About Transparency at Amgen

Amgen Ireland Limited uphold the highest standards of transparency and accountability in the pharmaceutical industry. We are fully compliant with the disclosure requirements of the IPHA Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Patient Advocacy Group Funding

Amgen partners with patient advocacy groups for the benefit of patients and in a way that is true to the Industry Code of Practice and Amgen's policy. Amgen is committed to making public the scope of its partnerships in Ireland in order to increase transparency. This includes stating the amount of funding that Amgen provides each year.

For the purposes of transparency and clarity, the following declarations include grants, donations and sponsorships provided by Amgen Ireland Limited, and grants, donations and sponsorships made by Amgen Inc. (USA) to patient advocacy organisations based in Ireland.

  • 2023

    In 2023, Amgen Ireland Ltd made the following donation and sponsorship payments:

    Patient Organisation Name Country Type(s) of support or services provided Description of the support or services provided Monetary value of financial support and/or invoiced costs Non-monetary benefit Fees for services paid
    CROÍ, WEST OF IRELAND CARDIAC FOUNDATION Ireland Financial Support Honoraria for Croí representatives to participate in Amgen Staff Meeting at ADL in October 2023 2,686.00 EUR
    DÓCHAS OFFALY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Ireland Financial Support Sponsorship of Dóchas Offaly Cancer Support Group Wellness Day 2023 900.00
    EUR
    IRISH CANCER SOCIETY Ireland Financial Support Matching donation for fundraising event for Breast Cancer month by Women's Network 1,266.00 EUR
    IRISH HEART FOUNDATION Ireland Financial support Charity walk by staff for Amgen Mission Week 2022 1,550.00 EUR
    IRISH HEART FOUNDATION Ireland Financial support Honoraria to Irish Heart Foundation representative to speak at Amgen Staff Meeting at ADL in October 2023 574.00 EUR
    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS COMPANY LTD Ireland Financial Support Sponsorship of The Irish Osteoporosis Society Annual Medical Conference in October 2023 15,000.00 EUR
    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS COMPANY LTD Ireland Financial Support Donation towards the update and maintenance of the Irish Osteoporosis Society Charity Website in 2023 30,000.00 EUR
    IRISH PLATFORM FOR PATIENTS' ORGANISATIONS, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY Ireland Financial support Membership fee for The Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science and Industry (IPPOSI) 8,500.00 EUR
    IRISH SKIN FOUNDATION Ireland Financial support Donation to the Irish Skin Foundation to support the operation and running costs for their nurse run Helpline which provides specialist guidance for people living with a skin condition in Ireland 20,000.00 EUR
    LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER IRELAND Ireland Financial Support Honorarium paid to the Look Good Feel Better organisation for their representative presenting at the Amgen organised National Oncology Nurses Meeting 2023 225.00 EUR
    MULTIPLE MYELOMA IRELAND Ireland Financial Support Sponsorship of Multiple Myeloma Ireland Annual Wild Myeloma Way Cycle to raise funds and build awareness and advocacy for Multiple Myeloma in Ireland and support patients, their families and care givers. 7,500.00 EUR
  • 2022

    In 2022, Amgen Ireland Ltd made the following donation and sponsorship payments:

     

    PO name

    Country

    Types of the support or services provided

    Description of the support or services

    Monetary value of financial support and of invoiced costs

    Non-monetary benefit for PO

    Fees for services paid

    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS COMPANY LTD

    Ireland

    Financial support

    Sponsorship of "The Irish Osteoporosis Society Annual Medical Conference" in Oct 2021

    15,000.00 EUR

     

     

    PURPLE HOUSE CANCER SUPPORT LTD

    Ireland

    Financial support

    Honorarium for a representative to speak at the Amgen event "Annual National Oncology Nurse Meeting 2022"

     

     

    300.00 EUR

    MULTIPLE MYELOMA IRELAND

    Ireland

    Financial support

    Donation to support the "Wild Myeloma Way Cycle", which is a two-day road cycling event to raise funds that took place in September 2022

    7,500.00 EUR

     

     

    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS COMPANY LTD

    Ireland

    Financial support

    Sponsorship of “The Irish Osteoporosis Society Annual Medical Conference” in October 2022

    15,000.00 EUR

     

     

    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS COMPANY LTD

    Ireland

    Financial support

    Donation to support the update and maintenance of the charity website

    20,000.00 EUR

     

     

    IRISH SKIN FOUNDATION

    Ireland

    Financial support

    Donation to support the Irish Skin Foundation Nurse Helpline 2022

    20,000.00 EUR

     

     

    IRISH CANCER SOCIETY

    Ireland

    Financial Support

    Donation to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    225.00 EUR

     

     

  • 2021

    In 2021, Amgen Ireland Ltd made the following donation and sponsorship payments:

    PO name Country Types of the support or services provided Description of the support or services Monetary value of financial support and of invoiced costs Non-monetary benefit for PO Fees for services paid
    IRISH CANCER SOCIETY Ireland Financial support Sponsorship of the "Living Well with and Beyond Cancer" Conference 2021 €10,000
    CORK ARC CANCER SUPPORT HOUSE Ireland Significant indirect support Sponsorship of the "Health and Wellbeing Webinar" for Healthcare Professionals in 2021 €3,000
    ARTHRITIS IRELAND Ireland Financial support Donation to support the Arthritis Ireland website and information stands €10,000
    IRISH CANCER SOCIETY Ireland Financial support Donation to support Volunteer Drivers, Nursing Services, cancer support line and survivor support service €6,666
    IRISH CANCER SOCIETY Ireland Financial support Amgen matched funds raised by staff to support Volunteer Drivers, Nursing Services, cancer support line and survivor support service €3,000
    IRISH SKIN FOUNDATION Ireland Financial support Donation to support the Irish Skin Foundation Nurse Helpline 2021  €20,000    
    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY Ireland Financial support Donation to support the IOS Website Redesign/ Patient Support Helpline  €65,000    
    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY Ireland Significant indirect support Sponsorship of the "She deserves a break" Osteoporosis disease awareness campaign  €377,956    
  • 2020

    In 2020, Amgen Ireland Ltd made the following donation and sponsorship payments:

    PO name Country Types of the support or services provided Description of the support or services Monetary value of financial support and of invoiced costs Non-monetary benefit for PO Fees for services paid
    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS COMPANY LTD Ireland Financial support Donation to support Covid-19 Website and sponsorship of Irish Osteoporosis National Conference €22,500
    IRISH OSTEOPOROSIS COMPANY LTD Ireland Significant indirect support Sponsorship of Direct To Patient Campaign €447,760
    ARTHRITIS IRELAND Ireland Financial support Donation to INITIative (Investigator Network for inflammatory Bowel Disease in Ireland) €20,000
    CROI WEST OF IRELAND CARDIAC & STROKE FOUNDATION Ireland Financial support Sponsorship of NIPC (National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health) National Conference €8,000
    IRISH CANCER SOCIETY Ireland Financial support Conference sponsorship and donation to support the society's COVID response and nursing services €28,500

Transfer of Value Disclosure to HCPs, HCOs, and R&D

2016 Onwards

Research and Development payments made to Healthcare Professionals and Healthcare Organisations are, from 2016 onwards, listed in aggregate form for Ireland in the IPHA online database which can be found here: IPHA Transfer of Value website




Job Code: IRL-NP-1124-80011
Date of preparation: November 2024