Innovation
Getting on target in autoimmune diseases
Our immune system is a complex network of cells in our bodies that work together to protect us from harmful germs.But what happens when these cells malfunction?
Patients & consumers
A family diagnosis motivates me to make a difference for people with COPD
As a medical professional, I’m inspired every day to make a difference for COPD patients. As a doctor of pharmacy, I came to GSK motivated by the opportunity to have an impact on patient care.
Our people
ATS recognizes curious minds for advances in respiratory care
Steve Yancey and Dr. Hector Ortega were recognized by the American Thoracic Society with its highest award - The Research Innovation and Translation Achievement Award.
Patients & consumers
Meet Jennifer: a science researcher whose quest became her own health
As a biomedical researcher at a major medical institution, Jennifer’s happiest days are spent reading, learning, and working on discovering something that will help improve people’s health. While her research includes rare diseases, she never imagined that she’d one day put her skills to use on herself, to unlock the strange mystery going on inside her body.
Innovation
How do consumer insights fuel our innovation?
By asking our consumers what matters to them, we can keep innovating and evolving our products. Importantly, this is not just about using our science to improve the products themselves – but also how the product is delivered.
Our people
Who was Percy Julian?
Our history is filled with world-renowned scientists, Nobel Prize winners, Purple Heart Veterans, doctors, teachers, and thought leaders. Meet one such individual, Dr. Percy Julian.
Our people
Linking a chapter of GSK history to the fight for freedom
Game-changing discoveries are familiar in GSK’s laboratories, but it’s not every day that one of our eureka moments winds up in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Patients & consumers
Controlled asthma, to me, means freedom
Patients give a voice to living with asthma in this video from GSK and the CHEST Foundation.
Patients & consumers
Veterans continue to fight for respiratory health
After serving their country, many veterans face long-term health challenges but sometimes symptoms may not appear for decades and aren’t quickly recognized, aggravating their condition.
Patients & consumers
A birthday wish: for all COPD patients to live every breath
Wendy shares how COPD has impacted her family, and what she’s learned about our company from her 87-year-old Aunt Barb.
Our people
What I know about asthma… then and now.
A member of the GSK Medical Team, Katherine Smith, shares her story of how she learned about asthma…twice.
Our people
Crossing items off my bucket list, one breath at a time
Karen Scheffler, Manager, Sales Force Effectiveness, shares her personal journey in the pursuit of better breathing.
Our people
Jamie's story: I control my asthma, it doesn’t control me
Meet Jamie Kinghorn, a site communications manager at our Montrose site in the UK. Here Jamie explains how he’s controlled his asthma from a very young age; and how managing his asthma enabled him to climb Mount Kenya to support Save the Children.
Our people
Thank you for calling GSK. Meet Paul, the voice at the end of the line.
Paul Irving has been a friendly voice to patients for 16 years at our US Patient Response Center. Here, he tells about his passion for helping patients and reveals what it’s like to be at the other end of the line.
Patients & consumers
Don’t mind me. I’m just making sure I can breathe.
For some, breathing easy sounds simple – it just happens. But for Sarah and for millions of others like her, breathing can be a daily struggle.
Our people
Brian Johns goes boldly for people living with HIV
There are over 36 million people living with HIV around the world with an estimated 70% who are not adequately treating the virus.
Access to healthcare
Helping patients in need
Insurance coverage can be challenging, financial circumstances can change quickly, and sometimes patients need assistance paying for their prescription medications or vaccines.
How we do business
Fast-tracking our response to pandemics
In the wake of global pandemics such as Ebola and Zika, there is consensus that the world needs to be better prepared.
How we do business
Putting it plainly
In our opinion, being transparent is not a path to failure — it is a source of strength.
How we do business
Hunting for energy savings
You never know what you might find when you hunt for waste.
Our people
Building future leaders
Everyone talks about “leadership.” Business schools teach courses on it and war metaphors abound. Great leaders are often described as near-mythical creatures - like unicorns.
Our people
Designing inspiring and healthy workplaces
As a healthcare company, we focus on how we can best support the wellbeing of patients, consumers, and our employees.
Innovation
On target for a new era of drug discovery?
Almost half a century ago, the world entered an apparent golden era of drug discovery. Driven by a rapidly advancing understanding of biological processes in the body and medicinal chemistry, a generation of game-changing new medicines emerged.
