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Shire

Shire is a pharma organization headquartered in CN. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Late Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Hunter Syndrome, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Crohn's Dis

JP HQ
3,523 Employees
NMPA registrant Type
Company details
Status
Public
HQ
JP
Employees
3,523
Programs
9
Drugs
8
Patents
0

Quick answer

Shire is a pharma organization headquartered in CN. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Late Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Hunter Syndrome, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Crohn's Disease. NovaPharmaNews links 9 clinical program(s), 0 drug profile(s), and 0 patent record(s) to this entity from public FDA, EMA, ClinicalTrials.gov, and USPTO sources. Pipeline phase mix: phase 3 (4), phase 2 (4), approved (1).

Company snapshot

Shire is now part of Takeda. Follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/takeda-pharmaceuticals/

  • 9 active pipeline program(s) linked via ClinicalTrials.gov.
  • 9 trial update(s) in the last 12 months.

Public regulatory, clinical, patent, and corporate records for Shire. Not investment advice.

Lead pipeline drugs

Active clinical programs

Momentum

Proprietary activity score for Shire.

1 active signal

20 /100 +0 vs 30 days ago

Signal breakdown

  • Clinical trials 8 30d
  • Nova articles 0 30d
  • Patents filed 0 30d
  • FDA actions 0 30d
  • SEC filings 0 30d
  • Conference presentations 0 90d
  • Pipeline advances 0 30d

Recent activity

Latest pipeline, patent, and corporate events for Shire.

  1. Clinical update

    Recombinant human arylsulfatase A — Phase 2

  2. Clinical update

    Elaprase for intravenous (IV) infusion — Approved

  3. Clinical update

    SHP611 — Phase 2

  4. Clinical update

    rhASA — Phase 2

  5. Clinical update

    rhASA — Phase 2

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Quick answers

Common questions about this sponsor — for analysts and search.

  • What is Shire?

    Shire is a pharma organization headquartered in CN. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Late Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Hunter Syndrome, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Crohn's Disease. NovaPharmaNews links 9 clinical program(s), 0 drug pro

  • Is Shire publicly traded?

    Shire appears in our database through regulatory marketing authorisation or clinical trial sponsor records; a US listed ticker is not shown for this entity.

  • What drugs does Shire develop or market?

    We link 8 drug profile(s) where Shire is an originator or marketer in FDA or regional approval metadata. See the drug portfolio table on https://novapharmanews.com/companies/shire-pharmaceutical-contracts-limited#company-drugs.

  • What are the latest developments for Shire?

    In the last 12 months our linked public records show 9 trial program update(s) and 0 US patent grant(s) tied to this profile.

  • What therapeutic areas does Shire focus on?

    Shire focuses on Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Late Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Hunter Syndrome based on our analysis of their pipeline programs and drug development activities.

Therapeutic focus

Therapeutic area distribution

Pipeline concentration by therapeutic area from linked clinical programs.

Programs by therapeutic area

Others
16
Neurology
2
Infectious Disease
2