Image Gallery - History
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Heinrich Wieland
The chemist and later Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Wieland on whose suggestion in 1917 the first scientific department was set up in Ingelheim.
25th anniversary
25th anniversary of C. H. Boehringer Sohn in Ingelheim, Germany
The factory in 1907
Historical photo from 1907 of
C. H. Boehringer Sohn, Ingelheim, Germany.
Tartaric acid production
Initially, Weinstein and other salts of tartaric acid were produced and distributed.
Lactic acid production
The industrial process for producing lactic acid with the help of bacteria replaced the small-scale production in pharmacies.
Aludrin®
In 1941, Aludrin® - a respiratory product and new approach in treating asthma - was launched.
