# Bayer

> <p><strong>Known for:</strong> The blood thinner Xarelto, which prevents strokes and dangerous clots, and the eye injection Eylea, which protects sight in macular degeneration, plus Aspirin, which Bayer invented over a century ago.<br><strong>Employees:</strong> ~89,000</p>

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Bayer is a German company headquartered in Leverkusen, with a pharmaceutical business focused on cardiology, oncology, women's health and ophthalmology, and blockbuster drugs including the blood thinner Xarelto and the eye treatment Eylea. Bayer also invented Aspirin more than a century ago.

The company has been cutting around 12,000 jobs under a restructuring led by chief executive Bill Anderson, while facing biosimilar competition and patent expirations.

https://www.bayer.com