Boehringer-Ingelheim establishes D.C. presence

Executive Summary

Former American Hospital Association VP-Legislative Affairs Kirsten Morris and former Generic Pharmaceutical Association VP-Government Affairs Buddy Menn are establishing a Washington, D.C. office for Boehringer-Ingelheim. Menn was most recently chief-of-staff to Sen. Robert Graham (R-Fla.), and previously worked in government affairs for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (1"The Pink Sheet" March 19, 2001, p. 7). The office opened in January. BI has a rapidly growing presence in the U.S. pharma market; its product line includes brands (Spiriva, Mobic, Aggrenox, Flomax, etc.), generics (Roxane labs), OTCs (Ducolax) and animal health...