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Boehringer Ingelheim is a company focused on making more health.
Boehringer Ingelheim is on a mission to improve lives around the world. We do this by developing innovative medicines and helping patients gain access to them—wherever they may be—and by supporting innovative programs that help ensure the health of individuals and communities in this and future generations.
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Sustainability .................................................... 03
Animal Health: There’s No Place Like (Almost) Home ....................04
Gemba Walk: Walking to Safety .......................................................04
Be Green Initiative: A Profile in GREEN ...........................................05
Diversity & Inclusion ........................................ 06
BI Pharmacists: New Degree...New Career Paths ............................07
Crutch Drive: CABS: Helping Communities Move...and Grow .......07
BASE Camp: A Day in the (Future) Life ............................................08
Social Enterprise ............................................... 09
Ashoka: A Vision for Enhancing Lives .............................................10
Little Miracles: Little Miracles Make More Health in Brazil .............10
Ashoka Youth Ventures: How Fab Is This? ........................................11
reSET Social Enterprise: A Service for Those Who’ve Served for Us ........................................11
Ashoka: Virtual Hangouts for Social Innovators and Entrepreneurs ...............................................12
Produced by disaster relief partner MAP International, Travel Packs are a part of Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation's Product Donation Program.
Medicine ............................................................ 13
Access to Medicines: Providing More Health to Families and Communities ....................14
Malta House of Care: Health on Wheels...........................................15
AmeriCares: Serving the Underserved .............................................16
AmeriCares: Fast Response to Unprecedented Disaster .................16
AmeriCares: Mitigating the Toll of Tornadoes ..................................17
MAP International: Delivering Packages for Life .............................17
Patient Assistance Program: Words of Health and Hope ................18
Direct Relief International: Helping Heal Communities .................18
Community Programs ....................................... 19
STEM Education: Visit...Shadow...Learn ..........................................20
BI Pharmacists: A PhaB Way to Make More Health ........................20
AmeriCares Free Clinics: The One-in-a-Million Patient ..................21
Norma Pfriem Center: Helping Hope Bloom ...................................21
CPEP Ventures: Hands-On Experience for Future Careers ..............22
Helping in Emergencies: Friends for Man’s Best Friend ..................22
AIDS Walk: Star Walking in Ohio for AIDS .......................................23
Time and Skills ................................................. 24
Veterans Workshop: A First for Those Who Put Our Country First .....................................25
Strengthening Our Communities: Day of Action Engages BI Employees ...............................................25
Biopharmaceuticals: Getting Slimed for Science ............................26
Volunteer Profile: The Music of Giving .............................................26
Volunteer Profile: Living For That A-Ha! Moment ............................27
9/11 Day of Service: Nurturing STEM Careers .................................27
9/11 Day of Service: Jumpstarting, or Restarting, Careers ..............27
Table of Contents
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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CARES FOUNDATION
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Sustainability
The Boehringer Ingelheim commitment to sustainability encompasses a wide range of initiatives designed to make both the workplace and the world at large a safer, greener place for us all. These initiatives include environmental improvements, resource conservation, safety innovations that we share inside the company and out, and employee skills-based volunteering to help non-profit organizations and strengthen communities. These and other programs reflect our belief that active—and proactive—involvement is essential in sustaining and renewing the environment we all share.
Committed to a safer, greener workplace...and world
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ANIMAL HEALTH
There’s No Place Like (Almost) HomeFew things tug at the emotions more strongly than the sight of an abandoned or unwanted
pet at an animal shelter.
Fortunately, there are shelters like Almost Home animal shelter in Fort Dodge, Iowa who
well care for and place into loving homes the cats and dogs they take in. As part of its
ongoing commitment to the community, nearby Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI)
supports this community-based operation by donating money and veterinary medicines as
well as advocating for skills-based volunteering. Almost Home operates on a tight budget
like most shelters, but it’s the skills of its volunteers that sets it apart.
“The really great thing is that BIVI not only supports us volunteering our time, but also
provides us the skills and expertise to apply to help the shelter operate more efficiently and
effectively,” says BIVI employee Danielle.
“Through using lean management tools, the staff can repurpose the time saved in daily
operations to work with the animals to prepare them for their forever home,” she adds.
“This improves the likelihood of a successful adoption and less chance for return due to a
behavioral issue, which is the ultimate goal —to find them all homes.”
GEMBA WALK
Walking to SafetyYou’ve probably heard of the business practice of Management by Walking Around
(MBWA). Boehringer Ingelheim Ridgefield has initiated a practice that might be called
SBWA: Safety by Walking Around. The practice is actually called a Gemba Walk, and it’s part
of the Infrastructure, Safety, Environment and Engineering (ISEE) leadership team’s ongoing
commitment to fostering an accident-free work environment “by choice, not chance.”
