Maria Kozyrev is 28 years old and studied Biomedical Engineering at TU Wien, the technical university in Vienna, Austria. Currently she is completing the International Future Leadership Program, majoring in engineering . At the moment, she is working as a production expert on a major pharma project in Berlin and shares her experiences and outlook… READ MORE

Hello! My name is Hisashi Takizawa. I’m from Tokyo and I’m currently doing an MBA course at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.Before coming to Germany, I studied industrial engineering at the University of Tokyo and worked in the public sector in Japan. I moved to Leipzig in 2014. That was my first experience of living abroad. In… READ MORE

My name is Ferdinand Fingerhut and I joined Bayer Animal Health in September 2015 as an International Trainee for Production Management. I would like to share my initial experience as a trainee and give you an overview of the structure of the write my essay trainee program, which includes working in a variety of different units and some upcoming… READ MORE

The seventh annual STICKS & STONES career fair was held on June 3 and 4 at the “Alter Postbahnhof” in Berlin. According to the organizers, 2,800 visitors came to the old industrial building, and a record 108 companies and startups exhibited at the career fair. I, Karl-Heinz Koch, was there, and it makes me proud, after being with Bayer for 25… READ MORE

My name is Beatrice (33) and I have a mechanical engineering degree (Dipl. Wirt.-Ing.) from RWTH Aachen. My passion is being involved in continuous improvement projects that initiate technical and organizational changes. I enjoy motivating others to challenge the status quo, and to strive for “perfection” in terms of process efficiency… READ MORE

My name is Christoph Kallenberg. I’m 24 years old and I’m doing a master’s program in industrial engineering at RWTH Aachen University with a focus on mechanical engineering. Alongside my studies, I volunteer for Enactus Aachen e.V., where students like us have the opportunity to shape social entrepreneurship projects and make the world a little… READ MORE

My name is Sebastian Heitmann. I work as a process engineer in Plant Engineering at Bayer in Wuppertal Elberfeld. After graduating from college with a degree in bioengineering, I first worked as a research assistant and doctoral student at Dortmund University of Technology, where I studied the purification of alcohols from fermentation broths. I… READ MORE

Patrick Großmann reports on his experiences with the Bayer Science Foundation’s scholarship program, including financial plannability, going abroad and getting in-depth insight into Bayer’s work culture. And of course he has some dreams for the future as well! What is your career background? Currently I am employed at the Dana Farber Cancer… READ MORE

Thorsten Poetter has been working at Bayer for the last 26 years and is currently responsible for the Manufacturing Intelligence & Execution Systems department in the Engineering & Technology unit. In other words: IT in Manufacturing and Production. The teams design, develop and maintain business support systems for our plants all over the… READ MORE