Jean-Michel Boers
President and Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Boers joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 1998 in Belgium, and advanced through various roles in corporate and operating units, including Corporate Vice President, Marketing and Sales Effectiveness, Country Managing Director for France and Human Pharma head of a European region consisting of mid-sized countries. Mr. Boers came to the U.S. in 2016 as Senior Vice President of the Specialty Care Franchise, and since January 2017, has led the U.S. Human Pharma business. He earned a master’s degree in social and economic history from the University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) and an MBA from the University of Texas.
CEO Cancer Gold Standard™
Gold Standard Employer
Gold Standard Employer Since 2013 | Gold Standard China Employer Since 2015
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We are truly honored to receive this Gold Standard certification to acknowledge our company-wide efforts to make wellness an integral part of our culture and fight cancer in the workplace. In addition to our efforts at home, we are committed to bringing more health to the oncology community, from our research and development of innovative cancer treatments to resources and initiatives that provide education and support to patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
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Founding Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer - China
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Making new and better medicines for humans and animals is at the heart of what we do. Our mission is to create breakthrough therapies that change lives. Since its founding in 1885, Boehringer Ingelheim is independent and family-owned. We have the freedom to pursue our long-term vision, looking ahead to identify the health challenges of the future and targeting those areas of need where we can do the most good.
As a world-leading, research-driven pharmaceutical company, more than 51,000 employees create value through innovation daily for our three business areas: Human Pharma, Animal Health, and Biopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing. In 2019, Boehringer Ingelheim achieved net sales of 19 billion euros. Our significant investment of almost 3.5 billion euros in R&D drives innovation, enabling the next generation of medicines that save lives and improve quality of life.
We realize more scientific opportunities by embracing the power of partnership and diversity of experts across the life-science community. By working together, we accelerate the delivery of the next medical breakthrough that will transform the lives of patients now, and in generations to come.
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Boehringer Ingelheim in Oncology
Cancer takes. Takes away time. Takes away loved ones. At Boehringer Ingelheim Oncology, we are giving patients new hope, by taking cancer on. We are dedicated to collaborating with the oncology community on a shared journey to deliver leading science. Our primary focus is in lung and gastrointestinal cancers, with the goal of delivering breakthrough, first-in-class treatments that can help win the fight against cancer. Our commitment to innovation has resulted in pioneering treatments for lung cancer and we are advancing a unique pipeline of cancer cell directed agents, immuno-oncology therapies and intelligent combination approaches to help combat many cancers.