To sharpen our focus on innovation and growth, we have carried out a strategic realignment, placing our businesses into three subgroups that operate virtually independently and are fully
aligned to their respective markets. Bayer HealthCare focuses on health care, Bayer CropScience on nutrition and Bayer MaterialScience on high-tech materials. We posses a distinctive knowledge of people, animals, plants and materials. We use this knowledge when we improve existing products and develop new.