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Bayer
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Bayer AG is a global holding company for a number of subsidiary companies involved in biotechnology, agricultural chemicals, plastics and medical products and pharmaceuticals. [1] The company's core business divisions are:
- Bayer HealthCare - research and manufacture of drugs, medical devices and diagnotic equipment.
- Bayer CropScience - biotechnology and agricultural chemicals.
- Bayer MaterialScience - Polymers and plastics.
Bayer also has three service divisions. Well known brand names under Bayer include Bayer aspirin, Aleve, Alka-Seltzer, One-A-Day vitamins and Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. [2]
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Animal testing
Bayer does animal testing.
Animals by species, numbers & location (United States)
- Berkeley, California [3]
- Elkhart, Indiana [4]
- West Haven, Connecticut [5]
Facility information, progress reports & USDA-APHIS reports
For links to copies of this facility's U.S. Department of Agriculture reports indicating species, number of animals used and other information visit Stop Animal Experimentation Now Facility Reports and Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Animal Plant Health Inspection reports. This Web site lists each of the 50 states; each state's name links to biomedical research facilities in that state, and to PDF copies of government documents where the facilities must report their animal usage.
Contract testing
Bayer contract tests out to Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). [6] Huntingdon Life Sciences is the 3rd largest Contract Research Organization (CRO) in the world and the largest animal testing facility in all of Europe. Firms hire HLS to conduct animal toxicity tests for agrochemicals, petrochemicals, household products, pharmaceutical drugs and toxins. [7] HLS has a long history of gross animal welfare violations. See also Huntingdon Life Sciences, sections 2 & 3.
Political contributions
Bayer gave $255,000 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 21% to Democrats and 78% to Republicans. [8]
Lobbying
Bayer spent $3,192,969 for lobbying in 2006 in the U.S. Six lobbying firms were used with most lobbying being done using in-house lobbyists. [9]
Personnel
Key Bayer AG executives and 2006 pay: [10]
- Werner Wenning, Chief Executive Officer, $2,440,000
- Klaus Kuhn, Chief Financial Officer, $1,780,000
- Richard Pott, Labour Director, $1,320,000
- Wolfgang Plischke, Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division, $1,100,000
Contact
Bayer AG, Headquarters
Bayerwerk, Gebäude W11
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee
51368 Leverkusen, Germany
Phone: +49-214-30-1
Fax: +49-214-30-66328
U.S. Office
100 Bayer Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Phone: 412-777-2000
Fax: 412-777-2034
Web address: http://www.bayerus.com
Articles and sources
Sourcewatch articles
References
- ↑ "Bayer: Profile and Organization Names Figures Facts", Bayer, accessed June 2007.
- ↑ Products, Bayer, accessed August 2007.
- ↑ Research Facilities: Berkley, California, Humane Society of the United States, accessed February 2009
- ↑ Research Facilities: Elkhart, Indiana, HSUS, accessed February 2009
- ↑ Research Facilities: West Haven, Connecticut, HSUS, accessed February 2009
- ↑ Inside Customers, Inside Huntingdon Life Sciences, accessed December 2008
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions About Huntingdon Life Sciences, Inside HLS, accessed February 2009
- ↑ 2006 PAC Summary Data, Open Secrets, accessed August 2007.
- ↑ Bayer lobbying expenses, Open Secrets.
- ↑ Bayer AG Key Executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed August 2007.
External resources
- Coalition against BAYER Dangers, accessed December 2009