The concept of Gemba Walks originated as a continuous-improvement practice on the
manufacturing floors of Japan. In Ridgefield, these walks take the leadership team directly
to work areas. There, they brainstorm with team members ideas for increasing safety and
reducing compliance risks. Every walk leads to an improvement—some are major, some
quite simple, but all are important. One recent Gemba Walk, for example, focused on
electrical safety risks and resulted in several procedural and personal protective equipment
enhancements. “The conversations between leaders and team members is the biggest
benefit of the Gemba Walks,” says Mary McConnell-Meachen of ISEE’s Environmental
Health & Safety team. “It gets everyone involved in working toward our goal of zero
accidents.”
Some of the ideas generated by the Gemba Walks have proven too good to keep within
BI. Team members have “walked” relevant ideas into the local community by making
safety presentations and providing emergency-response booklets to local non-profit
organizations. You might say that spreading the benefits of Gemba Walks is an idea
with legs.
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BE GREEN INITIATIVE
A Profile in GREENBoehringer Ingelheim’s commitment to sustainability and the environment is
perhaps best reflected in the BE GREEN initiative, now in the second full year of
implementation across key sites. The goal: Reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
across the company by 20% of its 2010 baseline numbers.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) stepped up to the challenge by
committing to the elimination of 7,763 tons of CO2—fully 15% of its 2010 baseline.
BIPI’s Infrastructure, Safety, Environment & Engineering (ISEE) department and its
strategic partners collected and analyzed the data needed to determine which
investments would maximize CO2 reduction while meeting the consumption
demands of the new facilities that support the company’s continued growth.
“BI is actively seeking solutions to reduce our energy consumption and emissions
at our work sites just as environmentally concerned consumers are doing in their
homes,” said David Ambrose, ISEE Utility Plant Energy Manager. “We’re turning off
equipment and systems that are no longer required and using Energy STAR rated and
lower wattage products. This program is a great example of less is more—for our
communities, our country and our world.”
To date, almost 60% of the site’s goal has been met through energy-savings and
emission-reduction innovations. Some are major changes, others not so much.
But every bit of GREEN can make a huge difference now and for the future.
Sustainability
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Diversity & Inclusion
Our commitment to respecting the varied backgrounds of our employees is one reason Boehringer Ingelheim is recognized as among the best, most diverse places to work. Our Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement team translates this commitment into action throughout our workplace and external networks. Our Business Resource Groups—voluntary groups of employees which address relevant business issues related to, among others, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, and race—engage employees in sharing ideas, experiences, challenges, and best practices. The ideas of many help us focus on our singular mission to strengthen our communities by making more health globally.
Many backgrounds, single mission
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BI PHARMACISTS
New Degree...New Career PathsBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) has for many years partnered
with colleges and universities to give students six weeks of educational training at
a pharmaceutical company. For one former PharmD student at Albany College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS), the experience on the BIPI campus was
more than an educational training program. It was an eye-opener.
“Like many pharmacy students, this student wasn’t aware of the non-traditional career
paths that the pharmaceutical industry has to offer. He wished there was a course at
ACPHS that would expose students to the options available to them,” says Dr. Samantha
Schwall, BIPI Director of Product Training and Curriculum Development and herself
an ACPHS graduate.
This idea eventually evolved into a 13-week elective course developed by a team of BIPI
employees. Each week, a different volunteer Subject Matter Expert(s) from BIPI drove to
Albany, New York to facilitate a session on his or her area of expertise. As with any class,
students had to complete rigorous homework assignments, make class presentations, and
take a mid-term and final exam. They were also required to maintain a blog that recorded
their pre- and post-class perspectives. This helped the BIPI Subject Matter Experts monitor
learning progress and ensure the flow and continuity of the course.
So how was the course received by the students and ACPHS team? Apparently it earned
very high marks, as the course will be back by popular demand this fall.
CRUTCH DRIVE
CABS: Helping Communities Move...and GrowOne of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Business Resource Groups, Combining Abilities for Business
Success (CABS), led recent programs to help others with a diversity of abilities. Its goals
are to increase the awareness and understanding of varied abilities, reinforcing the value of
inclusion, and to make BI an employer of choice for persons of all abilities.
Crutch and Cane Collection Drive. CABS sponsored the first-ever crutch drive at the BI
Ridgefield campus from April 27 through May 8 to benefit the Crutches 4 Kids organization.
Crutches 4 Kids works to bridge the gap between the supply and demand of crutches
globally to liberate and empower children with physical ailments and disabilities around
the world. The items collected will help more than 70 children and were delivered to an
AmeriCares warehouse for distribution around the world. Plans are in the works to hold
another drive next year.
