Transparency in Science Collaborations

Translating scientific knowledge into innovative solutions is key for societal progress and to bring our mission “Health for All, Hunger for None” to life. No one can leverage the full potential of these solutions alone – partnerships play a key role. That’s why we are working with both scientists and scientific institutions around the world to find new and sustainable solutions in health and agriculture.

Strengthening transparency in science collaborations 

While collaborations are essential, partnerships between the public and private sector are seen by some with skepticism and a plea for more transparency has been made. With our new Bayer Science Collaboration Explorer, we want to address this concern and have started publishing information related to our collaborations in science with external partners.

With the publicly accessible Bayer Science Collaboration Explorer, we invite you to discover our scientific collaborations using the database below where we disclose information on newly established contracts with universities, public research institutions, and individuals. The Explorer currently includes information about 1000+ collaborations with partners in 37 countries and will grow further over time. In spring 2022, the Explorer was successfully audited by Deloitte (view audit report). The database was initially rolled out in Germany in September 2021. By now, the Explorer also discloses contract-based collaborative research of Bayer entities in the United States (since December 2022), Switzerland (since February 2024) and Brazil (since November 2024). We aim to make the Explorer available in other countries in the future. Have a look yourself!

The 'funding committed' data presented on this website is derived from signed contracts and may encompass multi-year collaborations with milestone-based payments and exclude certain other country-specific information.

As a result, the reported amount may vary from the actual annual spend captured in Transfers of Value that are disclosed and published pursuant to specific countries’ requirements. For example, the annually published transfers of value for U.S. healthcare organizations is available at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.