Corporate Responsibility latest news
05 Jan 2010 - Shire Recognized for Supporting Children & Families
Three community relations programs in three months giving hope to 25,000 children across the greater Philadelphia region garnered Shire a special award - the “Great Friend to Kids” Award - presented by the Please Touch Museum.
30 Oct 2009 - Shire helps Crittenton Women’s Union
On October 22nd and 23rd, wielding paint brushes, hammers, rakes, and glue-guns, an army of more than 40 Shire employees undertook a complete refurbishing of Hastings House in Brighton...
29 Oct 2009 - Shire EU Legal Team get their hands dirty for the Thrive Charity
On 30 September, the EU legal team visited the Thrive Garden Project to assist in tidying the facility for winter.
28 Oct 2010 - Shire UK shows its spirit for a worthy cause
On the Thursday afternoon, CEO Angus Russell, members of the Leadership Team and over 150 Shire UK employees jogged, walked, skipped and hopped for charity, whilst donning fancy dress be it a brightly colored wig, full bat man outfit or a diving suit!
17 Aug 2009 - KidsCompany – Summer of Love!
Shire is really pleased to have been able to support the KidsCompany this summer with their ‘Summer of Love’ programme.
29 Jul 2009 - Shire helps make a splash
The excitement on the kids’ faces said it all as they sat on the edge of the swimming pool with their anxious feet flipping around the cool, refreshing water waiting patiently in the summer heat for the whistle to blow, signaling the official opening of their neighborhood pool.
06 Jul 2009 - Volunteering helps Shire’s US Commercial Operations team bond
On June 26, members of Shire’s U.S. Commercial Operations team in Chesterbrook, PA spent the day volunteering at a local charity.
29 Apr 2009 - Raising money in L’Aquila, Italy
On April 6, an earthquake measuring 6.3 struck the Italian community of L'Aquila, a 13th-century mountain city, and other villages in the Abruzzo Region.
20 Mar 2009 - Shire Pride: Project Playground 2008!
Building on our Shire purpose statement, our Shire Chesterbrook team enabled children and families in the Feltonville neighborhood of Philadelphia to lead better lives with the grand opening of Shire’s Project Playground.
17 Mar 2009 - Shire UK: You did something funny for money!
On Friday 13 March, employees in Shire's UK office did something 'funny for money' in support of Red Nose Day to raise money for charities. The cash has been counted, and an impressive...
25 Feb 2009 - Shire UK sponsors evening with Nicola Horlick
As part of our ongoing commitment to corporate responsibility and working with the Basingstoke community Shire proudly sponsored an Evening with Nicola Horlick at the Ark Conference Centre.
08 Dec 2009 - Shire donates for the holidays
As part of our ongoing commitment to Corporate Responsibility and environmental awareness, Shire does not produce and send Christmas or holiday cards.
23 Sep 2009 - Live ADHD Web Chat Launched in Germany
In celebration of the 2nd European ADHD Awareness Week, patient advocacy group ADHS Deutschland and Shire Germany launched a pilot German Web chat programme, ADHS CHAT
19 Feb 2009 - Americares Airlift in Darfur
Shire Aids Epilepsy Patients in West Darfur with the 10th AmeriCares Airlift to the Region
18 Dec 2008 - Shire & RSC investing in tomorrow’s scientists
Working with the Royal Society of Chemistry as one of their educational outreach partners since June 2007, Shire’s commitment to Corporate Responsibility and the joint common aim to raise awareness of the sciences through education continues in a big way!
27 Nov 2008 - Season's Greetings from your friends at Shire!
As part of our ongoing commitment to Corporate Responsibility and environmental awareness, it is a Shire tradition not to send cards at this time of the year. Read on for more of what we will do.
08 Sep 2008 - Know Your Numbers! Week
Know your Numbers! Week is the UK’s biggest blood pressure testing and awareness event
30 Jul 2008 - Tatjana May appointed Chair of Shire’s CR Committee
Tatjana May appointed Chair of Shire’s CR Committee
22 Apr 2008 - Shire gets involved in global Earth Day 2008
Shire gets involved in global Earth Day 2008
07 Apr 2008 - Shire awarded Gold Status by Business in the Community (BiTC)
Shire has been awarded Gold Status by Business in the Community (BiTC)
26 Feb 2008 - Introducing SAVE
Introducing SAVE - Shire's Actions and Values for the Environment
11 Jan 2008 - Alzheimer's Society Christmas Lunch
On 10th December, Shire sponsored the Alzheimer's Christmas Lunch, which took place at The Barn, Church Cottage, next to St Michael's Church, in Basingstoke.
28 Nov 2007 - Shire Pharmaceuticals donates over 400 laptops
First major donation of hardware helps those in need access a brighter future
20 Nov 2007 - Shire team participates in the Memory Walk at Citizen's Bank Park
Despite the wind, rain and unexpectedly chilly temperatures, fourteen Shire team members proudly participated in the Memory Walk
02 Oct 2007 - Shire launches Clinical Study Results Database
Shire has launched a Clinical Study Results Database.
06 Sep 2007 - New partnership promises bright future for organic chemistry in the UK
The teaching of organic chemistry in schools across the UK is to benefit as a result of a donation to the Royal Society of Chemistry from Shire plc, a FTSE50 leading global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in the UK.
15 Aug 2007 - Supporting Canada's Access to Medicines Regime
Shire BioChem Inc. announced today that it is pleased to support Canada's Access to Medicines Regime to enable a Canadian company (Apotex) to manufacture in Canada a generic fixed dose triple combination antiretroviral medicine that contains a drug (3TC(R)
24 Jul 2007 - Supporting medical education
With $1 billion invested every year, the pharmaceutical industry makes a vital contribution to independent continuing education programs for physicians in the US. But with such large sums at stake, there has been growing public concern that these funds
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