Our focus

Advancing brain health. Transforming lives.

Every day, we go to work to develop new and improved treatments that make a difference for people living with brain disorders. For decades, hard work and commitment have taken us far, but there is still a long way to go.

It’s estimated that brain disorders directly affect half of the world’s populationᶦ. At Lundbeck, we take a holistic view of brain health, and believe it needs to be promoted and prioritized. Within brain disorders, we focus our efforts on neurology and psychiatry. Neurological disorders alone are a leading cause of disabilityᶦᶦ, and the second-leading cause of death globallyᶦᶦᶦ (accounting for 9 million deaths per year). In addition, the prevalence of mental health disorders is currently estimated at 970 million peopleᶦᵛ, causing 1 in 5 years lived with disability globallyᵛ. Despite our knowledge about the brain, our strong heritage in the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders, and our engagement with those with lived experience, we recognize that significant challenges in brain health still remain.

“You don’t wear a cast or a sling with migraine, and the symptoms aren’t obvious to those who haven’t lived it. For those of us living with it, it’s exhausting to explain and defend, so we often suffer in silence.”

- Valerie Barogiannis, Lundbeck employee living with migraine

Read Valerie’s story here

At Lundbeck, we are wholly committed to advancing brain health and supporting people impacted by brain disorders. Our business activities, advocacy community engagement, and interactions with policymakers and non-governmental organizations are guided by clarity of purpose: Advancing Brain Health. Transforming Lives.

“When a person with mental illness is given an equal opportunity, then they will find a way. But society has to give them that equal opportunity.”

- Lily Chan, Lundbeck employee living with bipolar disorder

Read Lily’s story here

No one understands the impact of brain disorders better than the people affected by them. For more information, resources and support about brain disorders, we encourage you to visit your local advocacy group’s website.

ᶦ Data manually taken from Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) Data Resources using the GHD x tool by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington

ᶦᶦ Abolfazl, A., Stroke and dementia, leading causes of neurological disability and death, potential for prevention, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, The journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Volume 17, Issue S10 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.049370

ᶦᶦᶦ Abolfazl, A., Stroke and dementia, leading causes of neurological disability and death, potential for prevention, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, The journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Volume 17, Issue S10 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.049370

ᶦᵛ World Health Organization. Mental Disorders. Taken from the internet July 2022: www.who.int (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-disorders)

ᵛ World Health Organization. Mental Health. Taken from the internet July 2022: www.who.int (https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1)

Our focus

Advancing brain health. Transforming lives.

“You don’t wear a cast or a sling with migraine, and the symptoms aren’t obvious to those who haven’t lived it. For those of us living with it, it’s exhausting to explain and defend, so we often suffer in silence.”

“When a person with mental illness is given an equal opportunity, then they will find a way. But society has to give them that equal opportunity.”

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