Bayer HealthCare Company Description
Bayer Healthcare takes disease very seriously. Focused on the discovery and manufacture of products used to diagnose, prevent, and treat disease, the company serves the health needs of people and animals worldwide. Bayer HealthCare operates through four divisions: Animal Health (veterinary drugs); Consumer Care (OTC meds); Diabetes Care; and Pharmaceuticals (represented by Bayer-Schering Pharma and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals). Bayer HealthCare has operations in more than 120 countries worldwide. Aspirin -- created by a Bayer chemist in 1897 -- is a registered trademark of the company in Germany and 80 other countries (but not in the US where "aspirin" has become genericized through common usage).
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