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 8 of 11

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of 2 Doses of Tiotropium Via Respimat Compared to Placebo in Adolescents With Moderate Persistent Asthma

NCT01257230

COMPLETED Phase 3

CAROLINA: Cardiovascular Outcome Study of Linagliptin Versus Glimepiride in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01243424

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase I Trial to Investigate the Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics as Well as Safety and Tolerability of a Single Dose BI671800 HEA Administered as an Oral Solution of the Choline Salt in Healthy Male Volunteers

NCT01205373

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Linagliptin (BI 1356) in Black/African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes With a MTT Sub-study

NCT01194830

COMPLETED Phase 3

Tiotropium Bromide in Cystic Fibrosis

NCT01179347

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) in Type 2 Diabetes Patients on a Background of Pioglitazone Alone or With Metformin

NCT01210001

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Tiotropium 2.5 and 5 mcg Once Daily Delivered Via the Respimat® Inhaler Compared to Placebo and Salmeterol HydroFluoroAlkane (HFA) Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (50 mcg Twice Daily) in Patient With Moderate Persistent Asthma I

NCT01172808

COMPLETED Phase 3

30 Week Parallel Group Comparison Study of Linagliptin + Pioglitazone (5+15, 5+30 and 5+45 mg) qd Versus Respective Monotherapies, Followed by a Comparison of 5mg+30mg and 5mg+45mg Versus Respective Monotherapies in Type 2 Diabetes for up to 54 Weeks

NCT01183013

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) With Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01167881

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Tiotropium 2.5 and 5 mcg Once Daily Delivered Via the Respimat® Inhaler Compared to Placebo and Salmeterol HydroFluoroAlkane (HFA) Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (50 mcg Twice Daily) in Patient With Moderate Persistent Asthma II

NCT01172821

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) Versus Placebo and Sitagliptin Over 24 Weeks in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01177813

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety Study With Empagliflozin (BI 10773) vs. Placebo as add-on to Metformin or Metformin Plus Sulfonylurea Over 24 Weeks in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01159600

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Renal Impairment

NCT01164501

COMPLETED Phase 3

BI 10773 (Empagliflozin) Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients (EMPA-REG OUTCOME).

NCT01131676

COMPLETED Phase 3

LUX-Breast 1: BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) in HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients After One Prior Herceptin Treatment

NCT01125566

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of 3 Doses of Tiotropium Compared to Placebo in Adolescents (12 to 17 Yrs) With Moderate Asthma

NCT01122680

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety, Antiviral Effect and PK of BI 207127 + BI 201335 +/- RBV for 4 up to 40 Weeks in Patients With Chronic HCV Genotype 1 Infection

NCT01132313

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Tiotropium in the HandiHaler Versus the Respimat in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT01126437

COMPLETED Phase 2

BI 671800 in Asthmatic Patients on Inhaled Corticosteroids

NCT01103349

COMPLETED Phase 2

BI 671800 ED in Steroid-naive Asthmatic Patients

NCT01092143

COMPLETED Phase 2

Bi 671800 in Asthmatic Patients on Inhaled Corticosteroids

NCT01090024

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Linagliptin in Type-2-diabetes Mellitus Patients With Moderate to Severe Renal Impairment

NCT01087502

COMPLETED Phase 1

Trial of BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) + Cetuximab in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT01090011

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effects of Tiotropium on Breathing Capacity and Exercise Limitation in Early Stages of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT01072396

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Randomized, Double-Blind, 4-way Crossover Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of of 24 Hour Spirometry Profiles of Inhaled BI 1744 CL and Inhaled Tiotropium Bromide in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT01040728

COMPLETED Phase 2

Intravenous BI 6727 (Volasertib) in 2nd Line Treatment of Urothelial Cancer

NCT01023958

COMPLETED Phase 3

LUME-Ovar 1: Nintedanib (BIBF 1120) or Placebo in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in First Line Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

NCT01015118

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of BI 10773 in Combination With Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01011868

COMPLETED Phase 3

Combivent Respimat 1-year Safety Study in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT01019694

COMPLETED Phase 3

Linagliptin Versus Placebo in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Inadequate Glycaemic Control on Metformin in Combination With Pioglitazone

NCT00996658

COMPLETED Phase 2

Short Term Treatment With BI 201335, Peginterferon-alpha 2a and Ribavirin in Hepatitis c Virus Genotype-1 Treatment-naïve Patients (SILEN-C3)

NCT00984620

COMPLETED Phase 3

BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) Versus Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment in NSCLC With EGFR Mutation

NCT00949650

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Linagliptin in Combination With Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00954447

COMPLETED Phase 2

(Hyoscine Butylbromide) for Abdominal Pain Associated With Cramping on Demand Basis

NCT00932737

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase I Multiple Dose Pharmacokinetic Study of Nevirapine Extended Release (XR) in HIV-1 Infected Children.

NCT00905489

COMPLETED Phase 3

Characterisation of 24-hour FEV1-time Profiles of Inhaled BI 1744 CL and Inhaled Foradil in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT00932646

COMPLETED Phase 3

Actuation Indicator Trial in Patients With COPD

NCT00928746

COMPLETED Phase 4

Telmisartan 80mg Plus Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg First Line in Moderate or Severe Hypertension

NCT00926289

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Trial With Linagliptin (BI 1356) 5mg in African American Type 2 Diabetic Patients

NCT00935220

COMPLETED Phase 3

Characterization of 24 Hour Spirometry Profiles of Inhaled BI 1744 CL and Inhaled Foradil in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT00931385

COMPLETED Phase 2

Empagliflozin (BI 10773) in Type Two Diabetes (T2D) Patients, Open Label Extension

NCT00881530

COMPLETED Phase 3

Telmisartan and Amlodipine Fixed Dose Combination [FDC] Trial for the Treatment of Severe Hypertension

NCT00860262

COMPLETED Phase 3

12 / 48 wk Pivotal PFT vs PBO in COPD II

NCT00782509

COMPLETED Phase 3

Telmisartan Fixed Dose Combination vs Amlodipine in Hypertensive Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT00877929

COMPLETED Phase 2

6 Weeks Treatment of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer With BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) or Lapatinib or Trastuzumab

NCT00826267

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Severe Chronic Renal Impairment, 5 mg BI 1356 (Linagliptin) vs. Placebo, Insulin Background Inclusive

NCT00800683

COMPLETED Phase 3

Lume Lung 2 : BIBF 1120 Plus Pemetrexed Compared to Placebo Plus Pemetrexed in 2nd Line Nonsquamous NSCLC

NCT00806819

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Single Doses of AbGn-168 in Psoriasis

NCT00848055

COMPLETED Phase 3

Randomized, Double-blind (db), Placebo-controlled 18 Week Study of Linagliptin (BI 1356) in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Insufficient Glycaemic Control on a Sulfonylurea Drug

NCT00819091

COMPLETED Phase 2

4 Week 2 Way Crossover Double Blind Treatment Phase With Combivent CFC Versus Albuterol Followed by a 4 Week Open Label Combivent Respimat When All Drugs Are Used for Symptom Relief as Needed in Pts With Moderate to Severe Asthma

NCT00818454

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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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