Patients & consumers
GSK IMPACT Awards: 20 years of healthy communities
The GSK IMPACT Awards recognize local nonprofit organizations in our hometowns of Greater Philadelphia, PA and the Triangle Region, NC that are working to improve health hand-in-hand with the community.
Our people
The gift of time: increased parental leave
We all want the time and energy to invest in the things that matter most. That is why GSK is expanding our paid parental leave benefit in 2017.
Our people
Work Together, Give Together
One way GSK supports communities is the through the Orange Day initiative, allowing GSK employees to take a paid day off to volunteer for a chosen community project, nonprofit organization or cause which they support.
Our people
Engineers as leaders: The art of the possible over the probable
GSK's David Lynch reflects on his career, the role of engineering in healthcare, and the path to leadership in the profession.
Patients & consumers
Living with COPD Every Day: Sean’s Story
Pinch your nose and try breathing through a straw? Not so easy, right?
Our people
GSK archives: William Allen, scientist, businessman, abolitionist
When a company is as old as GSK (300 years this year!), the archives swell with items and documents related to our corporate heritage.
Patients & consumers
Inspiring Students through STEM Education Programs
In the next five years, the US will add eight million jobs in STEM fields. Yet more than 20% of all students, and half of all minority students, drop out of school before graduation.
Innovation
Scientists or detectives? Seeking new clues in COPD
We continuously strive for new opportunities to evolve our understanding of COPD that will help us meet individual patient needs.
How we do business
Helping to Change the World
FORTUNE Magazine published its 2016 list of companies that are changing the world, and we are honored to be ranked #1.
Patients & consumers
Take a Breather: 8 Fast Facts on Severe Asthma
You may know about asthma, and that 26 million people in the US have it. But, how much do you know about severe asthma?
Our people
Changing gears in a scientific career
GSK medic, Emma Hilton, tells us about her career in science and how she makes hard work easier.
Our people
Persevere to accelerate your career success: lessons from an engineer
I was born and raised in Mexico and grew up loving both science and people. This love drove me to study Chemical Engineering which eventually helped me become an engineer, a line manager, and, currently, the director of the Future Leaders Program in Global Manufacturing and Supply at GSK.
Patients & consumers
The power of advocacy: coming together for the patient
When it comes to patient care, information sharing is vital – between the patient and doctor, and among multiple members of the care team. But did you ever think that information sharing is equally important during the research process, long before a new medical therapy reaches patients?
Our people
Andy Dundon: the design behind the device
Andy Dundon leads our Research and Development (R&D) Device Engineering team in Ware, UK. His team focuses on ways to improve the design of our drug delivery devices, including through the use of digital technologies.
Innovation
Turning the tide on antibiotic resistance
Picture a world where people routinely die from minor infections, where invasive surgery like organ transplants can’t be performed because it’s too risky, and where hospital wards are breeding grounds for disease.
Our people
Clinical Trials: Q&A with Murray Stewart
Dr. Murray Stewart is our Chief Medical Officer. In this role, he is the most senior physician at GSK, and has overall responsibility for patient well-being across vaccines, pharmaceutical and consumer medicines. He also oversees medical ethics and integrity.
Patients & consumers
Beyond Breathing: When Is Asthma Really Under Control?
Often, despite trying many different asthma management techniques – from medication to avoiding triggers – patients have told me they were still experiencing asthma symptoms on a regular basis.
Access to healthcare
In Africa, markets matter for a healthy society
When it comes to improving access to healthcare in Africa, markets matter. From pharmaceutical companies to small clinics, an interconnected private market complements public sector services to help patients receive the healthcare they need, when and where they need it.
Our people
Safety first: Employee wellbeing rides on it
Every day, Rajendra rides his motorcycle 30 kilometers to and from the area he covers, and also uses it to travel to meet healthcare professionals.
Our people
Beyond manufacturing in Chile and Madagascar
In 2015, GSK Vaccines sent two vaccine manufacturing teams to South America and Africa to better understand the impact of their daily work.
Our people
Why I fight malaria: Laura's story
Laura is a scientist and a mom. Here she describes what motivates her to fight against malaria.
