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“For me it was terrific that we developed three new cancer
drugs within such a short period of time.” Dr. Dimitris
Voliotis isn’t just saying this because he is in charge
of clinical development activities in Oncology at Bayer
HealthCare. He also has a very personal relationship
to this disease. “My father died of cancer when I was
25.” As a scientist, he always keeps in mind that it is
ultimately fathers, mothers, sons and daughters who
suffer from – and often die of – cancer.
Voliotis is one of more than 55,300 employees at
Bayer HealthCare, and one of the approximately
7,500 employees who work in research and de-
velopment. Each of
“ Science For A Better
Life – medical progress
for the benefit
of patients”
our employees, like
Dimitris Voliotis, is
driven by his or her
own personal moti-
vation. Their fundamental
objective is
always to alleviate people’s suffering, improve their
well-being and extend their lives.
For 150 years, Bayer has been developing products
that help to improve people’s quality of life. Bayer
HealthCare – one of three Bayer subgroups – researches,
develops and produces products that
improve the health of people and animals worldwide,
concentrating on innovations in areas where
there is a high medical need.
We are currently in the process of extending our
range with five new products in quick succession:
an anticoagulant, two cancer drugs, an eye medicine
and a drug to treat pulmonary hypertension.
And further innovations are in the pipeline – fully in
line with our mission “Bayer: Science For A Better
Life.”
Many groundbreaking medicines have been created
by Bayer over the past more than 100 years. Many
of them are known around the world. For example,
Aspirin has been on the market since 1899, yet
scientists are still continually discovering new
aspects of this once-in-a-century pharmaceutical.
Bayer’s research into completely new principles of
action has proven successful: not just in oncology,
but also in the treatment of cardiovascular and
infectious diseases as well. We offer therapeutic
options for people with multiple sclerosis who are
hoping to halt the progression of this disease of the
central nervous system.
We also have a broad range of contraceptives for
women who want safe and convenient birth control,
as well as products to alleviate menopause symptoms.
In addition, we have solutions for people with
diabetes who need to monitor their blood glucose.
Our range of products also includes devices for
diagnostic imaging and medical therapy.
And we have products for people who want to
choose their own medicines to prevent or treat
everyday ailments, as well as dietary supplements
to support a healthy diet.
The health of animals is equally important to us,
whether that of companion animals on the one hand