OUR PURPOSE PIONEERING SCIENCE REPORTING 113 BIOGEN FOUNDATION: 2021 HIGHLIGHTS BIOGEN 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW PATIENTS OUR PEOPLE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY Youth Neurology program participants increase interest in pursuing neuroscience careers Food For Free’s Just Eats Program collaborates with the Biogen Foundation to reduce food insecurity In February 2021, the sources of food that nonprofit Food For Free relied on disappeared, and families in need were at risk of going hungry in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s when the Biogen Foundation stepped in as an inaugural sponsor of Food For Free’s Just Eats Grocery Box program, a new initiative to reduce food insecurity in the Greater Boston area. The Biogen Foundation committed $100,000 – matching $50,000 from Life Science Cares and funding an additional $50,000 – to help Just Eats distribute 3,000 boxes of food each week through their network of community partners, such as food pantries, low-income housing sites and schools. Filled with produce, grains, and proteins, these packages have been dispersed widely to diverse populations. “The financial contribution from Biogen has supported the equivalent of getting about 120,000 meals out into the community,” said Food For Free CEO Sasha Purpura. In addition to supporting Just Eats, Biogen also donates kitchen space at Biogen’s headquarters for Food For Free’s Heat-n-Eats program, which re-purposes prepared foods into single-serving meals for people with limited access to kitchens. SPOTLIGHT Providing humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine Biogen is heartbroken by the war in Ukraine and stands firmly with the global community in providing humanitarian aid. Consistent with our values, the Biogen Foundation launched an employee giving campaign that is doubling employee donations. Together we have already raised a total of more than $550,000 and counting, to provide medical supplies, food, water and other essential support through five charitable organizations: the International Medical Corps, Polish Humanitarian Action, the Swiss Red Cross, UNICEF and UNHCR. In addition, the Biogen Foundation is supporting the Swiss Red Cross and Poland Humanitarian with grants totaling $250,000. We are also working closely with patients, the medical community and governments to ensure people living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) displaced by the war in Ukraine have access to treatment across Europe. To that end, Biogen and the Biogen Foundation have provided a €25,000 grant to SMA Europe and are in communication with our partners to guarantee continued patient care. This assistance is part of an overall commitment of $1.9 million that also includes Biogen in-kind contributions of essential supplies, employee relief bonuses and volunteering. “We are inspired by Biogen employees worldwide who are stepping up to meet the moment, and we are particularly humbled by our colleagues in Poland, who are opening their hearts and homes to Ukrainian refugees and finding many other ways to serve” , says Biogen Poland employee Adrian Laorden, who, among his other volunteering efforts, recently prepared 1,100 sandwiches for Ukrainian refugees with fellow Biogen employees. “It’s very touching that people are working together across the globe to help refugees from Ukraine in need of assistance.” We are closely monitoring this evolving situation and exploring additional ways to support our neighbors in need. Patrycja Cogiel of Biogen Poland labels some of the 1,100 sandwiches to be delivered to Ukrainian refugees. 54% Beginning of program End of program 100% MAKEUP OF MGH YOUTH NEUROLOGY 2021 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS 86% Black, Hispanic or Native American 76% Female or non-binary 86% First-generation students 31% From immigrant families