We’re excited to announce the 2019 UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program™ is now open for applications. The program offers educational scholarships to people living with epilepsy, family members, and caregivers to help them fulfill their dreams. If you’re a high school senior, college, or graduate student in the epilepsy community looking for financial support to further your education, we invite you to keep reading.

Earlier today, we announced with Verint® Systems Inc. the release of our PD Coach app equipped with a patented conversational, virtual health assistant we named “April" for people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), their families, and caregivers. PD Coach is available now in the Apple and Android app stores. 

Throughout November, Epilepsy Awareness Month, we’re shining a spotlight on epilepsy, a severe neurological disease that 1 in 26 people will develop in their lifetime. 

This November, Epilepsy Awareness Month, we’re shining a spotlight on epilepsy – a patient community that’s near to our hearts and a research area we have been committed to for many years. Each day, we commit to helping people living with epilepsy like LaKeisha, patient advocate and life coach, achieve their dreams. 

Fellowship Preceptors (L to R): Oana Pop, Iram Hasan, Alexis Harper, Wanja Muthoga, Kate Kocik, Jennifer King, and Tanyja Porcha

Applications for our 2019-2021 Global Regulatory Affairs PharmD Fellowship Program are now closed. 

In this excerpt, Mitch Herndon, Patient Engagement Lead for UCB’s Global Clinical Sciences & Operations, talks about the importance of incorporating the patient perspective into clinical research studies. Read the full article on LinkedIn. 

It is estimated that a fragility fracture occurs every 3 seconds— totaling nearly 9 million fractures annually, worldwide. Oftentimes people think fragile bones are an inevitable part of getting older. But a broken hip or bone may more commonly be the result of an underlying condition: osteoporosis. So common that by the time you finish reading the title of this post, a fragility fracture due to osteoporosis has occurred.

As part of World Arthritis Day, we’re shining a spotlight on rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Learn more about RA, which is just one of the many different types of arthritis that affect the people we’re honoring today.

Today, we’re taking a deeper dive into some of the benefits and potential disadvantages of participating in a clinical research study. These points should be used in conjunction with advice from a healthcare professional when considering if participation in a clinical research study is right for you. 

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