Leverkusen, Germany and Lyon, France
April 17, 2020

> Bayer France effectue un don de 1 million d’euros en soutien de l’alliance de la Fondation de France, l’AP-HP et l’Institut Pasteur,« Tous unis contre le virus »
 

• Money will help caregivers, patients and their families, and fund research
• Bayer is supporting various further initiatives in France

Bayer will donate EUR 1 million to the “All united against the virus” alliance set up by the Fondation de France, the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) hospital network and the Pasteur Institute.

The money will enable the alliance to provide psychological support for caregivers, patients and their families as well as to improve the patient care pathway. It will also be used to fund research projects to better understand the coronavirus and the ongoing pandemic, and to develop antibody detection tests, effective treatments and vaccines.

“As a player in the health sector, we are particularly sensitive to this unprecedented crisis and are doing everything in our power to support the fight against COVID-19. We salute the exceptional work carried out by hospital staff and all the caregivers who fight daily against the epidemic,” said Benoît Rabilloud, Senior Bayer Representative in France. “Our support for the ‘All united against the virus’ alliance reflects our corporate responsibility and our solidarity with French society.”

“In light of the many challenges we face today and will continue to face in the months to come, there is a growing conviction that never in our modern history have we needed mutual help and solidarity so much,” stressed Axelle Davezac, Director General of the Fondation de France.

In addition to the support provided to the “All united against the virus” alliance, Bayer is promoting various further initiatives to fight the coronavirus pandemic in France. The company is supporting a study conducted by medical experts to assess the effectiveness of a novel combination of molecules for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. In addition, it is making its expertise available to validate a new and faster method of test screening. Bayer has already donated protective equipment (including more than 12,000 face masks), dermatological products and also meals in the Lyon region.

Bayer is supporting the worldwide fight against the corona pandemic with its products, technical equipment, know-how and the engagement of its employees. You can find a current overview here: https://www.bayer.com/en/coronavirus-covid-19-update.aspx.
A digital press kit is available at: https://www.media.bayer.com/baynews/baynews.nsf/id/presskit-corona

Website: http://www.bayercropscience.fr/

Published: April 17, 2020