BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX) (“Dyax”) today announced it has set a date for a special meeting of its stockholders to consider and vote on the previously announced proposed acquisition of Dyax by Shire plc and certain other related matters. The special meeting will be held on January 21, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at the offices of Dyax, 55 Network Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.