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6 April 2022
“The future of self-care is increasingly precision health,” according to Heiko Schipper, president of Bayer Consumer Health, who highlights the company’s initiatives in healthy ageing and personalised nutrition.
22 March 2022
Some investors are calling for Bayer’s chief executive officer Werner Baumann to be replaced.
2 March 2022
Bayer said its Consumer Health division was “accelerating growth with innovation” as it reported worldwide sales up by 6.5% on a currency- and portfolio-adjusted basis to EUR5.29 billion (USD5.84 billion) in 2021.
24 February 2022
The OTCToolbox Consumer Healthcare Industry (CHi) Award for Regulatory Achievement of the Year goes to Bayer Consumer Health for an initiative involving QR codes in Central America and the Caribbean.
21 February 2022
Organon has acquired Marvelon and Mercilon from Bayer in China, including Hong Kong and Macau, and has agreed to purchase the brands in Vietnam. The daily contraceptive pills have OTC status in some countries covered by the deals.
4 February 2022
Bayer Consumer Health has appointed Sanofi’s Ricardo Salazar Hernández as head of global medical affairs with effect from 1 May 2022.
1 December 2021
Bayer is investing EUR100 million (USD114 million) in sustainable innovation, production and consumption of its Consumer Health products.
19 November 2021
Bayer plans to remain a multi-business organisation with a Consumer Health business, according to chief executive officer Werner Baumann.
11 November 2021
Worldwide sales at Bayer Consumer Health rose by 10.9% on a currency- and portfolio-adjusted basis to EUR1.35 billion (USD1.52 billion) in the third quarter of 2021, driven by double-digit growth for the Nutritionals and Pain & Cardio product categories.
14 October 2021
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced the retirement of Paul Stoffels, Bayer Consumer Health’s Mike Knowland has joined the Board of the Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB), and Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP) has a new chair.