Awards and recognition
It's our commitment to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. The strides we've made and the culture we've created are both highly regarded and recognized.
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Bristol Myers Squibb has been recognized for its innovation, leadership and workplace excellence through prestigious industry and global awards. Consistently, we have been celebrated as one of the best companies for veterans, a top company for career growth and an acknowledged industry leader in environment, health and safety.
Below is a selection of awards and recognitions we have received.
2025
2025 Fast Company Most Innovative
Companies list
Bristol Myers Squibb was named for the second time to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in medicines, therapeutics and pharmaceuticals list for bringing COBENFY(TM) (xanomeline and trospium chloride) to market.
2025 JUST Capital Companies
That Help Women Thrive list
Bristol Myers Squibb was included in JUST Capital's list of nine companies that have worker-focused policies that help women thrive. The companies met a list of criteria based on metrics from the JUST Capital 2025 Rankings, which disclose policies and practices designed to support all workers and help mitigate barriers, often with a positive impact on women in their workforce.
2025 BioNJ Innovator
The 2024 U.S. FDA approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s COBENFY(TM) (xanomeline and trospium chloride) was recognized with a 2025 BioNJ Innovator Award.
2025 Military Friendly Employer
Bristol Myers Squibb has been named to Military Friendly’s Employer, Top Ten Employer and Spouse Employer lists. These annual recognitions showcase the most powerful and effective military programs in the workplace. The final results are determined by combining an organization’s survey scores with an assessment of the organization’s ability to meet minimum thresholds in six areas critical to success: Hiring & onboarding, opportunity & advancements, culture & commitment, support & retention, policies & compliance and recruiting & sourcing.
2024 TIME magazine’s Best 200 Inventions
Bristol Myers Squibb’s COBENFY(TM) (xanomeline and trospium chloride) was named to TIME magazine’s 200 Best Inventions list, an annual list that highlights the most impactful new products and ideas in TIME’s Best Inventions issue.
2024 LinkedIn Top Companies
Bristol Myers Squibb was named a top company for career growth in the U.S. by LinkedIn Top Companies list. The annual recognition highlights 50 large workplaces based on a comprehensive methodology driven by LinkedIn data that analyzes eight pillars of career progression: ability to advance skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, educational background and employee presence.
2024 Dow Jones Best-in-Class indices
Bristol Myers Squibb was named to Dow Jones Best-in-Class index for a second consecutive year. The index comprises global sustainability leaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability Assessment and represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in the S&P Global BMI based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.
2024 Best for Vets employers
Bristol Myers Squibb was recognized by the Military Times as a Best for Vets employer. This designation is awarded to organizations based on recruiting practices aimed at current military members and veterans, retention and support programs, and a higher emphasis is given to employers who provide assistance and flexibility for individuals in the Guard and reserves.
CEO Cancer Gold Standard
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer has accredited Bristol Myers Squibb with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ recognizing our efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for employees and covered family members.
2023 Prix Galien USA Award
Bristol Myers Squibb was awarded the Prix Galien USA “Best Biotechnology Product” in 2023. This was the fourth Prix Galien honor that the company has received, after being recognized for “Discovery of the Decade” in 2016 and previously for “Best Biotechnology Product” in 2012 and 2015.
2023 Fast Company World’s Most 50 Innovative Companies
Bristol Myers Squibb ranked no. 18 on the World’s Most 50 Innovative Companies list in 2023, an annual list produced by Fast Company that recognizes the 50 most innovative companies across several industries and sectors.
CEO Cancer Gold Standard
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer has accredited Bristol Myers Squibb with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ recognizing our efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for employees and covered family members.