<unk>  is a research-centered pharmaceutical company that was formed by the merger of<unk>  with<unk>  on 29 December 2006.  The company was originally founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich<unk>  (1824-1869).  The company employs more than 26,000 people in 140 subsidiaries all over the world.  The company's headquarters are in Berlin-Wedding, Germany and the forerunner company<unk> 's annual gross revenue was nearly € 5 billion (2003).  They retain the largest German manufacturing facility which is located in Bergkamen.
The company focuses on the business areas of gynaecology and andrology, oncology, and also special therapeutics, diagnostical devices, and nuclear medicine.<unk> 's best-known product is their line of combined oral contraceptive pills.
Through<unk>  Healthcare<unk> ,<unk><unk>  Pharma is a full member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).
Bayer Schering Pharma AG
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