Roses for Autism. Roses for Autism is a Connecticut-based social business that grows and
sells a variety of fresh-cut flowers. The organization is committed to inclusion and employs
individuals with autism. To help them increase awareness and grow flower sales, CABS
members across the US participated in an online “Virtual Hangout” for Roses for Autism.
“The hangout is a great example of how BI employees from different geographies and
business areas can come together to help a local program that supports our mission,” said
one BI participant. “It also demonstrates our commitment to communities.”
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BASE CAMP
A Day in the (Future) LifeWhat better way to test the hypothesis that a career in science might be for you than to
spend a day with scientists?
That was the thinking behind inviting to the BI campus a group of Bridgeport (CT) high
school girls participating in the annual, two-week Broadening Access to Science Education
(BASE) Camp, hosted each summer by Fairfield University and supported financially by the
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. BI scientists partnered with the
company’s Talent Acquisition team to arrange a day for these students to visit the BI campus
and learn about a large variety of science-related careers in the pharmaceutical business.
“The students enter this program with a love for science, but have little knowledge as to
how that can be applied to future careers,” said Danielle, a BI Research & Development
employee. “We showed the students a variety of careers in action, discussed the skills
required for those positions, and we even discussed hybrid science jobs, like computational
biologist and patent attorney, for students with multiple academic interests.”
The BASE Camp program director praised the program, saying, “Many of our campers and
counselors spoke positively about this experience, and I think this will have a positive
impact on their career paths later in life.”
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Social EnterpriseHow is Boehringer Ingelheim making more health?
Change begins with an idea. An idea becomes reality only when certain individuals have the vision, passion, and determination to see it through. In our world of medicines and healthcare, we are fortunate to work with people willing to tackle major social issues and implement ideas and programs that bring about wide-scale improvements in the health and well-being of patients around the world. We call these people “social entrepreneurs.” BI is proud to support their innovative programs, research, and education as they—with little fanfare—strive to ensure the health of this and future generations.
Quick: In three words, describe how you'd make more health. That's the challenge we gave to our Ridgefield, Connecticut employees on Value Through Innovation Day, an annual global event that celebrates the ways Boehringer Ingelheim is expanding and strengthening connections with healthcare providers, patients, families, communities, and employees. The answers will inspire you. Check it out at csrreport.us.boehringer-ingelheim.com.
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ASHOKA
A Vision for Enhancing LivesSo says Fernando Botelho, a Brazilian Ashoka Fellow and the visionary behind the F123
System, a low-cost technology that makes any computer 100 percent accessible to the
visually impaired. Fernando’s efforts came to the attention of BI Ridgefield, CT employee
Michael, who was in Brazil to attend a leadership development conference. Michael was
so impressed that he began volunteering his time and expertise to assist in Fernando’s
cause. Because of the 4,000+ miles that separated their offices, their collaboration began
virtually with weekly calls and emails. In December 2013, Michael invited Fernando, who
himself is blind, and his wife to Ridgefield to demonstrate this innovative technology
and meet a special project team Michael had assembled to brainstorm how to improve
healthcare for the visually impaired.
The result: an ongoing collaboration to expand and enhance Fernando’s vision of
improving the quality of life for the more than 285 million blind or visually impaired people
around the world.
LITTLE MIRACLES
Little Miracles Make More Health in BrazilChildren in Rio de Janeiro diagnosed with respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, are
seeing new hope and getting an improved standard of care, thanks to Ashoka Fellow Vera
Cordeiro’s organization, Associação Saúde Criança (ASC/Brazil Children’s Association
for Health and Social Inclusion). Boehringer Ingelheim is proud to partner with Ashoka—
the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs-- to identify new and better ways to
improve health globally. A key component of this partnership is the Executive in Residence
Program, which brings together BI employees and Ashoka Fellows to develop innovative
health care solutions.
BI employee Bill recently completed a two-week site stint as an executive in residence in
Rio, working alongside Dr. Cordeiro and her team.
Equipped with his expertise in chronic respiratory diseases and research, Bill conducted
a data analytics and process improvement assessment to help the clinic optimize its
allocation of resources. He also created patient education and disease management tools
and educated the clinic on international respiratory guidelines.
“I was incredibly inspired by the ASC team’s overwhelmingly passionate commitment to
serving marginalized communities,” Bill said of the experience. “Dr. Cordeiro often says
that she isn’t looking for one big miracle in helping the families she serves, but rather,
achieving “little miracles every day”—offering improvements in each family’s quality of
life, restoring personal dignity, and affording a chance at social inclusion.”
"It's not enough to have an interesting idea. You have to implement it."
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ASHOKA YOUTH VENTURES
How Fab Is This?A young social entrepreneur with an idea for helping adolescent girls creates a week-long
summer camp for girls aged 8 to 12 that promotes discussions on self-esteem, inner beauty,
body image, health, and ambition. The idea: celebrate uniqueness, not conformity and
similarity. They call their camp “Finding the Fabulous.”
