BIO: Bayer Operational Model Benefits From Its Arm’s Length Biotechs

There is a lot of structural change going on at the German major but it is learning from the way its wholly owned subsidiaries such as AskBio and BlueRock are run.

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Bayer AG is undergoing a transformation in organizational structure and culture and the dynamic shared ownership (DSO) model championed by CEO Bill Anderson is having an impact on the German group's business development activities.

Juergen Eckhardt, head of Bayer’s pharmaceuticals business development and licensing/open innovation, told Scrip at the BIO International Convention in San...

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