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a maJoR aNNIVERSaRy 150 yEaRS oF BayER I t all started with a friendship between two men plenty of innovative spirits and two kitchen stoves With these businessman Friedrich Bayer and dyer Johann Friedrich Weskott conducted experiments and eventually discovered how to make the dye fuchsine On August 1 1863 they founded the Friedr Bayer et comp company in Wuppertal Barmen a 19th century startup with tremendous potential 150 yEaRS oF BayER SUccESS ThRoUGh INNoVaTIoN aNd chaNGE What started as a small but innovative dyestuffs factory in the Barmen district of Wuppertal is now a global enterprise with more than 110 000 employees explains CEO Dr Marijn Dekkers In the past 150 years Bayer inventions have time and again helped improve people s quality of life This great tradition is also our commitment to the future entirely in line with our mission of Bayer Science For A Better Life 150 yEaRS oF oNGoING chaNGE aNd RENEwaL Bayer initially produced synthetic dyestuffs but the range of products grew significantly over the years In 1881 the company was made a joint stock corporation Farbenfabriken vorm Friedr Bayer Co and developed into an international chemical company In the course of expansion Bayer relocated its headquarters to Leverkusen in 1912 Following the First World War in 1925 the company became part of the I G Farbenindustrie AG conglomerate It was re established as an independent company named Farbenfabriken Bayer AG in 1951 The pace of change picked up significantly following Bayer s 125th anniversary in 1988 The company shifted its focus more towards its core activities resulting in the sale of subsidiary Agfa in 1999 In 2005 Bayer then spun off significant parts of its traditional chemicals business under the name Lanxess At the same time the health care and agriculture businesses referred to as the life sciences were systematically expanded especially with the acquisitions of Aventis CropScience 2001 and Schering AG Berlin Germany 2006 Thanks to our innovative strength and our ability to adapt constantly to market changes Bayer now holds leadership positions in all its business areas says Dekkers The spirit of inventiveness and the will to succeed form the bridge spanning the company s history from its origins 150 years ago till today ThE aNNIVERSaRy ToUR To mark the anniversary Bayer has planned a series of events and projects worldwide throughout the year 2013 These will focus on the company s employees and their families but neighbors customers partners and the scientific community are also to be included in the celebrations Dubai will be one of the stops of the anniversary tour The company s achievements are documented especially in an unusual interactive exhibition Science For A Better Life 21 letters in two meter exhibition cases will explain Bayer s mission by means of concrete examples and hands on materials From S for science through A for Aspirin to E for energy efficient mobility each letter stands for a Bayer topic n Founded in 1863 Bayer with its inventions has contributed much towards improving the lives of both humans and animals significantly Friedrich Bayer On August 1 1863 salesman Friedrich Bayer and master dyer Johann Friedrich weskott establish a dyestuffs factory in Barmen rittershausen now a district of the city of wuppertal The headquarters of Fried Bayer et comp is on Heckinghauser Strasse Johann Friedrich weskott ANNOUNCEMENTANNOUNCEMENT 6 ISSUE 11 MAJLIs