Bayer Schering Pharma is committed to developing new and innovative therapies for severe and chronic diseases. Patient advocacy groups and other voluntary health organisations help increase disease awareness and effective interventions.
The patient and voluntary health organisations to which Bayer Schering Pharma provided financial support from January to July 2008 are as follows:
| NAME | PURPOSE | DATE OF DONATION | AMOUNT |
| British Liver Trust | Sponsorship towards the publication of the 'Directory of Liver Specialists' | Feb-08 | £3,000 |
| Brook | To cover the costs of research, production, publishing, marketing and distribution of this new Brook leaflet on contraceptive choices and young womens' rights | Jun-08 | £6,545 |
| Brook | Sponsorship towards Continuing Professional Development for Brook healthcare professionals | Jun-08 | £4,500 |
| Brook | Sponsorship of two Brook Sexual Health training courses for healthcare professionals | Jun-08 | £6,000 |
| Haemophilia Society | Sponsorship to hold the 2008 Haemophilia Society Annual General Meeting, covering the costs for the venue, invitations and refreshments | Mar-08 | £1,000 |
| Haemophilia Society | Sponsorship towards a David Beckham Academy football training course for the benefit of patients with haemophilia | Mar-08 | £1,000 |
| Haemophilia Society | Donation towards the Tanner Fund which supports patients with Haemophilia that experience hardship | Mar-08 | £5,000 |
| Haemophilia Society | Sponsorship towards the development of a discussion forum on the Haemophilia Society website for the benefit of patients with haemophilia | Mar-08 | £6,000 |
| Haemophilia Society | Sponsorship towards the organisation and administrative costs for the provision of sports events and facilities | Mar-08 | £12,000 |
| Haemophilia Society | Sponsorship for short film project to educate patients under six years old on Haemophilia A and B | Apr-08 | £2,000 |
| Haemophilia Society | Sponsorship towards a bike ride from John O'Groats to Lands End to raise awareness of Haemophilia | May-08 | £5,000 |
| Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity | Sponsorship for a Ipsos MORI project; a survey conducted on the awareness of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the general public | Mar-08 | £7,000 |
| Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity | Sponsorship of National Thrombosis Week Posters | Apr-08 | £270 |
| Mercia Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre | Sponsorship to maintain west mercia community centre for multiple sclerosis patients | Jun-08 | £350 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Trust | Annual sponsorship towards the implementation of the Department of Health Risk Sharing Scheme to include Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse Education. For more information on the Department of Health Risk Sharing Scheme please click here | Jun-07 - Jun08 | £213,500 |
| National Association of Premenstrual Syndrome | Distribtuion of new Premenstrual Syndrome Clinical Guidelines | Jul-08 | £13,635 |
| Pamela Northcott Fund | Sponsorship towards an advocacy pack of information for patients going through the exceptional cases process | May-08 | £10,000 |
| Pamela Northcott Fund | Unconditional grant for a Mother's day radio event to raise awareness of renal cancer | Mar-08 | £3,000 |
| Pituitary Foudation | Sponsorship towards the provision of nurses that support patients with pituitary tumours or disease | Jan-08 | £9,000 |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Association | Sponsorship for a parliamentary committee of enquiry into the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension | Feb-08 | £20,000 |
| Rarer Cancers Forum | Sponsorship towards 'Exceptional cases booket for consultants' | May-08 | £15,000 |
| Rarer Cancers Forum | Sponsorship towards Rarer Cancers Parliamentary Summit 2008 | Jun-08 | £12,500 |
| Rarer Cancers Forum | Membership of the Rarer Cancers Forum's Industry Partners Group | Mar-08 | £10,000 |
| Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association | Sponsorship for the production of patient educational booklets for patients suffering from Pulmonary Hypertension. | May-08 | £5,000 |
| Sexual Dysfunction Association | Sponsorship towards the provision of medical advisors that support patients with sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction and for the redevelopment of the Sexual Dysfunction Association website. | Feb-08 | £7,000 |
| Verity | Production of leaflets on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | Jul-08 | £1,000 |
