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24 be interconnected with their systems . At Bayer we have implemented multiple technologies to escalate our operations over the years , including RFID trackers across the supply chain to monitor the flow of goods and Blockchain in the near future to increase accessibility , traceability and reliability .” he concludes .
Bayer is no stranger to frontierpushing innovation ; its research team discovered and later distributed Prontosil , the world ’ s first prominent antibiotic , which won the 1939 Nobel Prize in Medicine and went on to save countless lives . The company ’ s presence in Italy consists of three divisions : Bayer S . p . A . ( human and animal ), Bayer CropScience ( botanical ) and Bayer Healthcare Manufacturing ( production , packaging and distribution ). With a regional revenue of € 1.02bn , three state-of-the-art production sites and approximately 2,000 local collaborators , the company is representative of the professionalism , dedication and transformational creativity that has defined Bayer for over a century . Palumbo tells us that it is this spirit that first drew him to the company . “ Bayer is really pursuing research and development ,” he explains .
“ It spends more than € 5bn on R & D every year , meaning that we can experiment freely and treat any failures as simply the necessary steps towards success .” This creatively fertile atmosphere has allowed Palumbo to develop a range of different ideas and projects over the past 10 years . Serving over 17,000 customers across Italy , Bayer S . p . A . maintains a complex flow of supply channels , yet the company is able to balance the myriad elements within it with transparency , traceability , efficiency and flexibility . The origins of the system that make this possible , Palumbo says , can be traced back to 2010 .
AUGUST 2020