Support to patients groups and associations

Since 2005, UCB continues providing support to Canine Assistants, a U.S. based non-profit organisation and to “Hachiko”, a Belgian association, that both provide trained service dogs to improve the lives of people with physical disabilities, epilepsy or other needs.  In 2010, UCB assisted in organising good practices sharing event in Gent (Belgium) gathering two “Canine Assistants” representatives from the U.S. and 23 representatives from different European countries.

In Italy, UCB supports AIP - Associazione Italiana Parkinsoniani - a non-profit organisation with the purpose of providing systematic information on all aspects of Parkinson’s disease to patients, their families and healthcare workers operating in the field throughout Italy, as well as to institutions responsible for healthcare policy decisions.  AIP is a reference point for patients and their families also for problems that are not closely related to their clinical conditions, such as nutrition, physiotherapy, speech therapy and psychological support.

In France, UCB supports the French AFP (Association Française des Polyarthritiques et des Rhumatismes Inflammatoires Chroniques) by organising projects such as its national congress, where will be held informal sessions and workshops for patients and their families.

UCB and its employees support the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America which is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organisation dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
"Volunteering with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is important to me because of the voice it gives to the patients. It is so moving to witness firsthand the connections formed between individuals as they share their stories of living with or caring for someone with Crohn's and Colitis. As a member of the foundation's Georgia Board of Directors and Co-Chair for the Atlanta Take Steps Walk, I'm proud of the strides we are making towards raising awareness while doing more research and developing better treatments for these diseases." Debbi Denison, Associate Director, Treasury Operations