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Bayer HealthCare

Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer HealthCare researches, develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The company thus plays an important part in improving the health of people and animals. This subgroup comprises four global divisions: Animal Health, Consumer Care, Medical Care (Diabetes Care and MEDRAD) and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany*. Bayer HealthCare has some 60,000 employees worldwide and generated sales of EUR 14,807 million in 2007. The divisions Animal Health and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany* are headquartered in Germany, while Consumer Care, Diabetes Care and MEDRAD are based in the United States. Bayer HealthCare’s Animal Health and Consumer Care divisions occupy leading positions worldwide.

Principal products and brands

Animal Health

Consumer Care

Medical Care

Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany*

Products for farm animals (e.g. Baytril®)
Products for companion animals (e.g. Advantage®/Advantix®, Baytril®)

Non-prescription medicines

(e.g. Aspirin®, Aleve®/Naproxen, Canesten®, Lefax®, Talcid®, Alka-Seltzer®, Bepanthen®, Aktren®, Priorin®, Rennie®)
Vitamins (e.g. One-A-Day®, Supradyn®)

Diabetes Care: blood glucose monitoring systems (e.g. Ascensia®/Glucometer®)
MEDRAD: contrast injection systems

Prescription medicines

Diagnostic Imaging (X-ray contrast media, contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, application technologies for contrast agents), e.g. Magnevist®
Hematology/Cardiology (blood-clotting agents, thromboembolic diseases), e.g.Kogenate®, Adalat®, Trasylol®
Oncology (products for treating leukemias and lymphomas, drugs for solid-tumor therapy),
e.g. Viadur®, Nexavar®
Primary Care (anti-infectives, men’s healthcare, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases),
e.g. Ciprobay®/Cipro®, Avalox®/Avelox®, Glucobay®, Levitra®, Nimotop®
Specialized Therapeutics (drugs for treating diseases of the central nervous system),
e.g. Betaferon®/Betaseron®
Women’s Healthcare (contraception, menopause management, gynecological therapies),
e.g. Yasmin®

Other products from Bayer HealthCare

Corporate data
Company name	Bayer HealthCare AG
Headquarters	Leverkusen, Germany
Chairman of the Board of Management	Arthur Higgins
Divisions	Bayer Schering Pharma Consumer Care Diabetes Care Animal Health
Sales	EUR 14,807 million
EBITDA¹ before special items	EUR 3,792 million
R&D expenses	EUR 1,700 million
Employees	51,500

As of December 31,2007

1 for definition see footnotes to Bayer Group Key Data table

Sales

Employees

Research and development expenses

Best-selling products**

Adalat®
Hypertension treatment

Advantage®
Flea control product for dogs and cats

Ascensia®
Umbrella brand for blood glucose monitoring systems and services

Aspirin®
Pain reliever based on acetylsalicylic acid

Avalox®/Avelox®
Drug to treat respiratory infections

Betaferon®/Betaseron®
Specialty drug to treat multiple sclerosis

Ciprobay®/Cipro®
Medicine to treat infectious diseases

Kogenate®
Hemophilia treatment

Levitra®
Erectile dysfunction treatment

Magnevist®
Contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging

Mirena®
Hormonal contraceptive

Yasmin®/YAZ®/Yasminelle®
Hormonal contraceptive

The names "Bayer Schering Pharma" or "Schering" as used in this website always refer to Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, or its predecessor, Schering AG, Berlin, Germany, respectively.

in alphabetical order