Shire (SHPG) Research & Development : $1,679 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2018)

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What is Shire Research & Development?

Research & Development is the aggregate amount of research and development expenses during the year. Shire's Research & Development for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $407 Mil. Its Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was $1,679 Mil.

Shire Research & Development Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shire's Research & Development can be seen below:

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Shire Research & Development Chart

Shire Annual Data

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Research & Development

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913.50

877.20

1,564.00

1,439.80

1,763.30

Shire Quarterly Data
	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18
Research & Development	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															402.80	438.80	405.20	427.60	407.20

Shire Research & Development Calculation

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,679 Mil.

Shire (NAS:SHPG) Research & Development Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

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Shire (SHPG) Business Description

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Website

http://www.shire.com

Shire is a diversified, Ireland-based specialty drug firm. Shire has grown primarily through mergers and acquisitions, including the Transkaryotic Therapies acquisition in 2005, which established its genetic disease business with Replagal and Elaprase, and the merger with New River in 2007, which brought full rights to neuroscience drug Vyvanse. Shire completed the acquisition of ViroPharma (genetic diseases) in 2014, NPS Pharma (internal medicine) in 2015, and Baxalta (hematology, immunology, and oncology) and Dyax (genetic diseases) in 2016.

Executives

James H Cavanaugh

director

265 HOTHORPE LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085