Overall impact
B (77)

Commentary

Biogen is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 77.4 for overall impact (93rd percentile compared to all companies), Biogen ranks 70th out of 575 industry peers, behind Uluru, Curium Pharma, Recro Pharma and 66 others, and ahead of Minerva Neurosciences, Soligenix, Immune Therapeutics and 502 others. On top material causes for Biogen's industry (Pharmaceuticals & Biotech), Biogen performs well in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (95.4 score), Reduced Waste (95.7), Equal Pay and Opportunity (95.7) and 8 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Reduced Use of tobacco (18.2 score), Accountable Institutions (0.0) and Humane Treatment of Animals (0.0).
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Animal treatment
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Arctic drilling
Cannabis
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Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Discrimination controversies
Environmental controversies
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Undermining US elections
Weapons
Impact

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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Arctic drilling
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Discrimination controversies
Environmental controversies
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Undermining US elections
Weapons
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Controversies
Controversies associated with Biogen. Click on a controversy for more info
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BIIB Price
$234.64
Last available end-of-day price. Full disclosure
Revenue
$9.99 billion
Market cap
$34.00 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Founded
1978
Employees
8,725
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Peer group
Biotechnology
SASB industry
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Headquarters
Massachusetts, United States
Share classes
BIIB
Mission
We are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.
Description
Biogen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers therapies for treating neurological and neurodegenerative diseases in the United States, Europe, Germany, Asia, and internationally. The company offers TECFIDERA, VUMERITY, AVONEX, PLEGRIDY, TYSABRI, and FAMPYRA for multiple sclerosis (MS); SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy; ADUHELM to treat Alzheimer's disease; FUMADERM to treat plaque psoriasis; BENEPALI, an etanercept biosimilar referencing ENBREL; IMRALDI, an adalimumab biosimilar referencing HUMIRA; FLIXABI, an infliximab biosimilar referencing REMICADE; and BYOOVIZ, a ranibizumab biosimilar referencing LUCENTIS. It also provides RITUXAN for treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), rheumatoid arthritis, two forms of ANCA-associated vasculitis, and pemphigus vulgaris; RITUXAN HYCELA for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and CLL; GAZYVA to treat CLL and follicular lymphoma; OCREVUS for relapsing MS and primary progressive MS; LUNSUMIO to treat relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma; glofitamab for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and other anti-CD20 therapies. In addition, the company is developing various products for the treatment of MS, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, neuromuscular disorders, Parkinson's disease and movement disorders, neuropsychiatry, immunology related diseases, neurovascular disorders, genetic neurodevelopmental disorders, and biosimilars, which are under various stages of development. Biogen Inc. has collaboration and license agreements with Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.; Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited; Denali Therapeutics Inc.; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Neurimmune SubOne AG; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd.; Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.; and Sage Therapeutics, Inc. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Biogen, based on its industry peer group Biotechnology. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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