Collaborations

Shaping What’s Possible Through Partnership

Farmers in soybean field

The most complex challenges—like biodiversity loss, climate change, and access to food—cannot be solved alone. They require partnerships able to build upon the agricultural solutions that are already working, and to find new ones.


We partner with innovators large and small from across the world to bring the disruptive new technologies that farmers need to market more quickly and efficiently, in collaborations that allow us to leverage our specialized expertise and resources.


Strategic partnerships are key for Bayer and an integral part of the company’s open innovation approach : combining our leading research and development capabilities in plant breeding, biotechnology, chemistry, and data science with knowledge and ingenuity from experts outside the company so we can pursue progress for farmers, consumers, and our planet.

Great innovations need great minds and the power of many. Bayer is committed to transforming agriculture through our open innovation model. It allows us to join forces with partners of all sizes – from start-ups and scale-ups to academic institutions and established companies – to actively seek new creative ideas across the innovation ecosystem.”
Karl Collins
Dr. Karl Collins
Open Innovation & Ecosystems Lead, Europe

Transforming Agriculture through Innovation and Dialogue

Our LifeHubs are located at hotspots of innovation for agriculture around the globe and are at the core of Crop Science’s commitment to open innovation and ecosystem engagement. Through regional collaborations driving both innovation and dialogue on the topics of sustainable and regenerative agriculture, we are striving to ensure farmers around the globe have the tools they need to secure global food security while protecting and restoring our planet.

Working Together Toward a Sustainable Food System

Food Chain Partnership

Our long history of improving lives through science—as well as our responsibility as a leader in agriculture—makes us uniquely positioned to deliver solutions for farmers, consumers, and our planet. We are part of a global network of partners from diverse segments of the agricultural industry and work together with numerous public-private bodies, NGOs, universities and other institutions. Together, we seek to find better answers and push the boundaries of what’s possible for generations to come.


Bringing together farmers, food exporters and importers, processors, and retailers to work on enhancing product quality, protecting harvests, and improving the traceability of food.