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In #Madagascar, Community Health Workers aim to vaccinate at least 40,000 children by March 2026, targeting an 80 percent reduction in unvaccinated children. Despite their crucial role, they often lack the support they need to keep going. Doctors for Madagascar is partnering with us and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as well as collaborating closely with Charité - University Medicine Berlin and mTOMADY, to strengthen their efforts in vaccinating thousands of children in the most underserved areas. This initiative is about more than just immunization—it's about building a sustainable healthcare system that works for everyone, everywhere. 🔗 Read how these tireless health workers are making a difference and why long-term investment in them is key to transforming healthcare in Madagascar. Link in comments! #SocialInnovation #HealthcareHeroes #CommunityHealthWorkers #Immunization

Fostering Scientific Exchange: Our Lindau Fellows engage with Nobel Laureates at #LINO25 We are committed to convene and foster open exchange in the scientific community. For the past 15 years, we have supported around 300 early career researchers to participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings and become Bayer-Foundation-Lindau Fellows. At this year’s 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, we brought 20 of our fellows and invited them to join our dinner. Additionally, Sara T. R. Velasquez, one of our fellows of the Falling Walls Foundation #FemaleScienceTalents program joined in and summarized her participation: “Interacting with Nobel Laureates has been an unforgettable experience, encouraging us to follow in their footsteps, taking (calculated) risks, changing our fields, and innovating to address tomorrow's problems. I am really looking forward to returning to the lab energized to put what I have learned into practice.”   Our Executive Director Chitkala Kalidas and Associate Director Tatjana Gust were delighted to welcome three renowned Nobel Laureates: Professor Walter Gilbert, Harvard University Cambridge, USA, Professor David MacMillan, Princeton University, USA and our Hansen Family award winner 2011 Professor Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.   Additionally, the evening featured an expert talk on the use of AI and experimental data to reveal key mechanisms in early drug discovery by John O'Donnell, Head Structural Biology Laboratory from Bayer | Pharmaceuticals and enriching conversations, embodying the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings’ theme of “Educate. Inspire. Connect.”   A heartfelt thanks to the #LINO25 organizational team for their invaluable efforts and contributions to the success of the evening and to all participants. Countess Bettina Bernadotte, Nikolaus Turner, Monika Lessl, PhD, Stefan Oelrich, Christian Rommel, Matthias Berninger, Dr. Michael Metzlaff, Clara C., Anastasia Hager #Science #ScientificExchange #NobelLaureates #AcademicResearch #LINO25 #WomeninSTEM

We had the privilege to attend the first Keystone Symposia on Molecular & Cellular Biology “Climate Change & Infectious Disease Threats” in #Hannover, where our team member Tatjana Gust spoke about our Foundation work during one of the panel discussions. The panel provided knowledge about funding priorities and mechanisms in tackling climate change and infectious diseases. At #BayerFoundation, we are committed to addressing disparities in scientific capacity. We collaborate with Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to fund the Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (CERID) research hub in #Nigeria to investigate and control emerging infectious diseases in #Africa and beyond. As part of our effort to support access to health and food security, we also collaborated with AVPN and launched the Climate x Health Lighthouse Fund. The fund aims to tackle the financing gap at the intersection of climate change and public health while fostering ecosystems for urgent action. Additionally, we honor and support scientists in their research to tackle climate change and health related challenges and advance societal progress. Learn more about our work - link in comments! A special thank you to Tim Cullingford from Wellcome Trust, Shannon Weiman and Minda Mason for the opportunity to share our Foundation work and expertise. Madhav Joshi, Judy Omumbo PhD, Alexander Pym, Anna M. Stewart Ibarra #KSClimateID25 #ClimateChange #InfectiousDiseases

Small enterprises that make huge impact for people & planet This Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day #MSMEDay25, we celebrate impactful businesses that address critical issues—from boosting farmer productivity in #SoutheastAsia to combating infectious diseases and malnutrition in #African countries. Our support to these small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurial approaches echoes our Foundation’s commitment to enhance access to health and food security for underserved communities. Here are a few examples from our Foundation portfolio: 🌱 Happy Ground leverages the carbon credit market to increase accessibility to biochar fertilizer for farmers   🩺 Healthy Entrepreneurs provide healthcare services and products to hard-to-reach areas across Africa through the Kaduna Women Economic Empowerment Project ☕ Amazônia Agroflorestal promotes agroforestry coffee production and native forest preservation  🍞 Sanku supports millers and their businesses in #EastAfrica to produce quality and affordable fortified flour  🧼 Uganics Repellents addresses the effects of malaria through innovative soap solutions 📬 Sign up for our newsletter to receive regular updates - link in comments! #SocialInnovation #FoodSecurity #Health #SocialEntrepreneurs #SmallBusinesses #MSMEday #MSMEs 

Transforming Patient Care: Dr. Annemieke ter Telgte on Cerebral Small Vessel Disease We warmly invite you to an insightful lecture by Dr. Annemieke ter Telgte from VASCage GmbH – Centre on Clinical Stroke Research, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. As the winner of the Bayer Thrombosis Research Award 2025, she will delve into her pioneering research on cerebral small vessel disease, which has significantly advanced our understanding of the disease's pathophysiology, diagnosis, and implications for patients.  What to Expect: 💡 30-minute in-depth presentation exploring innovative approaches and insights to improve the treatment and management of cerebral small vessel disease, enhancing the lives of those affected.  💡 20 minutes of Q&A and discussion, providing you with the opportunity to engage directly with Dr. Ter Telgte and ask your questions about her innovative work Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable insights from a leading expert in the field and enhance your understanding of cerebral small vessel disease. 📅 July 8, 2025, from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CEST  🔗 Join our event here: https://lnkd.in/eJytRmM7 #Science #ScientificBreakthrough #Research #Thrombosis #CerebralSmallVesselDisease 

