Boehringer Ingelheim Office Hours

Created to ‘lift the lid’ on how big pharma works, the pioneering ‘Office Hours’ program has now mentored over 180 early-stage companies since 2015. The initiative launched in Boston and quickly expanded to New York and San Diego. European events have since followed in the UK, Germany, Austria and France, providing access to expertise and giving an industry perspective and feedback to emerging life-sciences businesses.

Senior professionals within the Boehringer Ingelheim organization work with life-science innovators in a consultative ‘roundtable’ setting, to increase their knowledge of how to progress their science along the value chain. Most importantly, there are no restrictions or conditions associated with Office Hours. This ‘no-strings attached’ policy encourages open dialog from both parties and has been an important contributory factor in the success of the program. Please look at our calendar to find events in your location.

Date Location  
February 21st Boston, MA Register
February 28th San Diego, CA Register
March 21st New York City, NY Register
May 16th Boston, MA Register

How to prepare for Office Hours

In advance of their meeting, participating companies are asked to submit some non-confidential background information about their technology, and up to five questions regarding their own programs and company. This means the session can be tailored to meet the individual needs of each business. Typically, questions cover a range of topics including pre-clinical and clinical development, research strategy, business development and licensing. See our video on how to prepare for your Office Hours meeting.

Participating companies do not need to be strategically aligned with Boehringer Ingelheim’s own research interests, reflecting our goal of incubating novel science and technology even if it falls outside our core therapeutic areas.

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Find out more about Office Hours

While Office Hours is targeted to companies with pre-seed funding to series B financing, having preclinical assets, platform technologies or assets in the clinic, the team has also met later stage companies with marketed products. In addition, Office Hours can also be useful for academicians and technology transfer offices that want to understand how a pharmaceutical company would assess a program. Find out more by watching our Office Hours video.

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What participants say

Feedback from participating companies has been extremely positive.

“As a small biotech company, being able to get feedback, advice and mentorship through the Office Hours program has been incredibly valuable. Boehringer Ingelheim’s expertise and input, from both a scientific and business perspective, have helped shape our R&D and business strategies.” Rathi Srinvas, Co-Founder, Novopyxis.

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