Boehringer Looks To Revitalise Its Pipeline

With sales of its big sellers Jardiance and Ofev to start shrinking in the next few years, the German group is teeing up a suite of new drugs.    

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Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH hopes to launch 25 new drugs by 2030, and judging by its performance in the first half of this year, it is certainly putting the effort in. “We are stepping up our investments in R&D beyond our plans announced in April,” said Hubertus von Baumbach, chairman of Boehringer’s board, though he did not say exactly how much it would be spending.

Key Takeaways

  • Boehringer’s first-half drug sales totaled €10.3bn, growing by 9.3% year-over-year when adjusted for currency.

Still, the group has begun five new clinical trials in cardiometabolic diseases, mental health and oncology since the start of...

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