Celebrating our Women Entrepreneurs Awardees 2025 at the Global Sustainable Development Congress in #Istanbul! Over 4,000 global leaders, educators, innovators, and changemakers from more than 90 countries were gathered at this event convened by Times Higher Education, all dedicated to accelerating progress towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Our award winners were recognized at the event for their remarkable impact and achievements, followed by the opportunity to pitch their innovative businesses to a global audience. We also spent a community day with the winners at Impact Hub Istanbul where our awardees had the chance to exchange, network and get to know the Turkish food and health startup ecosystem. A heartfelt thank you to Impact Hub Network for powering our award program, and to the congress organizers for providing us with this platform to highlight our work! Kyra Constanze Pauly, Jana op den Winkel, Cristiane Lourenço, Peng Zhong, Impact Hub Network, Anna Arató, Merve Nur Okutan, Pilar Arriola, Idelette Aucamp #GSDC2025 #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs

Women farmers in #Nepal are leading the way with innovative biofertilizer 🌱 In our commitment to support sustainable livelihoods and enhance local capacity building, we are partnering with iDE Nepal to strengthen women's roles as key-decision makers in farming and agribusiness. iDE (International Development Enterprises) in Nepal piloted the use of a game-changing biofertilizer (Tricho-vermicompost) that boosts yields by 15% and fights soil diseases. It not only improves crops, but also creates new income opportunities for women, turning composting into small businesses. The initiative aims to scale and reach 5,000 households by 2025, producing 640 tonnes of compost to help farmers grow more, earn more, and build resilience. Moving forward, we are expanding our Foundation's footprint to include more initiatives across #Asia to further support local capacity building and sustainable livelihoods. Together, we are building a vibrant social innovation ecosystem that uplifts underserved communities. 🔗 Learn more about this innovative biofertilizer - link in comments! Maartje Pronk, Lalit Sah, Prajuna KC #ClimateSmartFarming #SustainableFuture #FoodSecurity

Integrated Nursing to Support Community Elder Care in Nanning, China 🩺 We are supporting the collaboration between Buurtzorg International and Guangxi New Life Healthcare in transforming community-based elder care in #China. This initiative promotes a new, empowering care model focused on “lower costs, better care”. The launch event last Wednesday brought together representatives from more than 30 organizations to address the pressing challenges of an aging population. Attendees include various government bodies, international organizations, hospitals, industry experts, academic institutions, and media outlets. This initiative aims to empower the elderly by helping them regain their ability to care for themselves, moving beyond traditional assistance to foster autonomy and dignity. Key areas of development include: ✅ Policy integration: Collaborating with government bodies to align with State Long-Term Care Insurance policies, making services more accessible. ✅ Last mile health and rural women economic empowerment: Launching a program to cultivate multi-skilled women caregivers from rural areas, increase their income, and encourage them to return to their home villages to start businesses, thus boosting local economies and elder care services. 🔗 Read more about the initiative through the link in comment! Peng Zhong, Stephan Dyckerhoff, Matthias Berninger, Kyra Constanze Pauly, Chitkala Kalidas, Daniel Huang, Yong Gao, Yi JIANG , MBA, PMP® #ElderCare #CommunityHealth #SocialInnovation

Unpack single-cell and spatial technologies behind female reproductive aging with Dr. Ivana Winkler 🔬 Dr. Ivana Winkler from the DKFZ German Cancer Research Center is the receiver of our Early Excellence in Science Award in Data Science 2024! She was recognized for her research in using single-cell RNA sequencing to map gene activity in the female reproductive tract, revealing insights with potential for new cancer therapies. Don’t miss this opportunity to attend the boundary-breaking lecture "Illuminating Health and Disease: The Power of Combining Spatial and Single-cell Transcriptomics" by Dr. Winkler and our Bayer colleague Karoline Holler from Computational Biology, R&D Pharma!   📅 June 17, 2025, from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CEST 🔗 Join our event here: https://lnkd.in/ezFrTaqd   Since the inception of our awards in 1984, we have celebrated over 80 exceptional individuals, including Nobel laureates such as Benjamin List, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Stefan Hell, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. Our awards have honored diverse fields, including synthetic biology, plant genetics, molecular spectroscopy, machine learning, and more.   Let's continue to support and uplift the incredible work of early-career scientists around the world! 🌍💡   #ScientificInnovation #ReproductiveHealth #NextGenScientists

Calling impact enterprises from #Chile, #Paraguay, #Uruguay, #Argentina and #Bolivia: This is your chance to apply for LEGADO! Is your business transforming the way we access #healthcare or #agriculture? Our LEGADO program supports startups that are working on these innovative and sustainable solutions within #SouthernCone countries. Why you should apply: 🤝 Mentorships with Bayer leaders and ecosystem referents 🚀 Regional visibility and access to an active community of impact 🌱 Connection with investment and acceleration networks 💰 Financial award to scale your solution Apply by June 13th - link in comments! Stefan Wilhelm, Camila Reid #Innovation #Startups #Agribusiness #LEGADObyBayer #LEGADO2025