Michele has lived with tonic-clonic seizures since the age of 28 when she experienced her first seizure while swimming in a pool. This Epilepsy Awareness Month, read about her journey to seizure freedom. 

This Veterans Day, UCB is proud to highlight three of our veterans as they share their transition from the military to the civilian workforce, and what it means to be a veteran at UCB.

Read about UCB's BEING (Black Employee Interconnecting Network Group) - a new employee resource group founded to create and sustain an environment within UCB that will support recruitment, retention, engagement and professional development, and advancement for Black employees. 

As we join the rheumatology community at ACR Convergence 2020, Head of U.S. Medical Immunology, Dr. Jeff Stark, shares the importance of a new diagnostic code for nr-axSpA in helping to improve the patient journey and to lead to more innovation. Read more.

Read more from UCB's Head of U.S. Immunology, Camille Lee, who shares how UCB is supporting dermatology patients now throughout the pandemic and in the future. 

UCB is proud to have scientists like Cierra Spencer, PhD, who are driven and share our vision to create an environment that encourages innovation, expertise, and #diversity. Cierra shares the story of how she found her passion for the pharmaceutical industry and some advice for other women in science as they pursue their career. 

As the nationwide shortage of rheumatologists continues, UCB would like to encourage the development of future Thought Leaders in key areas of unmet need. By creating additional training opportunities for current rheumatology fellows, UCB hopes specifically to increase women’s health expertise in the rheumatology community. This program will support the year-long training of up to three rheumatology fellows ($100,000 each) with a specialized focus on women’s health-related issues, specifically in the context of inflammatory diseases.  

UCB’s Iram Hasan, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, understands the importance of being flexible and attributes the milestones in her career path to this mentality. Read more from Iram on how keeping an open mind led her to launching UCB’s first PharmD fellowship program in Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA).

UCB is committed to investing in STEM education across the U.S. because we recognize the important role of the biopharmaceutical industry to inspire and develop a sustainable and diverse STEM workforce now and in the future. With this, we also know there are many challenges teachers and students may face when developing STEM programs, especially during a pandemic. As such, UCB has looked for different approaches to expand our investment to better support them. 

As UCB continues to grow as a global company, the diversity and inclusivity of the culture continues to expand as well by creating new opportunities of connection both within and beyond UCB’s employee community. In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, UCB is proud to offer a new employee resource group (ERG), RAIZ, dedicated to the many Hispanic and Latino UCB colleagues.