OUR PURPOSE PIONEERING SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY REPORTING 77 PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION BIOGEN 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW PATIENTS OUR PEOPLE Inspiring the next generation We aim to plant the seed of interest in neuroscience, helping educate underrepresented future leaders of the industry and expand our talent pool. For example, through a collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine, we welcomed our first intern cohort from HBCUs to our Summer Health Equity Fellowship Program in 2020. The fellowship program, which engages M.D. and Ph.D. students, aims to advance health equity and improve patient experiences. In 2021, we increased overall participation from 5 to 18 interns, falling just shy of our goal to increase participation by 300% from our 2020 number. In Latin America, the Biogen Intercontinental Region (BIR) developed FemSTEM, a campaign to empower girls and women to pursue a path in STEM. The campaign includes a podcast series and opportunities for participants to engage via Women in Bio, U.N. Women and NS Innovation in South America. Þ LEARN ABOUT OUR LONGSTANDING STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE YOUTH NEUROLOGY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM, CO–DEVELOPED WITH MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Building a diverse talent pipeline Biogen supports a variety of programs – internally and externally – for people underrepresented in the life sciences industry. Fostering diverse talent Biogen has a range of active initiatives to nurture and retain diverse talent, increasing the cadre of promotion-ready internal candidates. For example, in 2016, Biogen helped create The Partnership, Inc.’s BioDiversity Fellows Program, which nurtures the potential leadership of mid-career professionals who are underrepresented in the life sciences industry. The curriculum builds leadership competence in areas such as relationship and organizational skills. Participants attend monthly classes, are assigned executive coaches and meet in small groups for peer feedback and support. This is just one program that helps strengthen the leadership capacity of our Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino and Asian American employees. The majority of graduates have been promoted during or after program completion, and we are pleased to have had 133 employees participate in the program. In 2021, building on the success of the Massachusetts-based BioDiversity Fellows Program, we helped launch the North Carolina Mid-Career Leadership Accelerator Program with an initial group of 40 participants from various industries. The Accelerator Program helps professionals strengthen their leadership capacity, and is designed to advance Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino and Asian American leaders in the industries driving the economy of the Research Triangle and Charlotte region in North Carolina. In February 2022, we launched a second cohort of participants. The Partnership, Inc.’s BioDiversity Fellows Program and North Carolina Leadership Mid-Career Accelerator Program, as well as the Associates and Next Generation Executive programs, support Biogen’s diverse talent pools and focus on career growth, building leadership capabilities and providing participants with tools to advance their career paths. SPOTLIGHT Mentoring LGBTQ+ refugees The Tent Partnership for Refugees is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes the global business community to include refugees. Tent members, from 200 large multi-national companies, span industries from consumer goods and technology, to financial and professional services. In 2021, Biogen joined Tent and asked 50 employees to consider giving their time to mentoring refugees. In a show of concern typical of Biogen, in less than a week we had double the number of mentors needed, providing each mentee with access to two employees committed to supporting their transition to a new life.