Bayer House Osaka Recognized as One of Japan’s Best Workplaces

Nikkei New Office Awards
Commenting on this achievement, Dr. Michael Portoff, Senior Bayer Representative for Japan, said, “ It’s a great honor for us that Bayer House Osaka, one of our two core offices in Japan, received the New Office Promotion Award. In addition to symbolizing the completion of Bayer in Japan’s organizational realignment, BHO immensely benefits Bayer in Japan because it concentrates our major Kansai offices in one location, and thus enhances group synergy and efficiency, while ensuring better internal communication.”

Criteria for selection of the winners included aesthetics, comfort, functionality, environmental friendliness, and creativity. The main focus of the design and planning of BHO was to create an environment conducive to smooth inter-unit communication, with the intention of facilitating the integration of Bayer Yakuhin and Nihon Schering. BHO therefore incorporates innovative features in various aspects of its design, including employee traffic flow, advanced information technology, meeting spaces centrally located on each floor as part of a unified concept, and the selection and arrangement of office furniture.

BHO is Bayer in Japan’s main center of operations for the Kansai region, which includes the prefectures Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara. BHO is currently home to the headquarters of Bayer Yakuhin, Intendis K.K, Nihon Medrad K.K., and Sumika Bayer Urethane Co., Ltd., as well as the Kansai offices of Bayer Holding Ltd., Bayer CropScience K.K. and Bayer MaterialScience Ltd.