Innovation
Take a deep breath - your lung microbiome will appreciate it
Scientists are discovering just how important microbes are in maintaining our respiratory health and immunity
Innovation
Unlocking the secrets of the immune system to tackle disease
As science evolves we are learning that the immune system does so much more than protect us from an outside attack.
Patients & consumers
Fostering Wellness initiative: young people lead the way!
Jack Bailey, President GSK US Pharmaceuticals, and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and others announced the winners of our $1 million GSK IMPACT Grant.
Our people
My International Women's Day advice is for everyone
As a physician, a senior executive, a researcher and a parent, I play many roles – but I don’t often stop to think about my gender.
Our people
On the job with GSK's medical device research team
A mechanical engineering graduate on a GSK Future Leaders Programme is helping to develop user-friendly devices to administer treatments safely.
Our people
Volunteering in Kenya: a once in a lifetime experience
PULSE volunteer, Mizanul Islam shares his experience of working with Save the Children in Bungoma County, Kenya for six months in 2015.
Our people
Treating malaria: Making a change from the inside
Allan Pamba recalls his experiences as a doctor in Kenya and why he decided to work for ‘the enemy' - a pharmaceutical company.
Our people
A partnership perspective with Simon Wright
Simon Wright, Head for Child Survival at Save the Children, talks about how we’re working together to make sure the health needs of the world’s poorest children are at the top of everyone’s agenda.
Access to healthcare
TEDMED 2015: Art, inspired by vaccination
There are surprising similarities between an artist beginning a new work and a researcher on a quest to develop a vaccine.
Access to healthcare
Giving mothers and babies a healthier start
Find out how our scientists have adapted an ingredient from a GSK mouthwash into a potentially life-saving gel for newborns in developing countries.
Our people
War and peace: Ivo, Nobel prize winner
In the world of business—and scientific research—war metaphors abound. “Hitting our targets.” “Fighting cancer.” What we don’t see are many comparisons to peacekeeping.
Our people
Changing Lives
The PULSE Volunteer program is GSK’s flagship skills-based volunteering initiative. Launched in 2009, PULSE serves as a matchmaker for GSK and the non-profit sector – connecting the skills of our high-performing employees with the pressing needs of our non-profit partners.
Patients & consumers
Every breath you take: Alison’s story
Imagine if every breath you took was a struggle; imagine waking up in the night short of breath and wheezing.
Innovation
Cell and gene therapy: a new era of medicine
Since the structure of DNA was discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, significant advances have been made in our understanding of diseases caused by faulty genes.
Innovation
The race to richer data in clinical trials
That’s why we’re working with a range of partners, including the McLaren Technology Group and Medidata, to find new ways to use biosensors and mobile health platforms to improve patient care.
How we do business
Switching to consumer choice: medicines for everyday health
How our consumer strategy is improving quality of life and access to established medicines
How we do business
Flonase: the journey from prescription to OTC
Switching a product from a prescription medicine to over the counter (OTC) is nothing to sniff at.
Access to healthcare
The fight against malaria
By the time the second hand on your watch has circled its dial, a child will have died of malaria.
Patients & consumers
Clinical trials: a patient's view
In 2009 John Patrick Murphy, a 68 year old trial lawyer from Colorado, took a run-of-the-mill fall, which caused him a great deal of pain in his leg.
Innovation
Epigenetics: turn-ons and turn-offs
In the words of the author and biochemist Isaac Asimov, "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!', but 'That's funny…'"
Innovation
Can mosquitoes prevent malaria?
Find out how we are breeding 2,000 mosquitoes every week in the search for anti-malarial medicines.
Patients & consumers
Eggs in manufacturing
Chickens. Where would we be without them? Well for one thing, we wouldn’t have nearly as many influenza vaccines as we need.
Innovation
Bacteria: friends or foes?
What if instead of trying to see off the bugs, we harnessed them and made them work for us, instead of against us?
Access to healthcare
Collaborating to improve patient care
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a significant shift with organizations and individuals across the US healthcare system coming together to deliver, and reward, better value in healthcare.
Patients & consumers
Struggling for breath
Claudette, 54, stops on the short walk between the bus stop and her nearby apartment. She needs to catch her breath. She is a grandmother of two, and suffers from COPD.
How we do business
Biosecurity and pandemic preparedness
Our global commitment to helping ensure health for all is built on developing innovative medicines and vaccines and making sure they’re accessible to people around the globe.