In National Pharmacists Day we celebrate the invaluable role pharmacists play in healthcare. Tracing back to ancient Mesopotamia around 2600 BC, pharmacy has evolved from apothecary practices, where early pharmacists prepared remedies from natural ingredients, now blending science and care to improve patient health. - Pioneers like William Procter Jr., the 'Father of American Pharmacy,' active in the early 19th century, emphasized the importance of education in pharmacy, leading to the establishment of high standards still upheld today. - There are 56,000+ community pharmacies and 300,000+ pharmacists in the U.S. alone. - The online pharmacy sector has seen rapid growth; market value is projected to $131B+ by 2025. - On average, a pharmacist in the U.S. dispenses approximately 200 prescriptions per day. - Generic drugs account for about 90% of all prescriptions filled in the U.S., offering a more cost-effective option for patients. - Over-the-counter (OTC) products contribute significantly to pharmacy revenue, accounting for about 14% of sales in community pharmacies. - Pharmacies have become increasingly involved in public health, with over 25% of flu vaccinations in the U.S. being administered in pharmacies. Here's to the pharmacists – the unsung heroes in the world of medicine. HL, be proud. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apothecary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pharmacy Art by Dall-E, Text modified from ChatGPT.

During the Internship at the Pharma headquarters from Bayer in Berlin, we have learnt a lot about the facility and how it is to work at one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. We got a tour around the whole terrain and also some insights like to the fire department and the energy center where we learnt a lot about the goals and achievements the company has made with its energy savings. The image was created using Imagine AI.

Anton 2023 at Bayer Internship

You have met Stefankai in 2023. You might have discussed Digital transformation or just chatted on innovation for the health sector. Maybe you also touched base on other disruptive topics and have listened to a fair share of movie quotes and poetic citations... :p As Digital Lead for Bayer Pharma, Stefankai supports mainly Hematology business and medical functions with advice on how to leverage digital for furthering our vision of Health for all, hunger for none. This POAP can be received, after you met Stefankai virtually or in person, via email or by tapping your phone on the IYK disc - a cool new way to claim POAPs.

I’ve met Stefan Oelrich at the Corporate OGs event February 16th, 2023. Stefan is a Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and President Pharmaceuticals at Bayer. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-oelrich-b87a765/ The Corporate OGs event is a networking meeting mainly for corporate employees interested in Web3 topics to learn how we could help each other or maybe even collaborate. Bayer POAPs terms and conditions: https://bayer.com/poap.

This POAP has been given to corporate employees interested in Web3 topics who were attending the networking event "Corporate OGs" to establish contact to learn how we can help each other or maybe even collaborate. At least one of each EY, C&A, Bertelsmann, Axel Springer, Amazon, Deloitte, Merck MSD, Alibaba, Beiersdorf, VW, Merz Pharma, Bayer, Campus Berlin-Buch, Berlin Partner, Sanofi, No BS Studio, NEAR Balkan, 42 School Berlin, and more, were expected to participate. This event was held in person at Bayer Pharmaceuticals Headquarters in Berlin and broadcasted to MS Teams. Art by Lena Schermer aka Nueruka. Event organized by Dr. Jesus del Valle Rosales, Stefankai Spoerlein and Maurice Hakan Yigitbasi.

Valeria Santoro is cancer research scientist by training turned social entrepreneur. Her first social initiative was Together Women Can, a social intrapreneurship initiative at Boehringer Ingelheim and a non-profit organisation with the mission to provide vulnerable women in Kenya access to cervical cancer prevention and sexual health education. She is also the Founder of Lightup Impact, a social enterprise striving to empower a community of 90 early-stage grassroots organisations to fight inequalities in health and gender and become sustainable in East Africa. You can find Valeria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeria-santoro/ Lightup Impact linktree : https://linktr.ee/LightupImpact Together Women Can: https://www.togetherowmencan.co Together Women Can LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/togetherwomencan/

Together Women Can is a social intrapreneurship initiative at Boehringer Ingelheim and non-profit organisation with the mission to end cervical cancer in Kenya. With our partners we provided 3000 vulnerable women access to cervical cancer prevention and sexual health education in Uasin Gishu County in Kenya. We aim to scale our project to other counties in Kenya by combining access to healthcare and women economic empowerment to empower women to take charge of their own health. Together Women Can: https://www.togetherwomencan.co Together Women Can LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/togetherwomencan/

Lightup Impact is an online community of 90 early stage grassroots organisations fighting inequalities in health and gender in East Africa. We empower our members organisations to become sustainable and increase their impact through peer-to-peer support and networking, trust based partnerships with the social and business sector and skills development trainings. Lightup Impact linktree: https://linktr.ee/LightupImpact

Bianca De Leo is a preclinical pharmacologist in reproductive health at Bayer AG and proudly involved in women’s health and women’s empowerment activities even outside her work. Since 2020 she acts as reproductive health consultant for Together Women Can non-profit organisations with projects in rural Kenya. She loves traveling and visited 30 countries and still counting! Her favourite quote: ‘traveling is the only thing you buy that makes you richer’. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bianca-de-leo-42227055/ Together Women Can: https://www.togetherwomencan.co Together Women Can LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/togetherwomencan/