Upperton have raised over £4,000 for Rainbows, the children’s hospice serving families in Loughborough and across the East Midlands. The charity provides compassionate, specialist care to young people, making an immeasurable difference to hundreds of families every year. Upperton uses scientific breakthroughs to change the lives of patients and supporting charities like Rainbows that deliver that work to patients is central to Upperton’s mission.
About Rainbows Hospice
Located in Loughborough, Rainbows Hospice supports over 750 babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in the East Midlands. Their work supports families to make the most of every moment, whilst capturing precious memories for parents to treasure. Rainbows hospice is the only hospice in the East Midlands that provides specialist respite, palliative and end of life care to support for babies, children and young people. Ensuring their work continues is crucial to the families who use their services, and to the community in the East Midlands. Their work focusses on supporting children with:
- Positioning to help support an individuals’ comfort
- Specialist respiratory care to enable individuals to breathe with greater ease
- Optimal moving and handling
- Promotion of independence
- Encouragement with engagement with functional activities
Upperton Fundraising Day
On 12th September 2025, Upperton Pharma held a fundraising event at Outlaws Rugby Club. The afternoon featured fun activities such as inflatable obstacle courses, a BBQ, and a raffle with prizes generously donated by Upperton’s senior team and board members. The event reflected the spirit of Rainbows, which is dedicated to creating joyful and meaningful moments for children, young people, and their families. In support of this mission, Upperton team members were joined by their families and partners, coming together to enjoy the day and raise funds for Rainbows.
Upperton CEO, Nikki Whitfield said “At Upperton, we want our business to support the wider community. We do that daily through the scientific breakthroughs in our laboratories, but also in the way we support our wider community. Charities like Rainbows are really important to us because they share our goal of changing the lives of patients.”
The Upperton team alone managed to raise over £2,000. This amount was doubled by the business, taking the total to £4,000. For Rainbows, this money will have a huge impact on the children and families they support and help them to continue brightening the lives they care for.
A representative from Rainbows told us “This amazing £4,000 could pay for a week of Hospice at Home care for our children. This service provides specialist nursing care in the homes of our babies, children and young people and means so much to our families. It gives them the choice to receive care at the right place for them.”
Supporting Rainbows
For others interested in supporting Rainbows, the charity takes direct donations through their website and offer a range of fundraising events throughout the year. They additionally enlist volunteers which can include volunteering at the hospice and their charity shops around the East Midlands. Readers can learn more about the important work Rainbows do on their on their website.
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About Upperton Pharma Solutions:
Upperton has over 25 years’ experience of delivering science-led, high quality, innovative drug development and manufacturing solutions to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients worldwide.
Based in Nottingham, UK, Upperton has a 60,000 sq. ft development and manufacturing facility, with formulation and analytical development laboratories, alongside a fully equipped GMP manufacturing and quality control testing capability. Upperton is MHRA Approved to manufacture materials for clinical trial supplies. In addition to supporting conventional oral solid dosage form development, Upperton has a strong history in spray drying which addresses both the challenges with poorly soluble molecules and as a particle engineering technology for targeted deposition for pulmonary and nasal drug products.
The company employs over one hundred highly skilled personnel and has its headquarters in Nottingham, UK.
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Rob Halliwell, Associate Director of Marketing, Upperton
rob.halliwell@upperton.com
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