Awards
At Shire, we're proud of our achievements. Whether it's a team award or an individual honor, we like to let people know about our recognition in the industry.
Shire in the UK was named Marketing Company of the Year the annual PharmaTimes Marketeer Awards in recognition of the Company’s excellence in commercial marketing activities – December 2011
Shire was named Company of the Year in the UK’s annual TechMARK Awards in recognition of the Company’s sound business strategy, long term growth potential, and innovative approach to technology development – November 2011
Shire CEO Angus Russell is profiled in Pharmaceutical Executive magazine’s 30 year anniversary edition as one of 30 people who have made a difference through their innovative leadership that has transformed the industry – October 2011
Shire received the “Harvester of Hope Award” from Philabundance, the Philadelphia region’s largest hunger relief organization, providing emergency food and access to services to people at risk of hunger and malnutrition throughout the Delaware Valley, for its commitment to fighting hunger in communities across the region – September 2011
Shire in greater Philadelphia received a Platinum Award from GVF, a transportation management association, at the 2011 Sustainable Awards, recognizing organizations for their outstanding achievements in implementing programs that provide and promote commuting alternatives for their employees and its community in ways that reduce congestion and improve air quality – September 2011
Shire in Massachusetts was honored by Mass Recycle with their Business Gold Award for our leadership and innovation in promoting and executing sustainable on-site recycling and waste reduction – July 2011
Shire’s Fosrenol team wins top honors at the UK’s 2011 Communiqué Awards for the “Making a Difference" campaign. Supporting community and patient organizations is at the heart of Shire; instead of constructing a traditional display booth at the ERA-EDTA Congress, Shire invited delegates to symbolically build it brick-by-brick, each brick directing funds to patient organizations that improve renal patient care – July 2011
Shire is honored as the Business of the Year at the 2011 First Women Awards, recognizing the Company as the only FTSE 100 business where women make up 50 percent of the executive leadership team. The First Women Awards recognizes pioneering women and organizations in the UK whose achievements open up opportunities for others – June 2011
Shire’s corporate film – Better Lives – receives the Silver Medal at the US International Film and Video Festival – June 2011
Shire is named Company of the Year at the European Mediscience Awards for the second consecutive year. Selected from more than 300 eligible European medical science companies, Shire was recognized as a well managed, soundly financed growth business with a well defined strategy delivering its key financial, ethical and social ambitions – June 2011
Shire’s Sylvie Grégoire is named one of the 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences Industry by PharmaVOICE magazine – June 2011
Shire is named one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal – May 2011
Shire is named one of the Top Charitable Contributors in the greater Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia Business Journal – May 2011
Shire’s Reminyl XL team in the UK won the Healthcare Professional Direct Mail category in the Pharmaceutical Marketing Advertising Awards – January 2011
Shire’s new manufacturing facility in Lexington, Massachusetts receives Honorable Mention in the Facility of the Year Awards, a global biopharma industry program recognizing state-of-the-art projects that utilize innovative technologies and illustrate a shared commitment of individuals in companies worldwide to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing technology for the benefit of all global consumers – January 2011
The Boston Business Journal names Shire’s Human Genetic Therapies business, headquartered in Massachusetts and led by Sylvie Grégoire, President, Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., one of the top woman-led businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – December 2010
Mass High Tech, the life sciences and technology publication in Massachusetts, named Shire to its “Tech Citizenship” list in recognition of Shire’s support of charitable organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – December 2010
Shire’s Firazyr, a treatment for patients diagnosed with Hereditary Angiodema, takes the top honor in the orphan disease category at the 2010 UK Prix Galien Awards. The Prix Galien is considered among the most prestigious distinctions in the industry, recognizing technical, scientific and clinical research to develop innovative medicines – October 2010
Shire’s Bill Ciambrone is named one of the 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences Industry by PharmaVOICE magazine – July 2010
Shire received top honors in two categories at the annual Communiqué Awards, which recognize excellence in healthcare communications and are presented by the PMGroup in the UK. Shire won in the “Best Internal Communications” category for A Brave New Brand for Shire Pharmaceuticals, recognizing the communication activities related to the introduction of Brave, Shire’s corporate brand; and in the “Best Medical Communications via Meetings or Congresses” category for “Through the Looking Glass: A Child’s Perspective on ADHD” developed to help Shire's entry into the UK ADHD market – July 2010
