# Bayer Pharmaceuticals

> Bayer Pharmaceuticals is a VC fund in Berlin backing Medical and Wellness. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayer-pharmaceuticals/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/bayerpharma
- Website: http://pharma.bayer.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharma.bayer

Bayer Pharmaceuticals is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Medical and Wellness. Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. They develop new molecules for use in innovative products and solutions to improve the health of humans, animals and plants. Their Research and Development activities are based on a profound understanding of the biochemical processes inliving organisms.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bayer-pharmaceuticals-2?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 50% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Capet | VP Head Integrated Care - Digital Commercialization & Ecosystem Development | 0 | — |
| Dieter Weinand | President and CEO | 0 | — |
| Jens Vogel | SVP and Global Head of Biotech | 0 | — |
| Linda van Roosmalen | Device R&D Innovation Lead | 0 | — |
| Michael Pfeffer | Lab Manager | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vivoo | Vivoo is a wellness assistant that provides custom nutrition advice to the users based on their urine sample analysis.Vivoo translates the user's urine information into personalized nutrition and lifestyle advice that can easily fit in daily life. All of the Vivoo advice has been prepared by registered dieticians, nutritionists, and doctors.The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Palo Alto, California. | $465K | Pre-Seed | Jan 12, 2019 |  |
| Avro | Avro Life Science is developing skin patches for generic drug delivery, focusing on therapeutics for children and the elderly. The core of our technology is a novel biopolymer which is used as a platform for passive transdermal drug delivery of small molecules and drugs. | $10K | Grant | Jun 01, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mindshift Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mindshift-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund
- [Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-pour-l-innovation-technologique) — VC Fund
- [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Bayer Pharmaceuticals invest in?

Bayer Pharmaceuticals invests primarily in Medical, Wellness and Biopharma startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Bayer Pharmaceuticals?

Public channels for Bayer Pharmaceuticals include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Bayer Pharmaceuticals?

The team at Bayer Pharmaceuticals includes Alexandre Capet (VP Head Integrated Care - Digital Commercialization & Ecosystem Development), Dieter Weinand (President and CEO) and Jens Vogel (SVP and Global Head of Biotech), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co