Bayer Crop Science | Innovation Ecosystem

𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: Build more🔗resilient supply chains & 🌿reduce scope 3 emissions —𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑔 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦. Florian Jupe from Bayer’s #Lifehub was there and heard ideas that stretched across the value chain: 🐟 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀  🌾 𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆  📦 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 But what really stayed with him? "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲." 🔹 It wasn’t just the ideas—it was the 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🔹There was a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: founders learning from each other, connecting with mentors, and exploring real potential. 🔹All the startups were fantastic, and some may even be a 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲:  👉 #𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝  👉 #𝐇𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 👉#𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜  👉 #𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐒𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 A 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to the teams for bringing this great event together EIT Food Accelerator Network, Marie Brueser, Rita Laukemper, Priyanka Ravikumar, UnternehmerTUM, TUM Venture Labs, Nikola Baumschlager, Roman Werner #LifeHubMonheim #SustainableAgriculture #InnovationInAg 📸 Felix Reischenbeck

🌿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗔 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 🌍 🧪 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲! 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗥𝗪 are taking part in a unique mission: Transforming just 𝟭 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 of their school grounds into a 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 🌱 Using pots, garden beds, or containers, students are planting seeds and 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗖𝗢₂ 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀. 🏆 There are 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻- but more importantly, students gain 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. As part of the program, students also had the chance to meet our inspiring researchers:  👩🔬 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗦) – Explained the roles of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and the power of photosynthesis.  👩 Silvia Cerezo (Bayer | Crop Science) – Shared her journey as a chemist and biologist in crop protection, and the power of teamwork in solving complex research challenges.   A big thank you to Maja Diebig-Lorenz (INVITE GmbH) and Petra Bracht (CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences ) for organizing this impactful event. The #LifeHubMonheim team is excited and proud to support this initiative!  Dr. Katrin Schullehner, Karl D Collins "𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 — 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨." See the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 below for 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 the event!  #LifeHubMonheim #Bayer Crop Science #CEPLAS #OpenInnovation

🔬 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧: 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢-𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧    🌱 Exciting news! EIT Food Accelerator Network has launched a new accelerator in Warsaw for Future-Resilient Agriculture, and we’re excited to join as sponsors and corporate partners. From hundreds of applicants 10 startups were selected from 5 key topics: 🔬 Soil health & biodiversity  💧 Water management  🌿 Bioinputs & crop innovation  🧪 Carbon & nitrogen farming  🤖 Smart farming – including AI & robotics Check the comments below to meet the companies 👇 👇   Our colleagues Florian Jupe and Karl D Collins will be at the Münich and Warsaw hubs this year as mentors, panellists, and potential partners these promising startups! 🚀 Looking forward to connecting and building a more sustainable and resilient food system—together. Big thanks to Kamila Czerwinska for all your work bringing us together. Which company will be the next big thing in Ag innovation? – Let us know below.  #FAN2025 #LifeHubMonheim #EITFoodStartUps 

🚜 Calling all Agritech Innovators!!!  Are you ready to pitch your breakthrough solutions to the people who can take it to the next level?  Our friends HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds and their partners Ruhr University Bochum,RUB-Makerspace and Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC) are hosting  Driving Agritech Innovation for a Sustainable Bioeconomy. 📍Venue: Ruhr-Universität Bochum   📆 Date: Wednesday, 2 July 2025     This is your chance to:   💡 Present your tech to top investors and corporate VCs  🤝 Connect with industry leaders and decision-makers  🌍 Be part of the shift toward a sustainable future  Great to see a great team will be there Dr. Nik Raupp and Caroline Fichtner, and Jonas von der Decken. Your ideas will be seen by the right people. 📩 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/ga4Vtvvh Deadline: 1 June.  Bayer Crop Science | Innovation Ecosystem will be there, and we look forward to discovering the next generation of AgriTech pioneers. Which startups would you want to see? Let us know in the comments. 🌾 #InnovationsinAgritech #Bioeconomy #Startups 

🌿 Innovation, Collaboration, and Impact - Benoit’s Visit to LifeHub Bangalore 🌿 ✨ We had the honour of welcoming Benoit Hartmann, Head of Insights, Partnerships, and Biologics, to the LifeHub in Bangalore. 🚀 The team showcased their efforts in strengthening the connections with external innovation ecosystem in India and bridging the gap between our organization and external innovators. We explained the positioning of LifeHub in Bangalore and its potential for strengthening the open innovation ecosystem in India. 🔹We highlighted ongoing collaborations with internal teams and external organizations, emphasizing the importance of focused partnerships. Benoit encouraged us to enhance our dialogue with the Global LifeHub network to create impact and strengthen global collaborations. 🔬 During his visit, Benoit also interacted with Bayer Crop Science R&D teams in Bangalore, gaining insights into ongoing R&D projects and initiatives in India. ✨ Benoit’s visit was a remarkable opportunity to showcase our collective progress, gain his valuable insights, reignite our passion, and align our commitment with Bayer's mission. Benoit Hartmann Nagabhushana Ithal Anik Luke Dhanaraj Sushmitha Chengappa A Janani Abhishek mudaliar #LifeHubBangalore #OpenInnovation #Smallholderfarmers #teamBayer #GlobalCollaborations

