Who owns Elevit?
Elevit is owned by Bayer (Germany, XETRA: BAYN), which has owned the brand since 2005.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bayer AG Annual Report 2025, 10 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bayer AG reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Leverkusen
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Food › Nutrition & supplements › Vitamins & supplements
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: BAYN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Elevit
Elevit is a prenatal multivitamin containing folic acid, sold in more than thirty countries and particularly established in Australia and China. Bayer acquired it with the Roche consumer health business in 2005. Folic acid before and during early pregnancy is one of the few supplement recommendations supported by strong evidence, which underpins the brand's clinical positioning.
Ownership timeline of Elevit
Where Elevit sits in Bayer
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bayer
Bayer controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
Founded in the 1990s
- Claritin (1993)
Other brands in vitamins & supplements, and who owns them
The 45 brands in vitamins & supplements on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Krka, with 5; Bayer has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bilobil | Krka | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| AXIO | LifeVantage | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ambrotose | Mannatech | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Abecedin | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| Nature's Sunshine Products | Nature's Sunshine | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Beauty Focus | Nu Skin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hiya | USANA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Maxmedix | Zydus Wellness | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Bayer
Bayer is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, founded in 1863. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: BAYN.
Bayer was founded in Germany in 1863 as a dye maker and synthesised aspirin in 1897. It spans pharmaceuticals, crop science and consumer health, and its 2018 acquisition of Monsanto brought both the Roundup weedkiller and tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that glyphosate causes cancer.
🇨🇭 Elevit and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 128 brands that began in Switzerland. 35 of them (27%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Elevit among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Elevit?
The parent company of Elevit is Bayer, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Elevit Swiss or German?
Elevit originated in Switzerland in 1994, but it is owned today by Bayer, which is headquartered in Germany. So Elevit is a Swiss-origin brand under German ownership.
Since when has Bayer owned Elevit?
Bayer has owned Elevit since 2005.
Is Elevit still owned by Bayer?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Elevit is still owned by Bayer. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bayer AG Annual Report 2025 — Bayer AG, Annual report, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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