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Company Overview

Bayer is a global leader in health and agricultural sciences, founded in 1863 and headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. Today, the company employs around 100,000 people across more than 80 countries.

Bayer stands for scientific innovation, reliability, and progress—from developing groundbreaking medicines to delivering sustainable solutions in nutrition and health. The Supply Center in Wuppertal, birthplace of the legendary Aspirin, is now an international research hub for new active ingredients and chemical processes.

The Challenge

In the chemical development department at the Wuppertal site, highly complex processes needed to be made more transparent and efficient. Managing hundreds of lab reactors, tools, and technical devices was time-consuming and prone to errors.

Data on maintenance, responsibilities, or defects existed in multiple formats and systems. For a company like Bayer, where precision and compliance are paramount, this was not sustainable.

“We needed to find a solution to gain a better overview of our inventory. The goal was to unify and modernize processes to implement better working methods. It turned out that Timly was the perfect solution,” says Jan Wendel, Lab Technician, Bayer Supply Center Wuppertal.

The Solution

Bayer uses Timly at its Wuppertal site to efficiently manage maintenance of reactors in the chemical development department.

Key functions include: maintenance planning, activity management, deadline monitoring, and documentation of technical equipment.

A particular focus is on lab reactors—critical facilities for pharmaceutical R&D. Timly provides real-time maintenance status for each reactor, stores relevant test protocols, and makes responsibilities immediately visible. With multi-user functionality, teams communicate seamlessly across locations about the status and usage of equipment. Errors or damage are reported, documented instantly, and automatically forwarded to the responsible staff.

Timly also improves mobility: technicians and lab personnel can access device information via the Timly app on tablets, scan QR codes, and confirm maintenance directly on-site. All information is centralized, current, and always accessible.

The Results

  • Unified digital inventory system for 1,000 devices and assets
  • Standardized workflows across teams and laboratories
  • Reduced risk of maintenance failures and improved compliance
  • Faster information flow through automatic notifications
  • Full transparency of location, maintenance status, and responsibilities for every object
  • Mobile access via the app adds flexibility to daily lab operations
  • Central, data-driven decision-making for the technical team

“We have 100 lab reactors, managed by a dedicated team. To streamline our process, we’ve integrated a dummy user for this team into Timly. Now, whenever a new malfunction is reported, the team receives automatic notifications,” says Jan Wendel.

Key Takeaways

Bayer’s example demonstrates how digital inventory management can modernize research and industry. Timly has automated processes, increased transparency, and optimized resource utilization.

Integrating the software into existing lab and maintenance workflows has saved time and costs, while improving internal communication and traceability.

Timly provides Bayer with the digital foundation on which innovation thrives—because efficient processes are the prerequisite for scientific progress.

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