Shire: a specialty global biopharmaceutical company

This series of company profiles looks at some of the major players in the UK pharmaceutical industry, their current areas of expertise, and forthcoming products and initiatives that will have an impact on therapeutics and prescribing in the near future. In this article we provide an overview of Shire and its current portfolio, and look at its current pipeline and areas of research interest. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.