Shire and Proteus Theatre Company receive top honors in the Cultural Branding and Innovation category at the UK’s Arts & Business South East Awards 2010 for their partnership on the production of The Elephant Man performed at the prestigious ‘Brits Off Broadway’ Festival in New York. The Arts & Business Awards celebrate the best in creative collaborations across the south east of England. The Awards honor successful business and arts partnerships that demonstrate tangible benefits for each organization; Shire’s goal was to increase awareness around early diagnosis of rare diseases – July 2010
Shire is named Company of the Year at the European Mediscience Awards. Selected from more than 300 eligible European medical science companies, Shire was recognized as a well managed, soundly financed growth business with a well defined strategy delivering its key financial, ethical and social ambitions – June 2010
The National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) honors Shire with the 2010 Partners in Progress Corporate Award in recognition of the accelerated development of VPRIV (velaglucerase alfa for injection), a new treatment for Gaucher patients, providing this therapy to patients through early access programs ahead of commercial approval – May 2010
Shire’s “FOSRENOL On Track” Program is named the Best Integrated Patient Support Program at the Annual Strategic Patient Adherence Awards presented at the Annual Forum on Patient Adherence, Compliance and Persistency event – April 2010
Shire’s Corporate Communications team receives top honors in the annual PR Week Awards, which are among the most prestigious honors in the communications industry and presented by PR Week magazine in the US, in the “Employee Communications Campaign of the Year” category for A Brave New Brand for Shire Pharmaceuticals, recognizing the communication activities related to the introduction of Brave, Shire’s corporate brand – March 2010
Shire’s ADHD team received top honors from the Telly Awards® and their Silver Council in the video broadcasting and production category for the INTUNIV Satellite Program through the Shire created "ADHD News Network” broadcast – March 2010
Shire’s International ADHD Marketing Team took home top honors at the Pharma Marketing Advertising Awards for our film Changing Faces of ADHD, which won the Craft Award for Best Digital Animation Film – February 2010
Shire’s Martin Smith was named UK Aspiring Marketer of the Year in the annual UK PharmaTimes Marketeer of the Year Awards – December 2009
The Public Relations Society of America’s Philadelphia chapter honors Shire with their top award, a Pepperpot, in the Community Relations category for our publicity campaigns and support of three philanthropic initiatives in the Philadelphia region – December 2009
Shire is named as one of the most admired companies in the health sector by UK publication Management Today magazine in their annual ranking, which is developed based on feedback from peers in each industry – December 2009
Shire is honored by the Please Touch Museum, a nationally-renowned children’s education institution in the US, with a 2009 Great Friend to Kids Award in recognition of our ongoing support of projects and events in support of children – November 2009
Shire’s ADHD team took home the Gold Award in the Best Unbranded TV category for our “Adult ADHD Is Real” PSA Campaign in the 2009 MM&M Awards, which recognize exceptional creativity and marketing effectiveness in healthcare – November 2009
Selected from more than 25 entrants and following a series of business challenge exercises, Shire’s Sharon Niven of our UK Renal Sales Team was named as the PharmaTimes Aspiring RBM of the Year winner in their annual awards program – September 2009
Shire CEO Angus Russell is named one of the 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences Industry by PharmaVoice magazine – July 2009
Shire BRAVE Film received the Silver World Medal at the Houston WorldFest, the largest independent film and video festival in the world – May 2009
Shire executive vice president Anita Graham is named one of the “40 Under 40” by the Philadelphia Business Journal in their annual award recognizing top performers under the age of 40 who have achieved significant career milestones – May 2009
Selected from more than 1100 entries from 22 countries, Shire’s Brave Film received the Certificate for Creative Excellence at the US International Film & Video Festival in the Employees - Motivational/Inspirational category – May 2009
Shire is ranked 24th among all businesses in the greater Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia Business Journal in their annual listing of Corporate Charitable Contributors – May 2009
Shire’s FOSRENOL team received the Silver Award in the DTC National Advertising Awards by DTC Perspectives Magazine for best Point of Care campaign for our renal dietitian and patient education program – April 2009
Shire’s ADHD Adult Market Expansion team led by Tom Curatolo, Beth Hamilton and Melissa Shideleff, received the Gold and Silver Awards in the 2009 DTC National Advertising Awards by DTC Perspectives Magazine for Best Disease Education Campaign and Best Integrated Campaign, respectively, for the “Adult ADHD Is Real” Public Service Announcement (PSA) Campaign with Howie Mandel – April 2009
Tom Curatolo of Shire’s ADHD team is named one of the Top 25 DTC Marketers of the Year by DTC Perspectives Magazine, the leading industry association for pharmaceutical consumer promotion, for his work to increase recognition, diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD through the RoADHD mobile screening program and the Howie Mandel PSA campaign – April 2009
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