Bayer AG - Stockholders' Newsletter Third Quarter 2007 - New research projects to fight malaria

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New research projects to fight malaria

Malaria, the world's most dangerous tropical disease, is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.

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Malaria, the world’s most dangerous tropical disease, is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.

Monheim. Bayer CropScience has signed an agreement with the Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC) to collaborate on two projects aimed at finding new effective solutions in the fight against malaria and other diseases transmitted by insects. The IVCC, a consortium of institutions that are leading the development of products and information systems to control the disease-carrying mosquitoes, was formed with a $50.7 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Among the goals of the project is to treat indoor areas to give better, longer-lasting protection against the vectors of malaria and other diseases. The problem of product resistance is also being addressed.