Chinese invention patents exceed 600.000 in 2013: Thomson Reuter

The number of Chinese invention patents increased from 40.000 in 2003 to about 630.000 in 2013. Patent applications on plant extracts accounted for about 80 % of the global share. Only 5 % of all patents were also filed abroad. Chinese Bio news release, Oct. 30,...

Bayer AG plans to launch 21 new products in China by 2020

The CEO of Bayer Crop Science, Mr Liam CONDON, announced that between 2013 and 2016 Bayer will invest about 400 million € in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Chinese employyes are 2000 at present, and the Hangzhou plant produces over 40 kinds of products, including...