The young innovator, a college student named Lauren, along with a partner, Sarah, created
a business plan and pitched it to Ashoka Youth Ventures, a BI supported partner. The
enterprising duo received funding and put their idea to work. Last summer, 40 girls attended
the camp. Students from nearby schools volunteer as senior camp counselors, and 13-year-
old camp grads can give back by serving as junior counselors. Follow-up activities for camp
graduates continue year round. Lauren and Sarah hope to expand the number of campers
and promote “Finding the Fabulous” in other communities.
“It’s not surprising that nearly all adolescent girls are unhappy with the way they look,” says
Lauren. “From an early age, they are bombarded with messages on how they ‘should’ look.”
Thanks to Lauren and Sarah’s social entrepreneurship, though, more young teens are able to
see through these messages to create their own unique—and healthy—versions of fabulous.
reSET SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
A Service for Those Who’ve Served for UsThe Social Enterprise Awards, sponsored by Connecticut-based Social Enterprise Trust
(reSET), recognize aspiring individuals with a business concept for a sustainable social
enterprise designed to improve the community, create jobs, and demonstrate the power of
harnessing profit for purpose.
Boehringer Ingelheim is proud to support one of
those awards, the More Health Through Innovation
Award. The award went to Combat2Career (C2C),
an innovative web-based portal that helps veterans
to search and apply to veteran-friendly educational
programs, internships, and jobs. C2C not only
facilitates the transition from combat to higher
education, but also from higher education to
the civilian workforce by providing a way for
veterans to develop relationships with mentors
and veteran-friendly businesses while they are
completing their degrees and embarking on their
post-graduation careers.
Charlotte, co-founder of C2C, is helping veterans find educational programs and employment based on criteria that are most important to them.
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ASHOKA
Virtual Hangouts for Social Innovators and EntrepreneursDon’t let the title fool you. The Virtual Hangout we’re talking about isn’t for slackers and
video games. Rather, it’s an innovative approach to brainstorming and sharing ideas and
expertise with social entrepreneurs around the world. Ashoka, a global association of the
world’s leading social entrepreneurs, collaborated with BI on the Virtual Hangout approach
with a computer, a webcam, and an internet connection.
More than a dozen Boehringer Ingelheim employees took advantage of the Virtual
Hangout on its 9/11 Day of Service in Ridgefield to share their experience and skills in
creating business plans, developing marketing strategies, and setting cost-effective pricing
structures. Here’s a sampling of just a few of the projects discussed:
MyMind, brainchild of Making More Health Fellow Krystian Fikert, is a public mental
health service in Ireland that brings much-needed help to the community—faster and
more cost-effectively.
BreathEasy, created by innovator Nikos Papachristou, makes treatment of pediatric
asthma more effective through its line of kid-friendly inhaler and other devices.
Haydrick Healthcare, founded by innovator Hayden Williams, is working to bring portable
radiology and medical records access technology to areas where service has traditionally
not been available.
The successful events have already led other Boehringer Ingelheim national offices to get
involved, including BI Netherlands and BI Australia. As these and more and more BI offices
are learning, hanging out for an hour can help create real change around the world.
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MedicineImproving patient access to quality health care at home and around the world
As a company, our mission is to research, develop, and manufacture innovative medicines to improve lives. As a citizen of our country and the world, our mission is to help make these medicines available to people in need. Boehringer Ingelheim, through such BI Cares initiatives as the Patient Assistant Program and Product Donation Program, does exactly that by donating essential medicines and services to underserved patients and communities around the world.
The amount the Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation has donated in medicines over its thirteen-year history through its Patient Assistance and Product Donation Programs.
$1, 524,000,000
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ACCESS TO MEDICINES
Providing More Health to Families and CommunitiesBoehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation has donated $1.524 billion in medicines over its
thirteen-year history through its Patient Assistance and Product Donation Programs. The
Patient Assistance Program has given uninsured and under-insured U.S. patients more than
$943 million in medicines, while the Product Donation Program has provided more than
$581 million in medicines to under-served patients in the U.S. and around the world.
The Product Donation Program has provided over $581 million in medicines to under served patients in the U.S. and around the world.
$581,000,000Number of patients who have benefited from the Patient Assistance Program over the Foundation's history.
635,000
Countries where product donations have been made.
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Of patients come for
physicals so they can
qualify for employment
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MALTA HOUSE OF CARE
Health on WheelsAccording to the most recent US Census report, the capital of one of the nation’s wealthiest
states is also one of America’s poorest cities among those with populations over 100,000.
