拜耳集团Bayer AG (BAYZF) 2007年年度报告「OTC」.pdf

1、Science For A Better Life Bayer Annual Report 2007 In keeping with the mission statement“Bayer:Science For A Better Life,”the three illustrated features at the front of this years Annual Report contain impressive examples of how our drug products make people healthier,our products for agricul-ture h

2、elp to ensure adequate food sup-plies,and our high-tech materials enhance peoples daily lives.They also show scien-tists working for our company who,every day,take on the challenge of researching and developing state-of-the-art products for better health,better nutrition and better mate rials.And th

3、at is what defi nes the fascination of Bayer.Cover pictureClimate change also presents Bayer scien-tists with new challenges,for example in agriculture.With the global population steadily increasing and arable land per head declining,the demand for plant raw materials for food and feed as well as fo

4、r fi bers and biofuels continues to rise.That means it will be even more important in the future to safeguard harvests and increase yields.Scientists at Bayer Crop-Science are working in different ways to achieve this goal.One example is canola:both conventional crop protection agents and modern bre

5、eding methods,such as biotechnology,are helping to make canola plants more resistant to extreme climatic conditions heat or drought,for example.In addition,the high-yield canola seeds developed by Bayer CropScience make a major contribution toward meeting the demand for these plants as sources ofbio

6、fuels.Our cover picture shows farmer Tony Beck(left)and Bayer CropScience employee Kyle Gross checking the quality of fl owering canola plants in Australia.Read more about climate change and the new“Bayer Climate Program”on page 202.Bayer:Science For A Better LifeBayer Group Key Data20062007Change m