Bayer is one of the most emblematic companies in the global chemical and pharmaceutical industry, with over 160 years of history. Founded in 1863 in the German city of Barmen (now part of Wuppertal), it began as a firm dedicated to the production of synthetic dyes. Over time, it expanded its scope into medicine, with inventions such as aspirin, and industrial chemistry. In the 20th century, it established itself as a global innovation conglomerate, with activities ranging from human health to agriculture. Starting in the 1990s, Bayer began to strengthen its presence in agriculture, developing solutions for crop protection and biotechnology. The big leap came in 2018, when the company acquired the American company Monsanto for 63 billion dollars, in the largest purchase of a foreign company made by a German firm. With that operation, Bayer absorbed one of the world's giants in seeds and agricultural biotechnology, creator of products such as Roundup and transgenic events such as ...