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Innovative products from biotechnology

From yoghurt to medicinal plants

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Light test: Dr. Sylvestre Marillonnet views tobacco plants whose leaves have had a luminescent gene implanted. It serves as a test for the genes that will later produce therapeutic proteins from these plants.

Biotechnology is not a new science. For centuries, man has been using bacteria or yeast to make milk into yoghurt or cheese, and fermenting grapes to make wine.

Today, genetic engineering in particular – one of the most important fields of biotechnology – is opening up new possibilities for solving urgent problems created by the exploding global population and increasing industrialization.

Biological helpers for innovative solutions

Bayer uses biotechnology and genetic engineering in many areas:
the production of recombinant pharmaceutical active substances, the development of ultra-high-yield crops for healthy food, and the production of renewable raw materials to safeguard energy supplies while at the same time conserving the environment. The following article describes the innovations Bayer is currently pursuing with the help of biotechnology and genetic engineering.