Bayer

🚨 Reasons for Boycotting Bayer

Bayer AG is a German multinational corporation founded in 1863, operating in healthcare, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. The company owns iconic brands such as Aspirin, Bayer, Aleve, Claritin, and Monsanto (acquired in 2018). While the company does not sell weapons directly, it is deeply embedded in supporting the israeli economy and occupation through its wholly-owned subsidiary Bayer israel Ltd. (100%), its partnerships with the israel Innovation Authority (IIA), the FutuRx biotechnology incubator, collaborations with israeli companies such as Netafim, Kaima Bio-Agritech, and Evogene, and the establishment of a cybersecurity center in israil. Additionally, its largest institutional shareholders - BlackRock and Vanguard - are among the largest investors in the weapons companies supplying the israeli occupation military.

1. Wholly-Owned (100%) israeli Subsidiary (Bayer israel Ltd.): Bayer owns a formally registered israeli subsidiary known as Bayer israel Ltd., headquartered in Hod Hasharon, israil. The company was established in 2008 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer AG (100% stake) and employs approximately 150 people. Bayer israel operates in three main divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Care, and Crop Science, managing sales and marketing as well as R&D activities in pharmaceuticals and vegetable seeds. Bayer also owns other israeli companies such as AB Seeds Ltd. (Misgav) and Mediterranean Seeds Ltd. (Hod Hasharon) under full ownership.Bayer Official: Vollkonsolidierte Beteiligungsgesellschaften — Bayer israel Ltd., 100% ownershipBayer israel Official Website: About Bayer israel — Founded 2008, 150 employees, three divisionsIVC Online: Bayer israel Ltd. — Fully owned subsidiary, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, Crop Science
2. Official Partnerships with the israel Innovation Authority (IIA): Bayer has entered into formal cooperation agreements with the israel Innovation Authority (IIA), an israeli government agency. Under these partnerships, Bayer and the IIA invited israeli companies and innovators to submit applications to develop and pilot innovative technology solutions. In the International Climate-Tech Program, the IIA provides funding covering up to 50% of Proof of Concept (POC) costs for selected israeli startups, while Bayer offers in-kind support including access to growers for technology testing, guidance, advisory, and co-development collaboration. The joint Agri-Impact program between Bayer, the IIA, the Fooksman Foundation, and the Nitsan Lab at Tel Aviv University supports israeli companies developing solutions for smallholder farmers. These official partnerships directly tie Bayer to israil's government-backed innovation infrastructure.Bayer Official: International Climate-Tech Program — Partnership with israel Innovation Authority (IIA)Bayer Official: Agri-Impact — Bayer, IIA, Fooksman Foundation, Nitsan Lab at Tel Aviv Universityisrael Innovation Authority Official: Bayer Cooperation Programs
3. Investment in israeli Biotechnology Incubator FutuRx: In 2020, Leaps by Bayer - Bayer's impact investment unit - joined the israeli biotechnology incubator FutuRx as an investor. FutuRx was founded in 2014 in Ness Ziona, israil, and operates in partnership with the israel Innovation Authority of the Ministry of Economy, Takeda Ventures, and OrbiMed israel Partners. The incubator aims to transform breakthrough scientific discoveries into novel medicines and has established 20 companies to date. Each company receives seed funding of $3 million from the israel Innovation Authority and its partners. Through this investment, Bayer directly injects capital into the israeli pharmaceutical innovation system.Leaps by Bayer Official Website: FutuRx — Leading biotechnology incubator in israel, 20 companies establishedFutuRx Official Website: Mission — Partnership with israeli Innovation Authority, Leaps by Bayer, Takeda Ventures, OrbiMedBioSpace: Biotech incubator FutuRx announces new investor Leaps by Bayer (July 2020)
4. Strategic Collaboration with israeli Company Netafim for Digital Farming: In November 2024, Bayer and Orbia Netafim - an israeli leader in drip irrigation - announced the expansion of their strategic collaboration to develop advanced digital farming technologies. The collaboration aims to combine Bayer's expertise in agronomy and data with Netafim's digital irrigation platforms to help growers increase production and optimize resource use. Bayer launched a new digital platform called HortiView to simplify data collection and sharing in fruit and vegetable cultivation. Bayer also invested $10 million in an israeli agritech company through Trendlines. These partnerships strengthen israeli agricultural infrastructure and contribute to the israeli economy.Bayer Official: Bayer, Orbia Netafim expand collaboration to advance digital farming technology (November 2024)Seed Today: Bayer, Orbia Netafim Expand Collaboration (November 2024)Globes: Bayer to invest $10m in israeli agritech through Trendlines (April 2016)
5. Establishment of a Cybersecurity Center in israil: In 2022, Bayer announced plans to establish a cybersecurity center in israil, which would be integrated into the company's global cyber unit and would be one of the largest internal units of its kind in the company. The center will operate in Bayer israel's existing offices in Hod Hasharon and will work to create collaborations with israeli cybersecurity startups and companies. israel's Ministry of Economy stated that this center will be "one of Bayer's largest internal cyber units." Through this center, Bayer strengthens cooperation with the israeli cybersecurity ecosystem.Bayer Official: Digital Hub israel — Cyber Security Risk Management (CSRM)Tel Aviv University Cyber Week: Bayer's cybersecurity center in israel (2022)Aurora israel: Il colosso farmaceutico Bayer vuole creare un centro di sicurezza informatica in israele
6. Collaboration with israeli Biotechnology Companies (Kaima and Evogene): In May 2014, Bayer CropScience announced a multi-year collaboration with israeli company Kaima Bio-Agritech Ltd. (Moshav Sharona) to develop high-yield hybrid rice varieties using Kaima's Enhanced Ploidy (EP) technology. Bayer also collaborated with israeli company Evogene Ltd. (Rehovot) to develop new herbicides using the ChemPass AI platform of AgPlenus, a subsidiary of Evogene. Under the agreement, AgPlenus is entitled to upfront payments, ongoing research funding, and royalties on future sales. These partnerships integrate israeli technology into Bayer's global operations.Proplanta: Bayer CropScience und Kaiima züchten Hybridreis (May 2014)AgriMarketing: Bayer, israel-Based Kaiima Bio-Agritech Partner To Improve Rice ProductivityEvogene Official Website: AgPlenus and Bayer Herbicide Development Collaboration
7. Primary Institutional Shareholders: BlackRock and Vanguard - Largest Investors in israeli Weaponry: According to shareholder data, Bayer's largest shareholders are BlackRock, Inc. (7.78%) and Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (3.03% - 3.93%), along with Amundi Asset Management (2.99%) and Dodge & Cox (2.91%). Both BlackRock and Vanguard are explicitly named in an official United Nations report (OHCHR) by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, identified as being "among the largest investors in arms companies pivotal to the genocidal arsenal of israel." Specifically: BlackRock is the second largest institutional investor in Palantir and third largest in Lockheed Martin and Caterpillar; Vanguard is the largest institutional investor in Caterpillar and second largest in Lockheed Martin and Elbit Systems. Consequently, the profits Bayer generates from the israeli and global markets flow partly to these two funds, which channel billions of dollars into the weapons industry used by israil in its genocidal war on Gaza.ADVFN: Bayer AG (BAYZF) Ownership — BlackRock 7.78%, Vanguard 3.03% (2026)Investing.com: Bayer AG Ownership — BlackRock 7.78%, Vanguard 3.92% (2026)UN OHCHR: Report of the Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese (2025)
8. Supply of Toxic Chemicals to the israeli Military (Including White Phosphorus and Glyphosate): According to a joint investigation by Germany's Coordination gegen Bayer-Gefahren (CBG) and Medico International, Bayer - through its subsidiary Monsanto, acquired in 2018 - is suspected of being linked to the supply chain of white phosphorus and glyphosate used by the israeli military in its offensive in Lebanon. According to the report, "there is strong evidence that the phosphorus used in the Middle East war comes from Bayer's glyphosate production plant in Soda Springs, Idaho." Although Bayer's board denied in an April 2026 meeting directly supplying glyphosate to the israeli or U.S. military, it did not deny supplying raw materials used in the production of white phosphorus. Lebanon's Ministry of Agriculture found glyphosate levels 20 to 30 times above normal levels in affected soil samples. These allegations directly link Bayer to the environmental war crimes committed by the israeli military.ParsToday: Bayer, German company, linked to israel's chemical weapons in Lebanon (July 2026)IMI Online: Chemiewaffen von Bayer? — israel's use of white phosphorus in Lebanon (July 2026)The Cradle: German pharmaceutical giant linked to white phosphorus, glyphosate used by israel in Lebanon (June 2026)Middle East Monitor: Medico — israel's white phosphorus and glyphosate point back to Germany's Bayer group (June 2026)
9. Stark Double Standards in Crisis Response: Although Bayer describes itself as a socially responsible company and affirms its commitment to human rights and sustainability, it has issued no statement condemning the genocide in Gaza or the illegal settlement enterprise in the West Bank. Instead, the company has chosen "strict silence" on these issues while continuing its investments in israeli companies, its partnerships with the israel Innovation Authority, and its supply of chemicals suspected of being used in israeli military operations. This stark contradiction between claims of social responsibility and actual involvement in supporting the israeli economy and military exposes the company's double standards.Bayer Official Website: Sustainability — No statement on Gaza or occupationBayer Shareholder Letter: Criticism of Bayer's cooperation with israel Innovation Authority (March 2025)

