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Episode 9: Bayer
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🎧 From Dye Pots to Blockbusters: The Bayer Story
In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead takes you on a journey through Bayer’s 160+ year evolution, from its 1863 roots in coal tar dyes to becoming the maker of Aspirin 💊, Xarelto ❤️, and Eylea 👁️. We explore how a dye salesman and a master dyer built a pharma empire, the game-changing invention of Aspirin, blockbuster therapies, the turbulent Monsanto acquisition 🌾⚖️, and the company’s high-stakes reinvention under CEO Bill Anderson.
🧬 Science, strategy, and resilience — Bayer’s story is…
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