Many of Connecticut’s citizens can’t afford or access even the most basic healthcare
services. Little wonder, then, that cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and diminished life
expectancy are prevalent among Hartford’s neediest.
Malta House of Care, founded in 2006, addresses this startling gap through its mobile
medical clinic. Each week, the clinic-on-wheels visits four of Hartford’s neediest
neighborhoods, where its medical director, bilingual medical assistants, and a rotation of
40 volunteer physicians, nurses, and medical/health sciences students provide education
and health services, including diagnostic screenings and risk assessment, treatment of
chronic diseases, and education on medication adherence and healthy eating and living.
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation has been a proud contributor to this important
organization, which has provided over 33,000 patient visits since its inception—always
free, and always with dignity and respect.
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AMERICARES
Serving the UnderservedDespite the fact that the Affordable Care Act has provided millions of previously
uninsured people with health insurance, tens of millions remain uninsured. And all
too often, “uninsured” translates into “underserved.”
That’s why Boehringer Ingelheim has launched its “Produce To Give” program—an
extension of its Product Donations Program—to provide a free supply of BI medicines for
3,000 patients suffering from hypertension and chronic respiratory problems and infections,
such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
These medicines are produced specifically for distribution—through our longstanding
partner, AmeriCares—to clinics in Connecticut, Florida, West Virginia, Texas, and Ohio.
The medicines will allow safety net clinics—clinical sites that provide care to those who
otherwise would have barriers to accessing quality health services-- to increase capacity,
provide comprehensive care, improve health outcomes, and reduce out-of-pocket costs
for patients. For example, in the four Connecticut clinics, the new program will provide
treatment for approximately 600 patients diagnosed with hypertension.
The Produce to Give program is another innovative way BI is bringing more health to more
communities and patients in need.
AMERICARES
Fast Response to Unprecedented DisasterTyphoons are yearly events in the Philippines, but last November’s Typhoon Haiyan was
unlike any before it—in the Philippines or elsewhere, ever. Winds of more than 200 miles
per hour and a 15-foot storm surge killed more than 6,000 people, destroyed thousands
of homes and businesses, and knocked hundreds of health care facilities out of service—
putting medical care beyond the reach of thousands of survivors. Eight weeks after the
storm, more than 4 million people remained displaced.
Fortunately for many, BI’s partner in disaster relief, AmeriCares, had prepared well by
positioning emergencies and relief supplies in various locations so that their Filipino
partners could provide critical relief immediately after the storm. Just two days after
Haiyan hit, AmeriCares emergency response team members were in the Philippines,
assessing needs and, a week later, taking in and distributing customized shipments of
essential medicines.
BI participated in the relief effort through its donation of life-saving medicines to survivors
in the devastated communities. In fact, through its longstanding partnership with
AmeriCares, BI has donated more than $172 million of product in 92 countries. We are
proud of this partnership and remain committed to providing essential medicines when
and where they are needed most.
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AMERICARES
Mitigating the Toll of TornadoesThe frequency and destructive power of tornadoes in the American Midwest and
Southeast only seem to increase in frequency and destructive power each year. When major
tornadoes touch down, our nonprofit disaster relief partner, AmeriCares, gets busy assessing
the damage and providing relief. Through them, BI Cares donates essential medicines to
affected patients.
The same holds true when other natural disasters strike, such as hurricanes, floods and
wildfires. In the face of trauma and great loss, AmeriCares and BI Cares together make a
vital impact on the lives of individuals, families and communities.
The partners provide medicines to patients with unmet medical need outside of disaster
relief as well.
MAP INTERNATIONAL
Delivering Packages for LifeThey’re called Travel Packs: two 1.5-cubic-feet boxes, weighing a combined total of 50-60
pounds and containing medical products designed to reach medical mission teams in areas
where a single aspirin can be an out-of-reach luxury. Produced by disaster-relief partner MAP
International, the Travel Packs are a part of Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation’s Product
Donation Program. But as one real-life journey demonstrates, the Travel Packs represent so
much more than a box filled with “supplies.”
As part of a mission trip to the village of Awomberew in the African nation of Ghana, BI
employee Heidi was in charge of making sure that the MAP International Travel Pack got to its
destination. “When we opened the Travel Pack to set up for the clinic, we looked at the doses
of oral rehydration salts and thought that they wouldn’t be used,” recalled Heidi.
“One morning, however, the very
first patient was an elderly woman
who had been carried there on her
daughter’s back. The woman was
lethargic, too weak to sit up and
had a blood pressure of 65 over 35
mmHg with a temperature of 101°F.
Everyone thought she would die that day. We treated her with the salts, carried her to a cot so
she could rest, and within hours she was able to walk home. She walked back the next day for
a follow up, with a blood pressure of 120 over 82 mmHg.”