🌟 Building Bridges for Innovation: LifeHub Bangalore at C-CAMP🌟 We had the privilege of visiting C-CAMP alongside the Honourable German Consul General of South India, Mr. Achim Burkart, his scientific advisor Dr. Manjula Mundakana, and representatives from esteemed German companies including Merck, Bosch, Sartorius, IKA, and Siemens. This event, organized by the German Consulate and C-CAMP, aimed to explore C-CAMP's capabilities and foster networking opportunities among German companies and C-CAMP to collaboratively address challenges in the innovation landscape. During our visit, Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO of C-CAMP, provided valuable insights into their initiatives promoting entrepreneurship and innovation, including seed funding schemes, mentorship programs, and bio-incubation facilities. We also had the opportunity to tour the facilities of TIGS, C-CAMP, NCBS, and inSTEM, gaining a comprehensive overview of their impressive capabilities. Mr. Burkart emphasized the importance of networking and collaboration in driving open innovation, and we are excited about the potential partnerships that may arise from this gathering. Together, we can work towards impactful solutions that benefit the scientific community and beyond! #LifeHubBangalore #Innovation #Collaboration #Entrepreneurship #Networking #OpenInnovation  Achim Burkart Nagabhushana Ithal Anik Luke Dhanaraj Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Taslimarif Saiyed, PhD Neelanjana Janardan Niranjan Joshi Jameel Khan, PhD Siemens Merck Group Bosch Sartorius IKA – Laboratory, Analytical and Process Technology Sushmitha Chengappa A Janani Abhishek mudaliar

🚀 Exciting Seminar from Bayer LifeHub Bangalore! 🌱 We are thrilled to announce the second session of our "Innovation Exchange" Seminar Series, held on March 20th, 2025. This session featured an informative presentation by Mr. Jaydeep Rane and Mr. Anvay. Bhole from SCANIT Technologies, an Agritech company based in California that is striving to provide a way to detect airborne pathogens before infestation. SCANIT Technologies has developed their “SporeCam” technology that allows, real-time detection of airborne crop diseases weeks before physical damage occurs, empowering farmers to make timely decisions that can lead to increased yields and better resource management.  During the session, Jaydeep and Anvay shared insights into how SCANIT’s technology is, providing invaluable data that helps farmers monitor disease risks more effectively. With their recent expansion into India, SCANIT is set to make a significant impact in the AgriTech sector. A special thanks to Oliver Guth from Bayer for his valuable research insights on SCANIT’s technology when it was tested in Bayer. We are eager to continue fostering collaboration with innovative startups as we work towards empowering smallholder farmers in India. If you’re interested in learning more about the "Innovation Exchange" Seminar Series, please reach out to us! #LifeHubBangalore #InnovationExchange #Agritech #Collaboration  #teambayer Jaydeep Rane Anvay. Bhole Oliver Guth Andy Schaul Scanit Technologies, Inc. Nagabhushana Ithal Sushmitha Chengappa A Janani Abhishek mudaliar Anik Luke Dhanaraj

Building Bridges: A Meaningful Visit from NRW.Global Business to Bayer LifeHub Bangalore LifeHub Bangalore had the honour of hosting Mr. Felix Neugart, CEO of NRW.Global Business GmbH, and Ms. Ambika Banotra, Chief Representative of NRW.Global Business. Their visit aimed to strengthen connections with Bayer and gain insights into our R&D efforts focused on supporting smallholder farmers. The visit brought together leaders from various departments, showcasing Bayer’s commitment to innovation and sustainability. Engaging discussions highlighted our dedication to advancing agricultural practices and the importance of building relationships within the startup ecosystem. The delegates participated in a round table where our leadership team shared insights about their respective departments, further enriching the dialogue. We were thrilled to provide a tour of our Precision Genomics and Insect Control labs, demonstrating the cutting-edge work being done at the Bayer R&D Center in Bangalore. This interaction not only enhances our relationship with NRW.Global Business but also opens doors for future collaborations that will benefit smallholder farmers and the agricultural community at large.  #LifeHubBangalore #StartUpEcosystem #AgTech #Collaboration #teambayer Felix Neugart Ambika Banotra Anik Luke Dhanaraj Nagabhushana Ithal Sushmitha Chengappa A Smita Negi Shahin Basheer Ravi Channappa Bhanukiran Y Latha Reddy Karl D Collins Arjun Chowdhuri Janani Abhishek mudaliar

✨ Breakthrough ideas need a launchpad. Here’s yours. Disruptive innovation in life sciences doesn’t happen by chance - it happens when scientists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries come together to tackle big challenges. Through Life Science Collaborations (LSC), Bayer is funding and supporting the next wave of groundbreaking technologies. 💡 Bayer employees: Find the application link on our internal portal! 💡 Entrepreneurs & startups: If you’re developing an exciting technology. Let’s connect—drop a comment or DM! #LSC #LifeScienceCollaboration

Pioneering Sustainable Manufacturing: #LifeHubMonheim Partners with INVITE GmbH We’re thrilled to announce a new collaboration that aims to drive the impact and growth of #Europeaninnovation for sustainable manufacturing within the crop science industry. Combining the networks and expertise at INVITE GmbH and Bayer Crop Science | Innovation Ecosystem, we are able to pave the way for collaborative solutions addressing sustainability in manufacturing. To kick off the collaboration, the team is already exploring new technologies for sustainable chemical manufacturing with the brilliant team at chemstars and are on our way towards our first event connecting the wider chemical industry and the European chemical startup sector. #staytuned Great work from Maja Diebig-Lorenz and Karl D Collins for bringing this partnership to life, and to Ildikó Terebesi Marcus Paul Gruen and Axel Trautwein for the support.