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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 13:31

Winners Announcement: Otto Bayer Award and Early Excellence in Science Awards 2024

Professor Meritxell Huch, a director of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany receives this year’s Otto Bayer Award for her pioneering research on human organoids. Four early career scientists are honored with the Early Excellence in Science Awards for their boundary breaking research in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Data Science and Medical Science.

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 15:36

Social Innovation, Stories

Trees can create livelihood: opportunities for Malian farmers

Rokiatou Traoré is on track to economically empower 5,000 farmers (of which 65% women and youth) in Mali by the end of 2023, while demonstrating their ability to become successful entrepreneurs. Through her company Herou Alliance, Rokiatou will support them to plant over 100,000 Moringa trees this year. The income they generate through planting Moringa trees, benefits themselves, their families, their communities and their environment.

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 07:42

Social Innovation, News, Stories

Women Empowerment Award 2024: Applications closed on March 27

Attention all women entrepreneurs from the Global South! Are you pioneering innovation that positively impacts health and nutrition worldwide? Seize the opportunity by submitting your application for the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. Join us in cultivating change and empowering communities through your innovative ideas. Apply now!

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 12:40

News, Stories, Social Innovation

Challenge Accepted: Increasing incomes by 30% for more than 100,000 African women!

A big congratulations to our winners of the Million Lives Collective challenge: 4Life Solutions x Maendeleo ya Wanawake, and Medic x D-tree International! They will receive USD $100k grant funding for each joint project, technical assistance support and networking opportunities in their mission to increase incomes by 30% for more than 100,000 women in Africa. This opportunity is funded by Bayer Foundation through the Women’s Economic Empowerment collaboration grant.

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 11:20

Science, News, Stories

Welcoming Edith Heard to our Board of Trustees

As of October 2023, Prof. Dr. Edith Heard has become the new Chairwoman of the Bayer Foundation Board of Trustees for the Science Program. Prof. Heard will succeed Prof. Patrick Cramer, president of the Max Planck Society, who was officially the Chair of the Board of Trustees until end of 2022.

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 12:54

Social Innovation, News, Stories

Meet the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award Finalists 2024

The secret is out! The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024 received an overwhelming response of applications. From the impressive pool of 2,276 applications, we're thrilled to introduce the outstanding 30 finalists!