Heidi, who works in the Ridgefield BI office, has been to Awomberew three times since 2006.
Why does she make such a long, arduous trip? “It changes you. Over time, you move beyond
the poverty and build relationships. And it makes you question what is truly important in
your own life,” she explains.
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PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Words of Health and Hope“I can't thank you enough for helping me out again this year...Without your generosity, I would have a difficult time paying for my medication. Thank you!”
The BI Cares Foundation Patient Assistance Program provides select pharmaceutical
products free of charge to eligible U.S. patients, including senior citizens and families on
limited incomes.
“Thank you, thank you so much. You folks are lifesavers. I really appreciate your charity, your kindness, your consideration. Without your gift, I’d be lost. Thank you.”
Unsolicited letters with comments like these tell us that our Patient Assistance Program is
helping us achieve our mission of providing more health to more patients in need.
“Your Foundation is a wonderful benefit to qualified persons like me. I wish to sincerely THANK YOU for your assistance. My gratitude is beyond words.”
In 2013, more than 80,000 eligible patients received our medicine through the program.
“Since I was disabled due to my health problems, I have not been able to afford my meds, and again, I appreciate what you have done.”
BI Cares is committed to strengthening this important program. After all, we want to keep
getting letters like this:
“Just had to say 'Thank You' and 'God Bless.' I can breathe so much better with my meds! You all just don't know how much it means. Someone does care.”
DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL
Helping Heal CommunitiesIn some underdeveloped countries, women who experience prolonged childbirth may
sustain injuries to their birth canal and nervous system that lead to lifelong ambulatory
problems and urinary incontinence. This condition is known as Fistula. Due to the
associated stigma and misperceptions about the condition, these women are often
ostracized from their communities.
The Fistula Foundation, with support from Direct Relief International and the United
Nations Family Planning Agency (UNFPA), delivers surgical services and counseling
programs to help injured women recover from the trauma of obstetric fistula and be
integrated back into their communities.
BI Cares is there, too, through its donations of medicines to surgical centers in Kenya
and Somalia. The result: better care for women and stronger families and communities.
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Community ProgramsEnhancing the communities where we live and work
At Boehringer Ingelheim, we believe that it’s an important responsibility to become active in the fabric of the communities in which we live and work. That’s why we work closely with our local partners to create and sustain programs that bring people together and make more health for them and their communities.
BI Cares supports the Connecticut Mission of Mercy clinic, which provides free dental care to the under served and uninsured in Connecticut. Oral health is connected to overall health and can impact a person's quality of life and self-esteem.
The number of Community Programs Boehringer has supported over the years.
1,177
Value of program support to strengthen local communities.
$28,000,000
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STEM EDUCATION
Visit...Shadow...LearnBI senior leader Karen Roggeman describes a Job Shadow Day that BI employees planned
and hosted for local students interested in STEM careers. In collaboration with Junior
Achievement of Western CT, BI brought a group of eighth graders to the Ridgefield campus
for workshops, job shadowing, and direct interaction with BI subject matter experts.
BI PHARMACISTS
A PhaB Way to Make More Health It stands for Pharmacists across BI. It’s pronounced fab—quite fitting for a new group of BI
pharmacists who have banded together to apply their knowledge and experience to make
more health.
During American Pharmacists Month last October, these PhaB volunteers worked with
students of UConn’s medical, pharmacy, dental and nursing schools and Quinnipiac
University’s physician assistance program at health events across Connecticut.
The BI employees also spent time counseling patients on the proper use and safe disposal
of medicines. One of them had the opportunity to counsel a senior who had just turned 100.
Members of the team also met with students to share firsthand information about career
opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry. One group spoke with UConn School of
Pharmacy students during talent development events and joined an employer panel. There
was also a BI-led discussion with pharmacy students on the importance of vaccinations and
the role of pharmacists as immunizers in the effort to prevent serious illnesses.
The results were nothing short of Phab-ulous. The combined state-wide effort delivered
435 hours of experiential learning to students and served over 300 clients. “It was a great
experience”, said one of the BI pharmacists. “I was able to counsel several seniors on their
medications and discuss the expanding role of the pharmacist in healthcare delivery to
patients and to pharmacy and physician assistant students.”
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AMERICARES FREE CLINICS
The One-in-a-Million PatientWhile roughhousing with his brother, 21-year-old Frederico felt the knee pain that had been
bothering him for more than a year suddenly become unbearable. As Frederico had no health
insurance, a friend searched the Internet and found the Boehringer Ingelheim AmeriCares
Free Clinic in Danbury, Connecticut, which provides quality healthcare for the uninsured.
