Highlights & External Recognition

External Recognition

  • #1 Biotech company on the Dow Jones Sustainable World Index (DJSI) in 2018
  • Recognized as one of Most Innovative Companies of 2018 by Fast Company
  • Five Consecutive Years ‘Best Place to Work’ for LGBTQ Equality in the U.S. by the Human Rights Campaign – Received a perfect score of 100 for 2018
  • Recognized on Forbes’ 2018 World’s Best Employers Global List (#51), Best Employers for Women List (#38) and Best Employers for Diversity in the U.S. (#111) 
  • #1 Biopharma company on Forbes’ America’s ‘Most JUST Companies’ list in 2018 (#19 overall)
  • 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2018 by CR Magazine (#37)
  • 2018 International Prix Galien Award as Best Biotechnology Product for SPINRAZA to treat SMA. Honor marks the seventh Prix Galien for SPINRAZA, following country recognitions in the U.S., Germany, Italy, Belgium-Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
  • #10 on IDEA Pharma’s 2018 Pharmaceutical Innovation Index
  • 100% score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI) in 2018 – a joint initiative of AAPD and Disability:IN
  • The Sustainability Yearbook (RobecoSAM) – Gold Class and Industry Mover Award (2019); Silver Class and Industry Mover (2018)
  • Named to CDP's Supplier Engagement Rating Leader Board in 2018
  • One of 161 leading businesses committed to 100% renewable power via RE100 in 2018
  • Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership National Top 100 list in 2018
  • 2018 Boston Biotech Lifetime Achievement Award presented by LeadingBiotech in honor of Biogen’s 40th Anniversary
  • 2018 Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management / Goal Setting from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR) in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies 
  • 2018 “Breakthroughs in the Community” Award from Breakthrough Greater Boston for inspiring excitement for learning, creating paths to college and promoting careers in education
  • 2018 Corporate Philanthropy Award from Triangle Business Journal (NC) for outstanding corporate partnership with the Museum of Life and Science in Durham
  • 2018 STEMmy Award for STEM Industry Partner of the Year from STEM in the Park (RTP) celebrating the achievements of individuals, schools, organizations and partners for outstanding work in STEM
  • Named one of top charitable contributors in Massachusetts by Boston Business Journal in 2018