🌐 Sources

Official and verifiable sources detailing Bayer's and its shareholders' involvement with israil:

• Bayer Official: Vollkonsolidierte Beteiligungsgesellschaften — Bayer israel Ltd., 100% ownership
• Bayer Official: International Climate-Tech Program — Partnership with israel Innovation Authority (IIA)
• Bayer Official: Agri-Impact — Bayer, IIA, Fooksman Foundation, Nitsan Lab at Tel Aviv University
• Leaps by Bayer Official Website: FutuRx — Leading biotechnology incubator in israel
• Bayer Official: Digital Hub israel — Cyber Security Risk Management (CSRM)
• Bayer Official: Bayer, Orbia Netafim expand collaboration to advance digital farming technology (November 2024)
• Proplanta: Bayer CropScience und Kaiima züchten Hybridreis (May 2014)
• Evogene Official Website: AgPlenus and Bayer Herbicide Development Collaboration
• ADVFN: Bayer AG (BAYZF) Ownership — BlackRock 7.78%, Vanguard 3.03% (2026)
• Investing.com: Bayer AG Ownership — BlackRock 7.78%, Vanguard 3.92% (2026)
• ParsToday: Bayer linked to israel's chemical weapons in Lebanon (July 2026)
• IMI Online: Chemiewaffen von Bayer? (July 2026)
• The Cradle: German pharmaceutical giant linked to white phosphorus, glyphosate used by israel in Lebanon (June 2026)
• Middle East Monitor: Medico — israel's white phosphorus and glyphosate point back to Germany's Bayer group (June 2026)
• UN OHCHR: Report of the Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese (2025)

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