Bayer extends long-standing Tsinghua University partnership

27 June 2025

German drugmaker Bayer (BAYN: DE) has renewed its partnership with China’s Tsinghua University for another three years, reinforcing its strategy to develop treatments aligned with China’s growing role in global biopharma R&D.

The deal, which builds on a collaboration that began in 2009, aims to accelerate early-stage research in oncology, cardiovascular and renal diseases, neurology, immunology, and rare conditions. Bayer will continue to fund research projects and provide support for scientists based at the university, located in Beijing.

More than 70 joint research efforts and over 10 academic publications have emerged from the alliance so far. The collaboration also includes the Bayer Microfunding program, launched in 2022, which has backed nine projects focused on translating scientific advances into potential therapies.

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