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 5 of 11

TERMINATED Phase 2

This Study Tests Whether BI 409306 Prevents Patients With a Specific Type of Mental Illness (Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome) From Becoming Worse. This Study Looks at How Well Patients Tolerate the Medicine and How Effective it is Over 1 Year

NCT03230097

COMPLETED Phase 4

Assessment In a Real World Setting of the Effect of Inhaled Steroid-based Triple Therapy Versus the Combination of Tiotropium and Olodaterol on Reducing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations [AIRWISE]

NCT03265145

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study That Tests BI 1467335 in Patients With Diabetic Eye Disease (Diabetic Retinopathy). It Looks at the Way BI 1467335 is Taken up, the Effects it Has, and How Well it is Tolerated.

NCT03238963

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Trial to Find the Safe Dose for BI 891065 Alone and in Combination With BI 754091 in Patients With Incurable Tumours or Tumours That Have Spread

NCT03166631

COMPLETED Phase 4

The ENERGITO® 2 Study Compares 2 Inhaled Medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). One Medicine is a Combination of Tiotropium and Olodaterol (Stiolto®) Taken Using the Respimat® Inhaler and the Other Medicine is a Combination of Fluticasone and Salmeterol Taken Using the Diskus

NCT03240575

COMPLETED Phase 3

The VOLTAIRE-X Trial Looks at the Effect of Switching Between Humira® and BI 695501 in Patients With Plaque Psoriasis

NCT03210259

COMPLETED Phase 1

This Study Tests the New Medicine BI 754111 Alone or in Combination With Another New Substance BI 754091 in Patients With Advanced Cancer. The Study Tests Different Doses to Find the Best Dose for Continuous Treatment.

NCT03156114

COMPLETED Phase 2

Different Doses of BI 1467335 Compared to Placebo in Patients With Clinical Evidence of NASH

NCT03166735

COMPLETED Phase 1

This Study in Patients With Different Types of Cancer (Solid Tumours) Aims to Find a Safe Dose of Xentuzumab in Combination With Abemaciclib With or Without Hormonal Therapies. The Study Also Tests How Effective These Medicines Are in Patients With Lung and Breast Cancer

NCT03099174

COMPLETED Phase 3

EMPagliflozin outcomE tRial in Patients With chrOnic heaRt Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (EMPEROR-Reduced)

NCT03057977

COMPLETED Phase 3

EMPagliflozin outcomE tRial in Patients With chrOnic heaRt Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (EMPEROR-Preserved)

NCT03057951

COMPLETED

Validation of Predictors of OAC Initiation Using EMR Data

NCT03006341

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib in Patients With Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease (PF-ILD)

NCT02999178

COMPLETED

The Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Dabigatran, Versus Rivaroxaban, and Apixaban Utilized in the Department of Defense Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patient Population: A Retrospective Database Analysis

NCT03026556

COMPLETED

Real World Data on Gi(l)Otrif® Dose Adjustment

NCT02751879

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Trial to Find and Investigate a Safe Dose of a New Substance (BI 754091) for Patients With Solid Tumours

NCT02952248

COMPLETED Phase 3

BI 695501 Versus Humira in Patients With Active Crohn's Disease: a Trial Comparing Efficacy, Endoscopic Improvement, Safety, and Immunogenicity

NCT02871635

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of BI 695501 Versus Humira® in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

NCT02850965

COMPLETED Phase 2

BI 425809 in Patients With Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer's Disease.

NCT02788513

COMPLETED Phase 2

Clinical Trial of BI 425809 Effect on Cognition and Functional Capacity in Schizophrenia

NCT02832037

COMPLETED

fMRI in Impulsivity

NCT02755181

COMPLETED

Fingerprinting of Impulsivity

NCT02722174

TERMINATED Phase 2

Nintedanib Alone or in Combination With Capecitabine in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer [LUME-Colon 2]

NCT02780700

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib Co-administered With Sildenafil in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients With Advanced Lung Function Impairment

NCT02802345

COMPLETED Phase 1

Intravenous BI 836826 in Combination With Ibrutinib in Relapsed/Refractory CLL Patients Who Have Been Pre-treated With at Least One Prior Line of Systemic Therapy, and Who Are Eligible for Treatment With Ibrutinib

NCT02759016

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Trial to Find and Investigate a Safe Dose of BI 836858 in Combination With Decitabine for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

NCT02632721

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effect of Nintedanib on Biomarkers of Extracellular Matrix Turnover in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Limited Forced Vital Capacity Impairment

NCT02788474

COMPLETED Phase 3

Open-label, Single Arm Trial of BI 695502 in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

NCT02776683

COMPLETED

Real World Data on Management of Male LUTS

NCT03075449

COMPLETED Phase 2

Dose Finding, Efficacy and Safety of BI 655064 in Patients With Active Lupus Nephritis

NCT02770170

COMPLETED

Longitudinal Follow up to Assess Biomarkers Predictive of Emphysema Progression in Patients With COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

NCT02719184

TERMINATED Phase 4

Afatinib in EGFR+NSCLC (Recurrent or Stage IV) - Patients With Poor Performance Status (ECOG 2 or 3)

NCT02695290

COMPLETED Phase 3

Long-term Assessment of Safety and Efficacy of BI 695501 in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT02640612

COMPLETED Phase 2

Assessment of the Handling Experience With the BI 695501 Autoinjector in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Followed by an Extension Phase Using BI 695501 Prefilled Syringe

NCT02636907

COMPLETED Phase 3

Empagliflozin as Adjunctive to Insulin Therapy Over 26 Weeks in Patients With T1DM (EASE-3)

NCT02580591

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Trial to Compare Nintedanib With Placebo for Patients With Scleroderma Related Lung Fibrosis

NCT02597933

COMPLETED

RE-COVERY DVT/PE: Global Study on Treatment Secondary Prevention of Acute Venous Thromboembolism

NCT02596230

COMPLETED Phase 4

Safety, Tolerability and PK of Nintedanib in Combination With Pirfenidone in IPF

NCT02579603

COMPLETED Phase 3

Actual Use Study of Tamsulosin in Men

NCT02573311

COMPLETED Phase 4

Afatinib Treatment for Patients With EGFR Mutation Positive NSCLC Who Are Age 70 or Older

NCT02514174

COMPLETED Phase 3

Phase III Trial BI 695502 Plus Chemotherapy vs. Avastin® Plus Chemotherapy in Patients With Lung Cancer

NCT02272413

COMPLETED Phase 1

BI 894999 First in Human Dose Finding Study in Advanced Malignancies

NCT02516553

COMPLETED Phase 3

Empagliflozin as Adjunctive to InSulin thErapy Over 52 Weeks in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (EASE-2)

NCT02414958

COMPLETED Phase 1

Trial of Afatinib in Pediatric Tumours

NCT02372006

COMPLETED Phase 4

Uninterrupted Dabigatran Etexilate in Comparison to Uninterrupted Warfarin in Pulmonary Vein Ablation (RE-CIRCUIT)

NCT02348723

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of Systemic and Ocular Safety and Pharmacokinetics of BI 409306 in Patients With Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease, and Healthy Volunteers

NCT02392468

TERMINATED Phase 3

BI 695500 vs Rituxan First Line Treatment in Patients With Low Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma

NCT02417129

COMPLETED Phase 3

BI 695501 Compared to Adalimumab in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT02137226

TERMINATED Phase 2

Phase I/II Trial to Investigate BI 836858 in Myelodysplastic Syndromes

NCT02240706

COMPLETED Phase 2

BI 409306 in Patients With Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer's Disease.

NCT02337907

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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)

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