At Boehringer Ingelheim we are proud of our employees and their achievements
Boehringer Ingelheim strives to be world-class.
Boehringer Ingelheim at a glance
- Who we are
- Researching, serving and having success.
The goal of serving humankind is central to how we see ourselves. To do this, we must maintain and permanently develop our innovative capability.
Guarantors for our innovative capability and the company's greatest asset are our 41,300 employees.
The mean total number of people working for Boehringer Ingelheim in 2008 rose by 1,500 (+3.8%) to 41,300.
Our mean total workforce by region in 2008
AAA: 6,300 (+5.2%)
Americas: 13,443 (+2.4%)
Europe (EU): 21,557 (+4.2%), incl. apprentices
Our mean total workforce by function in 2008
Production: 12,600 (30.5%)
Administration: 5,299 (12.8%)
Marketing & Sales: 15,909 (38.5%)
Research & Development: 6,788 (16.4%)
Total mean apprentices in 2008
Corporation: 704
- as of in Europe: 689
- as of in Germany: 673
- What we do
- Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. In 2008, Boehringer Ingelheim posted net sales of 11.6 billion euro while investing more than 22% of net sales in its largest business segment Prescription Medicines on research and development. Read more in our Corporate Profile.
- What we aim for
- Our vision "Value through Innovation" shows our innovative, sustainable and successful entrepreneurial approach. Our vision is our maxim and our shared ambition. It defines our corporate direction and drives all our plans and actions. It embodies our perspective on the world and our commitment to the future. In realising our vision and our way of working together we draw on the commitment of our people. We believe that every one of us is key in creating value by leading and learning. Read more about Our vision.
- Where to find us
- Boehringer Ingelheim, headquartered in Germany, is a global business spread around the world with 138 affiliated companies. Information about Boehringer Ingelheim worldwide can be found under "Global Activities".
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