Two corporations, one truth: data integration after the Monsanto acquisition

When two global corporations become one, it's not just balance sheets that meet, but two ways of capturing the world in data that have grown over years. We worked precisely at that seam.

The situation

With the acquisition of Monsanto, Bayer AG completed one of the largest mergers of its time. Overnight, thousands of people, labs and processes belonged together - yet the quality-relevant lab data lived on in its own, historically grown world. For the new company to truly pull together, with shared standards and answers everyone could rely on, that world had to become part of the whole - without losing what made it valuable.

How we helped

We didn't start with the technology, but with understanding: what do the people and processes really need to work from a single, shared source in future? On that basis we migrated the lab data into Bayer's central, modern data architecture (SAP HANA), raised quality management to a common standard, and guided the international teams from both companies through the change in workshops - so the new way of working didn't feel imposed, but like their own.

What remained

A single, reliable basis for group-wide quality reporting - now including the Monsanto world. Faster answers, cleaner data, better-aligned processes. The real result is quieter: across country and company borders, people trust the same numbers and reach what matters faster. Two complex worlds became one clear basis - and from clarity, better decisions.