Research and development are a major success factor for the inventor company Bayer. An important focus of this activity is on the dynamic growth region of Asia/Pacific. The cover picture, taken at our facility in Singapore, shows Cally Lim (left) working with wafer-thin, flexible solar cells, and her colleagues Wilfredo Aguilar and Dr. Stefan Bahnmüller (right), who are inspecting luminescent films. They are all employees of the Functional Films unit of Bayer MaterialScience, which is combining innovative ideas with proven materials to develop products that meet tomorrow’s needs.