Pharmaceutical company Bayer Schering Pharmaceuticals has pledged 1.5 million euros to develop hemophilia treatment centers throughout China.

Bayer CropScience has signed a memorandum of understanding on technological cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to work together on agricultural research, seeking ways for the development of agricultural products and global marketing.

The third Bayer-Tongji IPR Forum 2008 was held in Tongji University, Shanghai, focusing on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, current practices, visions and challenges.

By ChinaCSR.com Editors As goes the global economic downturn, so goes funding for corporate expenditures deemed non-essential, such as some corporate social responsibility programs. Many are put on hold until an institution regains financial footing, and in China, CSR program managers are worried about losing traction for their initiatives in China.

Bayer Group has signed a donation memorandum of understanding with Sichuan Technology and Business College in Shanghai, officially starting its Bayer Cares Project, which is a long-term commitment of offering comprehensive solutions to the reconstruction work of Sichuan.

Bayer has donated medicines and medical appliances valued at RMB10 million to China's Sichuan Province which was hit by an earthquake on May 12.

In recognition of its contribution and leadership in providing innovative and energy-efficient solutions to the construction industry, BaySystems has been honored with the "Top 10 Building Energy Efficiency Enterprises" award from the Ministry of Construction at their Annual Forum on Energy Conservation in Construction in China.