On October 31, 2006, starting at approx. 10:30 a.m. CET (9:30 a.m. GMT), the press forum "Bayer's Perspective on Innovation 2006" will be broadcasted live on the Internet.

You can watch the speeches given by Werner Wenning, CEO of Bayer AG and Dr. Wolfgang Plischke, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG responsible for Innovation, Technology and the Environment, and the subsequent discussion.

A recording of the conference will be available as from approx. 3:00 p.m. CET (2:00 p.m. GMT).

The video transmission and the recording can be viewed on these sites: English: http://www.live.bayer.com German: http://www.live.bayer.de

On the same day the new edition no. 18 of Bayer's scientific magazine research will be published on the Internet: http://www.research.bayer.com/

Bayer AG Corporate Communications 51368 Leverkusen Germany http://www.bayer.com

If you have any questions please contact:

Communications - Corporate Policy and Media Relations Dr. Katharina Jansen (phone +49 214 30 33243, email: [email protected]) Roland Ellmann (phone +49 214 30 81690, email: [email protected])

Fax: +49 214 30 58923

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