Dortmund

The Boehringer Ingelheim microParts GmbH, Dortmund — The Boehringer Ingelheim microParts GmbH is based in Dortmund.

The site in Dortmund plays a key role in manufacturing the propellant-free inhaler RESPIMAT^® as well as all other products within the RESPIMAT^® portfolio. Every year, the Boehringer Ingelheim microParts GmbH produces up to 45 million inhalation devices at this site with its more than 600 employees.

Serial production of the RESPIMAT® inhaler — The RESPIMAT® is manufactured at this site.

In 2004, Boehringer Ingelheim acquired the Dortmund-based company Steag microParts, which has been known as the Boehringer Ingelheim microParts GmbH ever since. Serial production of the RESPIMAT^® had already started in 2002. As part of the global production network of Boehringer Ingelheim, the Dortmund site is responsible for the manufacture of the RESPIMAT^® inhaler, which is then packaged with its cartridges in Ingelheim, Germany, and Sant Cugat, Spain.

Technical center microParts, Dortmund — At the technical center.

With the advent of the RESPIMAT^® re-usable in 2019, this product is also now available in an environmental-friendly reusable variant. Since 2020, the Dortmund site also manufactures the core elements for the Aservo^® EquiHaler^®, an inhalation therapy for horses, which is based on the RESPIMAT^® technology.

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Biberach

The largest research and development center of Boehringer Ingelheim is located in Biberach, Germany. This site is also the largest site in Europe for biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Sant Cugat del Vallès

The site in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain, focuses on pharmaceutical production. It is also responsible for the manufacture of aseptic cartridges and the packaging of the RESPIMAT® product line.

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