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Wednesday - September 30, 2020
Bayer to accelerate transformation to address challenging market environment and enable additional growth investments
Adjusted outlook for 2020 confirmed / 2021 sales expected at approximately 2020 levels despite significant headwinds from COVID-19 pandemic; 2021 core earnings per share expected to be slightly below 2020 levels at constant exchange rates / Lower than expected outlook in the agricultural market likely to lead to mid-to-high single-digit billion-euro non-cash impairment charges in the Crop Science business / Strengthening margin profile and funding of additional investments in innovation and growth through additional operational savings, targeted at more than 1.5 billion euros annually as of 2024 / Dividend policy to remain unchanged, payout ratio planned at lower end of 30-to-40 percent range of core earnings per share in the coming years » more
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Monday - September 21, 2020
Initiative offers financial support for novel approaches and enabling technologies in crop research
Bayer opens application window for Grants4Ag » more
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Thursday - September 17, 2020
ESMO Virtual Congress 2020:
New data reinforce strong clinical profile of Vitrakvi™ for patients of all ages with TRK Fusion Cancer including lung and thyroid tumors
78% overall response rate (ORR) and median progression-free survival (PFS) of more than 3 years (36.8 months) demonstrate extended benefit in updated data set of 175 adults and children / Majority of adverse events were grade 1 or 2; no new safety signals identified / Consistently high ORRs shown in lung and thyroid data subsets (71 and 75%, respectively) as well as long durability (estimated duration of response at 12 months of 88% and 95%, respectively) / Among patients from integrated dataset with brain metastases (n=14), ORR was 71%, and 57% in patients with lung cancer with brain metastases (n=7) » more
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Tuesday - September 15, 2020
Bayer Launches Large-scale Pre-launch Trial of New Tomato Varieties with Resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)
The trials, which begin late September in Mexico, will target two varieties of Roma tomatoes which show little or no symptoms of ToBRFV / Developing these varieties aligns with Bayer’s commitment to provide fruit and vegetable seeds from its Seminis and De Ruiter brands which help growers combat the challenges they face each season » more
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Tuesday - September 15, 2020
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Bayer and Systems Oncology sign exclusive license agreement on innovative breast cancer treatment approach ERSO™ » more
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Thursday - September 10, 2020
Bayer: Supervisory Board extends CEO Werner Baumann’s contract until the end of April 2024
Company also announces progress in Roundup™ settlements » more
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Wednesday - September 9, 2020
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New England Journal of Medicine publishes final overall survival data for Nubeqa™ (darolutamide) showing treatment significantly extends life in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer
Men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) receiving darolutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) had a significant improvement in overall survival (OS) compared to placebo plus ADT (HR=0.69, 95% CI 0.53-0.88; p=0.003) / Darolutamide significantly improved all other secondary endpoints, including time to first initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy and first symptomatic skeletal event (SSE) / The safety profile at final analysis remains consistent with the earlier analysis; overall, the rate of adverse events was comparable to ADT alone » more
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Wednesday - September 9, 2020
Bayer collaborates with Recursion to strengthen digital drug discovery and advance new therapies for fibrotic diseases
Drug Discovery partnership and equity investment led by Leaps by Bayer in Series D financing round / Digitally-powered drug discovery to address fibrotic diseases with previously undiscovered mechanisms and to deliver novel therapies to patients faster » more
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Wednesday - September 9, 2020
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Bayer completes acquisition of UK-based biotech company KaNDy Therapeutics Ltd. » more
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Tuesday - September 8, 2020
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Bayer to showcase new data from evolving Oncology portfolio at ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
Long-term efficacy and safety results for larotrectinib (Vitrakvi™) from an integrated data set of adult and pediatric patients with TRK fusion cancer, as well as sub-analyses in advanced thyroid and lung cancer patients / Tolerability and treatment response data from the Phase III ARAMIS trial investigating darolutamide (Nubeqa™) in men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) / Continued research to explore potential of marketed products, evaluating regorafenib (Stivarga™) and radium-223 dichloride (Xofigo™) in combination with immunotherapies » more
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Friday - August 28, 2020
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Bayer submits vericiguat for marketing authorization in China for the treatment of chronic heart failure » more
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Thursday - August 27, 2020
Bayer and Northpond Ventures lead USD 55 million Series A financing round for Triumvira Immunologics
Leaps by Bayer and Northpond Ventures co-lead the investment to support development of next-generation immuno oncology treatments / Triumvira’s T-cell therapies have transformative potential as a new type of cancer treatment that uses the immune system to fight cancer / Pipeline includes four therapeutic candidates for both autologous and allogeneic T-cell immuno therapies for treatment of liquid and solid tumors » more
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Thursday - August 27, 2020
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Bayer receives approval for Xofigo® in China » more
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Monday - August 24, 2020
Bayer and Informed Data Systems Inc. (One Drop) join forces to jointly develop digital health products across therapeutic areas
Deal value up to USD 98 million including increased equity stake and joint development of digital health platform / Collaboration reinforces Bayer’s commitment to developing integrated care solutions for patients » more
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Friday - August 21, 2020
More than 950 companies join in the fight against climate change
Science Based Targets initiative endorses climate protection targets of Bayer AG
Important step in Bayer becoming climate-neutral by 2030 / Targets integral to Board of Management remuneration » more
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Thursday - August 20, 2020
Bayer announces resolution of U.S. Essure™ claims » more
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Tuesday - August 18, 2020
Bayer Names Sara Boettiger as Head of Global Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability for Crop Science Division » more
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Wednesday - August 12, 2020
Bayer and Temasek unveil innovative new company focused on developing breakthroughs in vertical farming
Initial efforts will focus on innovating vegetable varieties that deliver optimized quality and sensory experience / Called Unfold, the new company will be headquartered in the Davis, Calif., area with key operations in both the U.S. and Singapore / John Purcell appointed as CEO » more
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Tuesday - August 11, 2020
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Bayer to acquire UK-based biotech KaNDy Therapeutics Ltd.
Further expansion of Bayer’s drug development pipeline in Women’s Healthcare / Innovative non-hormonal oral compound NT-814 to alleviate menopausal symptoms / Development compound recently completed Phase IIb / Reinforces Bayer’s position in Women’s Healthcare / Upfront consideration of USD 425 million and additional potential consideration in the form of milestone payments » more
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Thursday - August 6, 2020
Bayer stands by Kenya and Uganda in fight against desert locust devastation
Insecticide donation enables treatment of 170,000 hectares of the most affected fields » more
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