9th Jul 2009 15:45
Dr Jeffrey Leiden appointed to Vertex Board.
Basingstoke, UK and Philadelphia, US - 8 July, 2009
Shire announces that Dr Jeffrey Leiden has been appointed a non executive director of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dr Leiden is Vice Chairman of Shire and Chairman of its Science and Technology Committee.
David Kappler is the Company's Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director. He is also Chairman of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee and the Company's Nomination Committee.
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Cl©a Rosenfeld (Rest of the World) +44 1256 894 160 Eric Rojas (North America) +1 617 551 9715 Media Jessica Mann (Rest of the World) +44 1256 894 280 Matthew Cabrey (North America) +1 484 595 8248 Jessica Cotrone (North America) +1 617 613 4640 Notes to editorsSHIRE PLC
Shire's strategic goal is to become the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), human genetic therapies (HGT) and gastrointestinal (GI) diseases as well as opportunities in other therapeutic areas to the extent they arise through acquisitions. Shire's in-licensing, merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in specialist markets with strong intellectual property protection and global rights. Shire believes that a carefully selected and balanced portfolio of products with strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales forces will deliver strong results.
For further information on Shire, please visit the Company's website: www.shire.com.
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Statements included herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time. In the event such risks or uncertainties materialize, the Company's results could be materially adversely affected. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with: the inherent uncertainty of research, development, approval, reimbursement, manufacturing and commercialization of the Company's Specialty Pharmaceutical and Human Genetic Therapies products, as well as the ability to secure and integrate new products for commercialization and/or development; government regulation of the Company's products; the Company's ability to manufacture its products in sufficient quantities to meet demand; the impact of competitive therapies on the Company's products; the Company's ability to register, maintain and enforce patents and other intellectual property rights relating to its products; the Company's ability to obtain and maintain government and other third-party reimbursement for its products; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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