On his first visit there, the staff took quick action to diagnose a tumor that was destroying
bone and muscle in his leg. The clinic quickly arranged for surgery at Yale New Haven
Hospital. The tumor was a rare but aggressive non-cancerous growth that afflicts one person
per million per year. Following extensive physical therapy facilitated through the clinic and
Danbury Hospital, Frederico’s mobility has been restored. “I don’t know what could have
happened if I didn’t find AmeriCares,” Frederico said standing on his two legs, healthy again.
“I’m so grateful.”
NORMA PFRIEM CENTER
Helping Hope BloomBI Cares Foundation provides financial support to the center’s Medically Underserved
Initiative to help women in southwestern Connecticut.
Connecticut’s Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center provides screening, diagnostic, and other
services to women in need. At its 12th annual Rose of Hope Luncheon, its largest fund-raising
event ever and featuring actress and keynote speaker Julie Bowen of television’s “Modern
Family,” BI Cares Foundation was awarded the center’s Rose of Hope Award for its support
of breast cancer screening programs for underserved women. “Early detection remains the
cornerstone of breast cancer control,” said BI Cares Foundation vice president Frank Pomer.
“In fact, 95 percent of breast cancers are now curable when detected early. So making this
opportunity available for these women is invaluable for them and their families.”
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CPEP VENTURES
Hands-On Experience for Future CareersBI Cares is proud to be a major contributor to the Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program
(CPEP), which helps under-represented youths prepare to follow their dreams of a career in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
One example: During the 2013/14 school year and the summer of 2014, BI Cares funded
the Mobile Design Academy, one of CPEP Ventures’ projects, at Danbury (CT) High School.
During the school year, participating students identified an unmet need and their idea of
an app that would address it. The students then learned app design software to create
app prototypes that were developed more fully during the summer program. Through CPEP
Ventures, students are immersed in the real-world experience of creating a product to meet
specific customer needs. In the process, they learn the value of innovation, engineering
design, research and development, manufacturing, and risk taking.
Perhaps the biggest benefit of CPEP programs is the self-esteem it builds and the interest
in a STEM career that it fosters among 13-18 year olds. “I learned to never give up and to
continuously make revisions to your creations until perfection is achieved,” one of the young
participants said of the program. “I learned how to be a responsible employee in a real work
environment.”
HELPING IN EMERGENCIES
Friends for Man’s Best FriendThere’s a severe shortage of Man’s Best Friend out there. The National Disaster Search Dog
Foundation (NDSDF) reports that more Advanced Certified canine search teams are needed
when disaster strikes, here at home or around the globe.
Our U.S. Animal Health business, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., located in St.
Joseph, Missouri, has a longstanding partnership with the NDSDF. Since 2004, the company
has committed more than $1,000,000 in sponsorship to the nonprofit and its mission to
strengthen disaster response around the world.
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AIDS WALK
Star Walking in Ohio for AIDSThe numbers are surprising—and concerning:
• Approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. are newly infected with HIV each year
• Nearly one in six people infected don’t know their HIV status
To raise awareness of the continuing crisis and generate funding for the fight for a cure, AIDS
Walk Central Ohio sponsors the annual Dr. Robert J. Fass Memorial AIDS Walk, named for the
renowned Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and AIDS research pioneer at the
Ohio State University.
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane in Columbus produces generic medicines used in the
fight against AIDS, and local employees take this cause to heart. This year, a team of ten
employees was led by “Star Walker” Joey, a Quality Optimizer. (Star Walkers are so named
for personally raising more than $1,000.) Joey and the team raised a total of $3,220.
“For me, it was so much more than a walk to raise funds and awareness,” Joey said. “It
was an opportunity to give hope to those affected by AIDS.” Proceeds from the walk
benefit individuals and families who are served by a number of Ohio-based AIDS service
organizations.
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Boehringer Ingelheim’s success as an innovator is directly linked to the passion and commitment of its employees in bringing groundbreaking new medicines to patients. Turns out that the communities in which our employees live and work benefit from this same spirit of commitment and caring. We are proud of the innovative ways BI employees leverage their time, skills, and involvement to educate, motivate, and provide for their neighbors in need.
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VETERANS WORKSHOP
A First for Those Who Put Our Country FirstOne of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Business Resource Groups, the Ridgefield, CT-based
Veterans BRG, has made its mission to help military veterans make successful transitions
into the civilian workforce. To that end, the group conducted its first-ever Development
Workshop for local vets in search of employment.
Ten veterans participated in the half-day workshop, which was led by BI employee Jeffrey,
chair of the BRG and a veteran himself. Jeff was assisted by a cadre of volunteers from
Human Resources and Marketing, who provided insights into basic job-search skills, such
as resume-writing, interviewing, networking, follow-up, and personal branding.
Participants walked away from the workshop with more than new insights and enhanced
skills. “The program brought up emotions that reminded me of the feelings I felt on the
same level of coming home,” one veteran said. “This was an outstanding, groundbreaking
program and a great experience.”
