For the Promotion of Science, Education and Social Activities

Social involvement by the Bayer foundations

Established in 2007, the Bayer Science & Education Foundation honors outstanding research achievements, assists talented young scientists and supports important scholastic projects. The support projects focus on science, technology and medicine. The Bayer Cares Foundation promotes voluntary projects by Bayer employees and citizens. It also helps people who find themselves in a situation of acute hardship following natural disasters, for example, through immediate relief and reconstruction projects.

These two foundations represent the continuation of a long tradition of foundation activities maintained by the Bayer Group. In 1923, General Director Carl Duisberg established a foundation aimed at promoting foreign studies by medical students. With the Bayer Science & Education Foundation, Bayer is combining and strengthening its foundation activities in the areas of science and education. The sponsorship activities of both foundations are oriented around the company’s mission statement “Bayer: Science For A Better Life". They underscore Bayer’s image of itself as a socially responsible corporate citizen.