OUR PURPOSE PIONEERING SCIENCE PATIENTS OUR PEOPLE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY REPORTING 54 WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND WELL-BEING BIOGEN 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Immunology: Care+ launches in Europe Biogen launched Care+, a new mobile health app designed to help patients proactively manage their conditions and improve treatment outcomes in consultation with their healthcare professionals. It contains detailed disease information, a practical self-assessment tool, lifestyle content and product information (in select countries). It also offers a range of practical patient-centric tools such as appointment and dose reminders, injection site history, medication travel card, MedInfo support contact and more. Care+ is the only mobile app that supports patients across a broad range of immunological diseases, covering eight separate disease states which together impact an estimated 30 million people in Europe alone. The app is designed specifically for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, non-radiographic spondyloarthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa (or acne inversa). Today, Care+ is available in iOS and Android in Germany and Italy and will launch in additional countries in 2022 to better support the community of 244,000 patients on Biogen biosimilars therapy – with the potential to extend to other therapy areas and geographies. insideALS offers the latest insights We launched insideALS, a website for both patients and physicians that is designed to provide a deeper understanding of genetic ALS. The result of a collaboration between Biogen, outside medical experts and the patient community, the site will be continually updated with the emerging science to provide insights and information to the ALS community. Supporting a patient-driven SMA community and navigation tools Biogen sponsors Together in SMA, a site with information about SMA symptoms, clinical guidelines and care options and insights from experienced members of the SMA community, with localized sites for nearly 30 countries or regions. In 2021, our Australia and New Zealand team introduced a new element to Together in SMA: Be Inspired, an SMA hub for adults with SMA, created by adults with SMA. On Be Inspired, SMA patients share their inspirational stories, SPOTLIGHT Aligning policy to unlock digital innovation in the healthcare space As part of World MS Day 2021, Biogen’s Shibi Belachew, Head of Science, Biogen Digital Health, Analytics and Solutions, participated in a virtual policy discussion convened by The Economist, alongside Eva Kaili, member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Committee for the Future of Science and Technology. During the “Brain and Machine: Improving MS in a Digital Age” fireside chat, the discussion focused on how we can align policy to unlock digital innovation in the healthcare space. Shibi underscored the importance of data, noting that an increase in the availability of different data in the healthcare environment has the potential to create a more holistic body of knowledge for regulatory decision making. He also emphasized how critical it will be to harmonize rules for digital technologies and devices across EU countries to support competitiveness in digital innovation, and stressed that accelerating the pace of scientific innovation requires effective policies and sufficient investment for research. useful information and life hacks. The regional team also developed a Together in SMA Facebook page to connect people to Be Inspired, striving to deliver content that matters to the SMA community. Our Swiss affiliate launched the SMA Aurora app, which delivers “beyond-the-pill” services and bridges the gap from a first-in-class innovative therapy to an equally innovative patient experience. Some app benefits include the ability for patients and caregivers to document and assess motor function skills and increased service quality and qualitative remote motor function assessment through patient/caregiver collaboration with a provider. We’re also helping young adults navigate SMA by inspiring them to be more proactive about their care and aspirational about their futures, through Life with SMA virtual experiences – a simulation series we