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES
Day of Action Engages BI EmployeesEvery June, more than 100 BI employees support nonprofit organizations in Western
Connecticut by contributing their time and skills to a variety of projects, from sprucing up
facilities and grounds, beautifying gardens and trails, building and taking down fences, and
helping with painting projects at a variety of sites throughout our communities. “BI is very
fortunate to have employees who so generously demonstrate our culture of caring each
and every day,” says Ann Wainright, who leads the volunteer program. Beneficiaries have
included an Ability Beyond residence, Ann’s Place, the Marian Anderson Studio for the
Danbury Museum and Historical Society, Camp Candlewood, Danbury Youth Services, the
Hispanic Center, and the Regional YMCA in Bethel.
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BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
Getting Slimed for ScienceIt’s not every day that you see moms and dads encouraging their young children to
play with slime. But that parental style was very much in evidence during the Bay Area
Science Festival, a 10-day event held throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in
October-November 2013.
The annual festival, created by area scientific,
cultural, and educational institutions,
including Boehringer Ingelheim, provides
a wide variety of both informative and fun
activities—from lectures and exhibitions to
concerts, plays, and workshops.
Creating slime was a perfect example of the creative, hands-on activities designed to spark
young people’s interest in science. The festival’s goal: Expose as many children as possible—
especially those in underserved areas—to the importance of science in hopes that they will
eventually pursue a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
Volunteers from Boehringer Ingelheim Fremont were actively involved in planning,
coordinating, and managing many of the activities. “As a company, we support STEM
education and the festival is a key STEM activity in the Bay Area,” one of the volunteers said.
“It’s an opportunity to participate with our industry partners, support education, and inspire
the next generation of scientists.”
VOLUNTEER PROFILE
The Music of GivingPlenty of orchestras stage concerts to raise money for charity. But one consists entirely
of doctor-musicians from around the globe: the World Doctors Orchestra. One of those
talented doctor-musicians is BI employee Birgit. “We work to support underfunded areas
such as buying braces and other durable medical equipment,” she says. Other beneficiaries
include HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa and victims of abuse and torture. Concerts have
been held worldwide. Birgit plays both the cello and trombone. She loved music so much
that at one point she had to decide between a career in music or medicine. Medical school
won out, but music has remained an important part of her life. Birgit’s service doesn’t end
when the music stops. As a medical doctor, she volunteers at the Boehringer Ingelheim
AmeriCares Free Clinic in Danbury, Connecticut. Volunteering allows her to serve patients
who might not otherwise be able to get the care they need while keeping her connected to
the clinical side of patient care.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, seven of the 10 projected fastest-growing occupations are in STEM fields, with 16 of the 25 highest-paying jobs requiring STEM preparation. STEM workers earn 26 percent more than their non-STEM peers.
Boehringer Ingelheim Fremont, CA employee Scott leads a "How Fast Can You Gown?" contest, which teaches kids the importance of safety equipment in science.
" I realize how lucky I am to serve others with talents that I don't get to use in my day-to-day work."
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VOLUNTEER PROFILE
Living For That A-Ha! MomentBI employee Jeff’s enthusiasm for science is as evident as the results of one of the
experiments he conducts while volunteering at schools in Columbus, Ohio. “The materials
are the stars of any show,” he gushes. “If they bubble, smoke, or change color, we have
evidence of physical or chemical changes.” An Analytical Chemist at Roxane Laboratories,
Jeff has been active in the American Chemical Society for nearly 20 years and serves on its
Council on Community Activities. Jeff is a passionate promoter of science, living for that
expression on a student’s face that tells him he’s sparked an interest. As a result of Jeff’s
rapport with students, countless children in Central Ohio have been introduced to careers
in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
9/11 DAY OF SERVICE
Nurturing STEM CareersAs part of Boehringer Ingelheim’s 9/11 Day of Service, BI employees visited Rogers Park
Middle School and Danbury High School, both in Danbury, Connecticut, to encourage
the students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This gave the young
students an opportunity to put a friendly face on these careers and motivate them to focus
on their studies so that, one day, they might follow in these successful footsteps.
9/11 DAY OF SERVICE
Jumpstarting, or Restarting, CareersBI Cares knows that there’s a direct link between gainful employment and health. That’s why
on its 9/11 Day of Service, BI employees with extensive experience in human resources and
talent acquisition conducted a daylong workshop for clients of The Bridge to Independence
and Career Opportunities (TBICO) seeking employment. Networking, interview skills, and
LinkedIn were among the topics discussed. Clients there were also able to take advantage of
an earlier, successful BI Cares drive that collected new or gently-used professional women’s
clothing and accessories.
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