Boehringer Ingelheim

Open enrollment across a mixed-phase pipeline

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Boehringer Ingelheim sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#70 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

515 total trials 43 currently recruiting 388 completed top decile by trial count

Boehringer Ingelheim: 515 sponsored US clinical trials, 43 recruiting.

Boehringer Ingelheim sponsors 515 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 43 of them currently recruiting, and 388 completed. 227 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 237 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, with 13 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Boehringer Ingelheim ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#70 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

D 58/100

388 of 445 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (87.2%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

Open and recent trials

515 total, page 4 of 11

TERMINATED Phase 2

A Home-based Study Using Mobile Technology to Test Whether BI 1358894 is Effective in People With Depression

NCT04423757

COMPLETED Phase 1

HORNBILL: A Study to Test Different Doses of BI 764524 in Patients Who Have Had Laser Treatment for a Type of Diabetic Eye Disease Called Diabetic Retinopathy With Diabetic Macular Ischemia

NCT04424290

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study to Test Whether BI 655130 (Spesolimab) Prevents Flare-ups in Patients With Generalized Pustular Psoriasis

NCT04399837

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study to Test the Effect of Empagliflozin in Patients Who Are in Hospital for Acute Heart Failure

NCT04157751

COMPLETED

A Study in the United States Using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to Assess Effectiveness of Afatinib (Gilotrif) Following Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

NCT04552535

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study to Test Whether Different Doses of BI 456906 Are Effective in Treating Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.

NCT04153929

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study to Find a Safe and Effective Dose of BI 905711 in Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer

NCT04137289

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Study to Test the Combination of Tiotropium and Olodaterol Using the Respimat® Inhaler in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Who Have Different Abilities to Inhale

NCT04223843

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Trial to Find the Safe Dose for BI 905681 in Patients With Incurable Tumours or Tumours That Have Spread

NCT04147247

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study to Find Out How Nintedanib is Taken up in the Body and How Well it is Tolerated in Children and Adolescents With Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

NCT04093024

COMPLETED

Characteristics and Treatment Patterns of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Initiating Tio+Olo or Other Maintenance Therapies in the US and the UK: A Retrospective Claims Database Study

NCT04926233

COMPLETED Phase 1

Evaluation of Photosafety of BI 730357 Compared to Placebo and the Known Photosensitizing Agent Ciprofloxacin

NCT04147260

COMPLETED

Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Tiotropium and Olodaterol in Comparison to Triple Therapy

NCT04184297

COMPLETED

Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Tiotropium and Olodaterol in Comparison to LABA/ICS

NCT04138758

COMPLETED NA

TARA Working Prototype Engagement Evaluation: Feasibility Study

NCT04085302

TERMINATED Phase 2

A Study to Test the Long-term Safety of BI 655130 in Patients With Atopic Eczema Who Took Part in Study 1368-0032

NCT04086121

TERMINATED Phase 2

A 4-week Study to Test Different Doses of BI 1265162 in Adolescents and Adults With Cystic Fibrosis Using the Respimat® Inhaler - BALANCE - CF™1

NCT04059094

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study to Test How Effective and Safe Different Doses of BI 655130 Are in Patients With a Moderate to Severe Form of the Skin Disease Palmoplantar Pustulosis

NCT04015518

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Study to Test How Well Different Doses of BI 754132 Are Tolerated in Patients With an Advanced Form of Age-related Macular Degeneration Called Geographic Atrophy

NCT04002310

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study to Test Different Doses of BI 836880 in Patients With an Eye Disease Called Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (wAMD)

NCT03861234

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study in Patients With Different Types of Advanced Cancer (Solid Tumors) to Test Different Doses of BI 907828 (Brigimadlin) in Combination With BI 754091 (Ezabenlimab) and BI 754111 or BI 907828 (Brigimadlin) in Combination With BI 754091 (Ezabenlimab)

NCT03964233

COMPLETED

A Study Based on Medical Records That Looks at the Duration of Use of Two Types of Inhalers With Different Medicines in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT03979807

TERMINATED

Global Atrophie Biomarker Evaluation Study (GABiE)

NCT03935126

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Follow-up Study Investigating Long Term Treatment With Nintedanib in Patients With Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease (PF-ILD)

NCT03820726

COMPLETED Phase 2

This Study Tests Whether BI 425809 Together With Brain Training Using a Computer Improves Mental Functioning in Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT03859973

COMPLETED Phase 2

Platform Trial Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Ezabenlimab Anti- PD-1 Based Combination Therapies in PD-(L)1 naïve and PD- (L)1 Pretreated Patient Populations With Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumours

NCT03697304

TERMINATED Phase 2

A Study to Test How Well Patients With Plaque Psoriasis Tolerate BI 730357 Over a Longer Period and How Effective it is

