Research and Development

Research and Development

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Grants 4 Targets

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals allocates grants for collaboration projects on the further development of promising novel molecular targets in the fields of:

- Oncology - Cardiology

- Gynecology - In vivo Imaging

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From molecules to medicine

The labtour offers a journey through the world of research at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals. Take an interactive tour from "Target Discovery" to "Approval".
Oncology

Combining passion with purpose
The vision of the oncology research at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals is to improve the lives of those affected by cancer. Wtih both our own research and development efforts as well as cooperations we work on the worldwide allocation of treatment options across the globe.

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Development Pipeline
Clinical studies

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01/09/12, Research and Development Bayer HealthCare to Share Lab Space with Start-Up Companies Dedicated lab space-model at Bayer HealthCare U.S. Innovation Center to be called CoLaborator™ / Shared lab space will help promising life science companies get their start more

11/09/11, Research and Development Bayer cooperates with Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Translational Heart Failure Research Newly founded institute studies the causes of heart failure and seeks new therapeutic options more

At a glance

Research expenses 2010	1,751 million EUR
In percent of division sales 2010	16%
Employees in Research & Development	approx. 6,200 (as of Dec 31, 2010)
Main research sites	Berlin and Wuppertal, Germany and Berkeley, USA
Research focus	Berlin: Imaging techniques, oncology, women's healthcare Wuppertal: Cardiology, oncology Berkeley: Applied research and life cycle management in hemophilia and multiple sclerosis more

Promising pipeline ensures mid- and long-term innovation

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals concentrates its R&D activities on innovative treatment alternatives for diseases with a high unmet medical need to improve patients’ quality of life and prolong lives. The focus is on therapeutic areas with a high medical need, where more innovations are needed despite considerable progress.

We hold a leading position in many therapeutic fields: for instance in the treatment of hemophilia and multiple sclerosis, in contrast media and oral contraception. We are also striving for such a leading position in oncology.

About Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are used to evaluate potential treatments that have had some effect against disease in the lab, or in animal experiments. The whole point of a clinical trial is to find out if a treatment is effective.

Until sufficient results are available from many different trials it is just that, potential. Effectiveness of a treatment should never be at the expense of safety; the benefit of a treatment should always outweigh the harm and is fundamental to the conduct of all clinical trials.