Data is the new gold and Timmo Rousku Andersen, Boehringer Ingelheim’s corporate senior vice-president, head of global regions, outlines in an interview the German group's efforts to shape go-to-market models driven by data and insights. He also touches on digital therapeutics and how the firm’s R&D engine is pursuing deeper insights into interconnected disorders.

The maturation of digital offerings, coupled with commercially and clinically successful partnerships, has enabled huge investments in the digital health industry.

The family-owned German pharma dates back to 1885 and tries to keep up with its publicly traded peers by not mimicking everything they do, but with a “value by innovation” focus.

Boehringer Ingelheim will increasingly use external collaborations in its search for new treatment options for neuropsychiatric diseases, its CNS R&D head tells Scrip.