Wolfgang Plischke

Conseil Européen de l'industrie Chimique, also known as the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), is a non-profit organization that represents large, medium, and small chemical companies across Europe. The non-profit company was founded in 1972 and is based in Brussels, Belgium, with subsidiaries in Belgium. Cefic is committed to the UN sustainability agenda and has developed a unique roadmap, called the Transition Pathway, to guide the European chemicals industry through the massive transformation needed to meet the EU Green Deal goals. The Transition Pathway lays out more than 200 actions for the EU institutions, Member State governments, and industry to build the business case for investing in sustainability. Cefic provides clarity, predictability, and direction to guide the industry through the transition.

Part of Bayer AG, Bayer Innovation GmbH conducts creative pharmaceutical research. The company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Detlef Wollweber.

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. provides information on the German industry, economy, and economic policies. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company organizes events that bring together business, politics, science, and civil society for discussions, whether virtually, in-person, or hybrid. The company was founded by Gerhard Schempp.

Bayer HealthCare AG provides healthcare, agriculture, plastics and chemical products. It is an independent company comprising five divisions: Animal Health, Consumer Care, Diabetes Care, Diagnostics and Pharmaceuticals. The company covers the fields of animal health, genetically produced medicines, over the counter products, diagnostic products and prescription drugs. The company is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany.

Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren eV operates as a scientific research organization. It performs cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society, and industry. The firm focuses on six research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter plus Aeronautics, Space, and Transport. It develops research programs for each of these fields. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Part of Bayer AG, Bayer Yakuhin Ltd. is a Japanese company that manufactures pharmaceuticals and diagnostic substances. The company is based in Osaka, Japan.

Bayer Pharma AG engages in the development and production of prescription drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and women's illnesses, as well as special therapy in the areas of oncology, hematology, and ophthalmology. It also offers medical equipment used in diagnostic imaging with applications in the field of radiology. The company was founded on March 9, 1965 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.