NCT03835481

COMPLETED

Impact of Tiotropium Add-on Therapy in Patients With Asthma

NCT03964220

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study to Test How Different Doses of BI 685509 Are Tolerated in Patients With Liver Problems

NCT03842761

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study in Patients With Atopic Eczema to Test How Effective BI 655130 is and How Well it is Tolerated

NCT03822832

COMPLETED

A Study Based on Medical Records That Looks at the Characteristics of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients Grouped by the Type of Medication They Are Taking

NCT03958071

COMPLETED Phase 3

EMPA-KIDNEY (The Study of Heart and Kidney Protection With Empagliflozin)

NCT03594110

COMPLETED Phase 2

Effisayil™ 1: A Study to Test Spesolimab (BI 655130) in Patients With a Flare-up of a Skin Disease Called Generalized Pustular Psoriasis

NCT03782792

COMPLETED Phase 2

The XENERA™ 1 Study Tests Xentuzumab in Combination With Everolimus and Exemestane in Women With Hormone Receptor Positive and HER2-negative Breast Cancer That Has Spread

NCT03659136

TERMINATED Phase 4

Study of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

NCT03717012

COMPLETED Phase 2

BI 655130 Long-term Treatment in Patients With moderate-to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

NCT03648541

COMPLETED Phase 2

This Study is Done in Patients With Plaque Psoriasis and Tests How Well They Tolerate BI 730357 and How Effective it is

NCT03635099

TERMINATED Phase 1

This Study Aims to Find and Test a Safe Dose of BI 905677 in Patients With Different Types of Cancer (Solid Tumours)

NCT03604445

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study to Test Different Doses of BI 836880 Combined With Ezabenlimab in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Followed by Other Types of Advanced Solid Tumours

NCT03468426

COMPLETED Phase 1

This Study Aims to Find the Best Dose of BI 907828 (Brigimadlin) in Patients With Different Types of Advanced Cancer (Solid Tumors)

NCT03449381

COMPLETED Phase 2

BI655130 (SPESOLIMAB) Induction Treatment in Patients With Moderate-to-severe Ulcerative Colitis

NCT03482635

COMPLETED Phase 3

This Study Tests Empagliflozin in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). The Study Looks at How Far Patients Can Walk in 6 Minutes and at Their Heart Failure Symptoms.

NCT03448406

COMPLETED Phase 3

Diabetes Study of Linagliptin and Empagliflozin in Children and Adolescents (DINAMO)TM

NCT03429543

COMPLETED Phase 3

This Study Tests Empagliflozin in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF). The Study Looks at How Far Patients Can Walk in 6 Minutes and at Their Heart Failure Symptoms

NCT03448419

COMPLETED Phase 2

An Exploratory Maintenance Trial of BI 655064 in Patients With Lupus Nephritis

NCT03385564

TERMINATED Phase 2

This Study Tests Whether BI 409306 Prevents Patients With Schizophrenia From Becoming Worse. This Study Looks at How Well Patients Tolerate BI 409306 and How Effective it is Over 6 Months

NCT03351244

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Trial to Evaluate the Safety of Long Term Treatment With Nintedanib in Patients With Scleroderma Related Lung Fibrosis

NCT03313180

COMPLETED

Real World Glycemic Effectiveness of Linagliptin

NCT03338803

COMPLETED Phase 2

Testing Afatinib in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

NCT03157089

COMPLETED Phase 1

This Study Tests a New Medicine Called BI 685509 in Patients That Have Kidney Problems Because of Diabetes. The Study Tests How BI 685509 is Taken up in the Body and How Well it is Tolerated (Multiple Rising Doses)

NCT03165227

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 94
Phase 2 143
Phase 3 185
Phase 4 42

What is open in the Boehringer Ingelheim pipeline

43 recruiting of 515 indexed (8% open); 388 completed (75%).

Phase mix: 227 late (III/IV) vs 237 early (I/II) (balanced across stages).

Top condition: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive (13 trials), 9 others listed.

How open-pipeline share is computed

Recruiting share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this sponsor in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a research-attention snapshot, not product availability.

Boehringer Ingelheim: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 515 registered trials and 8% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Boehringer Ingelheim sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 0200400600 0%5%10%15%20%25% Total trials Recruiting share Boehringer IngelheimSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns HopkinsAbbVieGilead SciencesH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteAcrotech BiopharmaAtlanta VA Medical CenterBeacon TherapeuticsBoston VA Research Institute
Boehringer Ingelheim sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Boehringer Ingelheim sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 515 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 8% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Boehringer Ingelheim page

515 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Boehringer Ingelheim or any single study.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Boehringer Ingelheim pipeline card: 515 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.