1. Welcome to the
Vegetable Future Forum
Liam Condon – CEO Bayer CropScience
Monheim, 13 December 2012
2. Bayer CropScience is one
of three subgroups at Bayer AG
Heavy R&D spend: €5bn 2011-2016
Full year sales 2011: €7,255 m
> 120 countries
21,000 employees
4,400 in R&D and 7,400 agronomists
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3. Innovation remains key to address
global trends and grow our business
Innovation is a must to sustain food
production and preserve the environment
The impact of climate change on agriculture requires
investments, partnerships and new solutions
With science and innovation we have powerful
tools to improve agriculture
Our guiding principle is Science For A Better Life
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4. Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation may contain forward-looking statements based on current
assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management.
Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to
material differences between the actual future results, financial
situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given
here. These factors include those discussed in Bayer’s public reports which are
available on the Bayer website at www.bayer.com.
The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking
statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
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