History

In 1885, Albert Boehringer (1861-1939) founded the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim in Nieder-Ingelheim, today a part of Ingelheim am Rhein. Since its beginnings in 1885 when it employed just 28 people, the company has become a global enterprise, with three business areas: Human Pharma, Animal Health, and Biopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing. 

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Learn more about the history of the innovative pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim.

Living Independence

Boehringer Ingelheim’s corporate culture is based on values that have been applied since the foundation of the company in 1885.

Albert Boehringer