Today, our Research Triangle Park office in Raleigh, North Carolina hosted its fifth annual Academic Engagement Night. 

At UCB, we strive to discover and deliver new solutions patients value. Whether it’s through leveraging big data, thinking outside the box to overcome barriers, or collaborating with others in the healthcare industry—initiatives across UCB are at the forefront of research, and recently, our experts have been in the news talking about what we’re working on.

UCB supports local events across the country that benefit patients. Recently, our employees participated in two different runs in support of the epilepsy and Crohn’s disease communities.

Yesterday, UCB’s Research Triangle Park (RTP) office hosted ten high school teachers as part of WakeEd’s SummerSTEM immersion program. SummerSTEM is an award-winning, eight-day professional development program to enrich educators’ understanding of the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) careers. This program is a collaboration between the WakeEd Partnership, the Wake County Public School System, and biotech businesses in North Carolina. 

Earlier this month, UCB supported Georgia BioEd Institute’s Summer Biotech Immersion Program. The pilot program took place at Paulding County High School from June 4-8. Eight biology and biotechnology teachers from metro Atlanta area high schools attended the laboratory-intensive professional learning experience in Marc Pedersen’s classroom, 2017 Biology Teacher of the Year.

L to R: Eddie Lee, Pharm.D., Robert Suruki, Sc.D., Ali Bozorg, M.D., Pamela Doty Braker, Ph.D., Stephen Yates, Ph.D.

Last week, 55 U.S.-based biopharmaceutical researchers from 20 different companies headed to Capitol Hill to share their stories with members of the U.S. Congress as part of the 2018 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) GoBoldly Fly-In.

We’re excited to be in Boston this week at the kickoff of the 25th 2018 BIO International Convention.

We are pleased to recognize two UCB leaders, Patty Fritz and Stephanie Hunter-Banks, who were recently appointed to leadership positions for Georgia healthcare industry groups: Georgia Bio and Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA), Atlanta Chapter, respectively. In support of our corporate strategy to create maximum value for patients, UCB is dedicated to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of these two leaders who encourage and inspire the UCB colleagues around them.

Last year, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) appointed UCB’s Kristi Lengyel, Director of U.S. Patient Advocacy, to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant and Lactating Women (PRGLAC). 

This spring, UCB engaged the Atlanta community at the 2018 Atlanta Science Festival with a booth called “How the Canine Mind Helps People with Severe Diseases.” The festival is a two-week celebration of science offering more than 100 events at locations throughout metro Atlanta. UCB participated at the expo event held in Piedmont Park on March 24.