Bayer HealthCare Chairman Arthur Higgins says many investors have been naive about the long odds small companies face.

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"Bayer Healthcare is doing a disservice to men by misleading them about a protective role for selenium in prostate cancer, " they added.

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Bayer has four pillars: healthcare, polymers, agriculture and specialty chemicals.

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