• Quarterly reports for first three quarters of 2000.
• 1999 and 1998 Annual Reports.
• Sales of 10 Best-Selling Pharmaceuticals.

• Soft money donations in the 1999-2000 election cycle.Source: the Center for Responsve Politics, www.opensecrets.org.
• PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates in the 1999-2000 Election Cycle Source: the Center for Responsve Politics, www.opensecrets.org.
• Lobbying Expenditures, 1998 Source: the Center for Responsve Politics, www.opensecrets.org.

• Bayer Corp. v. Chronimed Inc.
  In March of 1999, Chronimed Inc., a diagnostics firm in Minneapolis, sued Bayer, seeking a declaration that certain Bayer patents were invalid and not infringed by Chronimed's Diascreen(R) urine test strips. Bayer countersued for patent infringement.
  • December 7, 2000. Jim Snyder for LocalBusiness.com. Chronimed, Bayer settle suit.
  • December 7, 2000. Bayer Diagnostics press release. Patent Litigation Settled Between Chronimed and Bayer.
  • December 7, 2000. Chronimed press release. Patent Litigation Settled Between Chronimed and Bayer
  • March 10, 1999. Bayer Diagnostics press release. Bayer Corporation Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Chronimed, Inc.
  • March 8, 1999. Chronimed press release. Chronimed Files Action Against Bayer Corporation

• Bayer AG v. Elan Corporation
  Bayer sued the Elan Corporation for infringement on US Patent No. 5,264,446, for a 'composition that contains nifedipine crystals of a defined specific surface area." The Judge ruled against Bayer, ordering it to "clearly and unmistakably gave up claim coverage."
  • May 16, 2000. Elan Press release. Elan Announces Court Decision Affirming Non-Infringement
  • May 12, 2000. Text of the legal decision.

• Ciproxin Trials
  Bayer conducted a study of Ciproxin on 650 people in England, despite dangers apparent from preclinical research. The company did not inform the subjects, at least one of whom died as a result. Many others received developed potntially deadly diseases.
  • May 14, 2000. Paul Nuki, David Leppard, Gareth Walsh and Guy Dennis for the London Sunday Times. Drug firm put patients at risk in hospital trials.
  • January, 2001. Keycode Bayer #27. Bayer in Illegal Drug Trial Scandal. Keycode Bayer is publsihed by the german watchdog group BAYERwatch.

• Overbilling Medicaid
  • January 23, 2001. Michael J. Sniffen for the Associated press. Bayer to pay $14 million to settle Medicaid claims.
  • September 18, 2000. CNN News. Report: Bayer to pay $14 million in probe of drug prices.

• Bayer-Expertise with Responsibility
  Described on the Bayer website as an "Image Campaign," this site includes TV ads, the Bayer Song, and some other PR materials.

• March 6, 2001. Bayer press release. Bayer provides aid to earthquake victims in India
• August 24, 1999. Bayer press release. Bayer helping Turkish earthquake victims.
• September 23, 1999. Bayer press release. Bayer in immediate help for victims of earthquake in Taiwan.
• September 20, 1999. Bayer press release. Bayer backing elephant aid in Thailand.

WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE

Bayer Corporation
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Washington, DC 20004
P-202-737-8900
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Ronald F. Docksai, VP
Federal Government Relations