Shire plc

Summary

Shire plc is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shire plc is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Shire plc is in the country of CH^[4].
• Shire plc's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Shire plc's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Shire plc's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Shire plc's headquarters location is recorded as Basingstoke^[8].
• Shire plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Shire (United States)^[9].
• Shire plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Shire (Ireland)^[10].
• Shire plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Shire (Australia)^[11].
• Shire plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Shire (Canada)^[12].
• Shire plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Shire (Belgium)^[13].
• Shire plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Shire (France)^[14].
• Shire plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Shire (Sweden)^[15].
• Shire plc's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[16].
• Shire plc's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry^[17].
• January 1, 1986 marks the founding of Shire plc^[18].
• Shire plc's parent organization or unit is recorded as Takeda Pharmaceutical Company^[19].
• Shire plc's official website is recorded as http://www.shire.com/^[20].
• Shire plc's product or material produced is recorded as orphan drug^[21].
• Shire plc's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5300'}^[22].
• Shire plc's legal form is recorded as public limited company^[23].
• Shire plc's legal form is recorded as 3EKS^[24].
• Shire plc's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shire'}^[25].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1986 marks the founding of Shire plc^[18].

Operations

Shire plc's headquarters location is recorded as Basingstoke^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Takeda Pharmaceutical Company^[19]. Subsidiaries include Shire (United States)^[9]; Shire (Ireland)^[10]; Shire (Australia)^[11], a business^[26], in Australia^[27], headquartered in North Ryde^[28]; Shire (Canada)^[12]; Shire (Belgium)^[13]; and Shire (France)^[14].

Industry

Shire plc's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry^[17].

Ownership

Shire plc's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[16]. Its product or material produced is recorded as orphan drug^[21].

Why It Matters

Shire plc ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]