Bayer and Jiuzhou Tong Join Forces to Empower Self-Care and Expand Accessibility of Health Products

SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On Nov. 5, at the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE), Bayer Consumer Health and Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Both parties agreed to expand the breadth and depth of their existing partnership and will deepen collaboration in areas such as diversifying product portfolios, improving product accessibility, and conducting public education campaigns on self-care, aiming to provide consumers with a wider range of self-care solutions to meet their diversified health needs.。Bayer Consumer Health Asia Pacific President Li Guofu, Bayer Consumer Health China General Manager He Yong, Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Chairman Liu Changyun,Relevant leaders from Hubei Province and Shanghai Municipality, among othersattended this signing ceremony.

Group Photo at the Signing Ceremony

For over 150 years, Bayer Consumer Health has become a trusted partner for the public by providing innovative, high-quality, and scientifically proven safe and effective self-care solutions, helping individuals empower their health every day. Over the years, Bayer Consumer Health has leveraged its expertise and product advantages in the consumer health sector to provide readily accessible self-care solutions to numerous Chinese consumers. The achievement of this goal would not have been possible without in-depth collaboration with local Chinese enterprises.

Over the past three years, Bayer and Jointown have joined hands to explore and develop the self-care sector, bringing Bayer's high-quality self-care solutions to more consumers and empowering the health of the Chinese public. The sudden wave of the pandemic last year further witnessed...Le Zhongthe touching chapter of the Chinese and German enterprises standing together through thick and thin and assisting each other.

At this China International Import Expo (CIIE), Bayer and Jointown Pharmaceutical Group renewed their partnership by signing a five-year strategic cooperation agreement. Both parties are committed to expanding the breadth, depth, and level of their existing collaboration over the next five years, further leveraging their respective strengths, strengthening industry chain development, and deepening cooperation in areas such as diversifying product portfolios, enhancing product accessibility, and conducting public health education on self-care. This initiative aims to provide consumers with a more comprehensive range of self-care solutions to meet diverse health needs, and through health science popularization programs, comprehensively elevate the standard of healthcare services.

He Yong, General Manager of Bayer Consumer Health China, stated that close collaboration with local Chinese partners is essential in supporting the Healthy China initiative. The robust pharmaceutical supply chain service platform of Jointown Pharmaceutical Group will enable Bayer to empower consumers across wider regions of China. This five-year strategic partnership underscores Bayer’s century-long commitment to deeply cultivating the Chinese market. We are dedicated to forging in-depth collaborations with local enterprises, jointly advancing the dual circulation strategy, and contributing to the health and well-being of the Chinese people.

Address by He Yong, General Manager, Bayer Consumer Health China

Liu Changyun, Chairman of Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, stated that Jointown has consistently upheld the values of long-termism. Driven by technological innovation, the company is upgrading into a platform-based, digitalized, and internet-enabled innovative enterprise. This strategic partnership with Bayer Consumer Health will facilitate the development of Jointown's comprehensive health service platform. It will not only provide accessible self-care products and knowledge to a broad range of Chinese patients and consumers, but also contribute to the Healthy China initiative.

Address by Liu Changyun, Chairman of Jointown Pharmaceutical Group

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