Partnerships and Community

We are rapidly building a diverse pipeline with a focus on depth and breadth that is guided by our scientific framework. From antibody-drug conjugates and small molecules to cell therapy-based approaches, our research and development programs are creating possibilities for people with cancer.

Our work in oncology is driven by our talented team that strives to deliver the best possible outcomes for people with overlooked, underserved and difficult-to-treat cancers. We will continue to advance significant growth in this area, internally and through collaborations, as our pipeline and clinical development program mature and expand.

Our ambition is to reset the standard of care in solid tumors and blood cancers. By 2030, our goal is two-fold: to deliver 20+ transformative indication approvals and to positively impact the lives of over 500,000 people with cancer.

We also develop partnerships with patient advocacy groups to better understand and reflect the voices of the people living with cancer in our discovery, development and delivery of our therapies.

On the occasion of World Lymphoma Day the past 5 years we have launched #LightitGreen Awareness Campaign with the aim to inform general public about lymphoma, but also about the important developments in science regarding the treatment of difficult-to-treat diseases.

“We fight UNITED, We care TOGETHER!” Awareness Campaign

For the past two years, Gilead Sciences breast cancer awareness campaigns have focused on highlighting strength and solidarity within its community. This year's campaign adopts a more collective and comprehensive approach, focusing on the strong partnerships formed between all involved parties in the fight against breast cancer. These partnerships include survivors along with their loved ones, healthcare professionals, and patient association representatives, who all, together, fulfill their commitment to combating this disease with care, hard work, and dedication, creating strong bonds and sharing life experiences throughout this journey.

This is a pioneering campaign, bringing together doctors, patients, and organization representatives for the first time, in collaboration with HeSMO, ELLOK, "Alma Zois", and "AgaliaZO".

Oncologists, patient advocacy groups, and patient associations were photographed together with people from Gilead, sending a powerful message of collaboration, synergy, and the unification of their strengths under a common goal: the fight against breast cancer.

Gilead Greece was also the official sponsor of the Race for the Cure® event. Employees and their families and friends showed support by walking and running for awareness.

Read the press release for more details.

Gilead also collaborates with patient organizations and healthcare providers to address a range of needs for people living with HIV including anti-stigma campaigns, educational programs, patient support programs, research and many more initiatives. Together we strive for an inclusive society where people living with HIV will be treated with respect.

Since 2019, Gilead Greece has gone all out, and amplified its efforts to break down social barriers, through speaking openly about social stigma on World AIDS Day (1 December). Since 2021, this initiative was taken even further, shaking up convention and unsettling beliefs: Gilead transformed its campaign to introduce the idea of zero stigma for HIV testing, running large scale influential campaigns that encourage all adult people to get tested and find out their HIV status without the fear of social judgement or negative criticism.

The most recent campaigns on #zerostigma center around a single drop of blood – this is all it takes to find out someone’s HIV status. In a very provocative and catchy way, Gilead Hellas has created a series of posters reflecting all ‘finger activities’:

• 2021: picking the nose, fingers burnt from iron, fingers caught in a door, and caught on a cheese grater with the motto ‘your finger has been through worse, it can definitely bear a small puncture for HIV testing… take the test today, get informed about HIV and live a long, normal life’.
• 2022: This year’s concept - we use our fingers to explore the world, to feel something or to taste something – so we encourage people to also use their fingers to find out about their body, their health status, their HIV status – under the motto: ‘if you wanna learn, put your finger to it’

During the campaign which launches every year on World AIDS Day, i.e., December 1, a booth is being set up on prominent, highly visible spots, and these spots host the Athens Checkpoint in plain view, so every passer-by can get tested, on the spot. Influential people from all sectors - politicians, journalists, artists - act as ambassadors and test their HIV status publicly/on camera, sending the message of how important it is to break down the stigma, normalize testing, and thus save lives and end the epidemic. Among them, former Prime Ministers, politicians and public figures like journalists, actors, singers, health care professionals and many more.

Irrespective of gender, age and employment capacity, all Gilead Greece employees join in the fight to remove stigma from the discussion about HIV every single year. They are always present wearing characteristic, eye-catching, cannot-miss, red clothing and promoting open discussion about HIV with people visiting the booth or just walking by. They are also among the first to get publicly tested for HIV – in front of everyone.

Proud of its efforts and the message they convey, Gilead Hellas owns this fight and is proactive in spreading the word – using public transportation to communicate the message even further. Walking in a metro station or a metro wagon, stranding by a bus stop waiting for your bus, or boarding a bus, from the end of November until mid-December, chances are you will run into posters of the #zerostigma campaign, all signed boldly by Gilead Greece, with zero fear that such an association will “tarnish” its name or impact on its image.