Boehringer Ingelheim Is Getting Bets In Early In IO Space
Executive Summary
The head of the German family-owned firm's venture fund tells Scrip that investing very early in promising start-ups gives Boehringer Ingelheim "a little bit of a head start" on rival pharma companies in identifying technologies that could translate into therapies five years down the line .
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