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.
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 won Best Integrated Campaign at the 5th Annual Strategic Patient Adherence Awards – 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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