While you probably know we
discovered aspirin, you may not know that every day you use other products that got their start in
one of our labs. From the insulation in your refrigerator to the lawn care you use on your yard and
the flea treatment you use on your pets, our 10,000-plus products have improved the way you live
and work. That is the foundation of Bayer: Science for a Better Life. With over 20,000 employees
and more than 50 locations in the United States and Puerto Rico, the U.S. organization is the
largest within the Bayer Group. Under the umbrella of Bayer Corporation, the U.S. holding company,
Bayer markets the entire spectrum of its portfolio of products from the east to the west coasts.
Three of our businesses operate in the United States: Bayer HealthCare, MaterialScience and
CropScience; as well as the holding-related business group under Bayer Corporate and Business
Services. Bayer HealthCare makes an important contribution to human and animal health with its
innovative products and broad research portfolio in four separate Divisions. Bayer MaterialScience
is one of the leading producers of polymers and high-performance plastics in North America. Bayer
CropScience is one of the world's leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop
protection, non agricultural pest-control, seeds and plant biotechnology.