Agfa U.S. becomes part of Bayer Corporation; Agfa's parent company, Miles Inc., acquires Bayer name in U.S.RIDGEFIELD PARK Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 1995-- Agfa, the world's leading supplier of digital and photographic imaging solutions, today became the imaging division of Bayer Corporation, part of the Bayer Group, the $28-billion, research-based company with major businesses in health care and life sciences, chemicals, and imaging technologies. Agfa had been the imaging division of Miles Inc. In April 1995, Miles Inc. became Bayer Corporation, following the acquisition by Miles Inc. of Sterling Winthrop's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. over-the-counter drug over-the-counter drug A therapeutic agent that does not require a prescription, which the FDA feels can be safely self-prescribed by non-physicians. Cf Prescription drug, Under-the-counter. business. Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Agfa is composed of three groups: Graphic Systems, which manufactures and markets electronic and photographic prepress systems and services, typographic systems, and presentation graphics systems for the graphic communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. ; Medical and Technical Imaging Systems, which manufactures film and equipment for the medical, technical, and industrial diagnostic fields; and Photoimaging Systems, which manufactures products and systems for the amateur and professional photographic markets. Bayer Corporation is the North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. of the Bayer Group, which is led by Bayer AG Bayer AG German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Founded in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer (1825–1880), it now operates plants in more than 30 countries. Bayer has originated scores of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and synthetic materials; it was the first developer and , Leverkusen, Germany. The Bayer Group is one of the world's 50 largest industrial companies, with nearly 150,000 employees, and operations in 150 countries. The Agfa-Gevaert Group is a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual worldwide sales of $4.5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the electronic and photographic prepress, medical and technical diagnostic and amateur and professional photographic markets. Headquartered in Europe, Agfa-Gevaert is wholly owned by Bayer AG. In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Agfa operates as a division of Bayer Corporation, with headquarters in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Bayer, headquartered in Pittsburgh, has major businesses in chemicals, health care and imaging technologies. Bayer employs 22,000 people and had sales of $7.1 billion in 1994. CONTACT: Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation, Ridgefield Park Kelly Morrissey, 508/658-5600 x5691 or The Weber Group Karen Klein, 617/661-7900 |
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