also referred to as Bayer Group, has some 350 operating companies worldwide.
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TheStreet.com - Fri Sep 19
[external] Easy Come...
at SmartMoney.com - Tue Sep 9
[external] Pfizer Fever Buoys Bayer
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Contact Information
Address: Bayerwerk, Gebäude W11, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee
51368 Leverkusen, Germany
Phone:+49-214-30-1
Fax:+49-214-30-663-28
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Revenue (2006):38230.60 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):17.90%
Employees (2006):96,594
Employee Growth (1 yr):3.10%
Key People
Chairman, Supervisory Board: Manfred Schneider
Chairman, Management Board: Werner Wenning
CFO and Member, Management Board, Europe: Klaus Kühn
Industry Information
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Drug Manufacturers - Major
Top Competitors
BASF SE (basfy.pk)
Johnson & Johnson (jnj)
Wyeth (wye)
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