The Long Read / Belgium: The Multifaceted
Squirreled away in the lowlands of North West Europe and somewhat dwarfed by the mighty neighbouring pharmaceutical powerhouses of Germany and France, one could easily be forgiven for overlooking Belgium’s…
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Our group, established in Ingelheim (Germany), has 137 subsidiaries across 47 countries and approximately 41,500 employees, of which nearly 5,000 are active in research and development.
Since its foundation in 1885, the group is still wholly owned by the founding family and focused on researching, developing and producing and marketing of new products with high added value for medical use, also in veterinary medicine.
In Belgium and Luxembourg Boehringer Ingelheim employs over 250 staff working in the sales and distribution of pharmaceutical products for humans and animals and in clinical research.
With research as our main growth engine, developing our laboratories breakthrough medicines for use in diverse areas such as pneumology, cardiology, rheumatology, neurology, virology and oncology. Boehringer Ingelheim also develops products for self-medication and phyto-pharmaceuticals, and a series products for veterinary use. Our activities extend also to the chemical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Our main activity in Belgium includes the sale and distribution of pharmaceutical products for humans and animals, as well as clinical research.
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