PerkinElmer Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EUROIMMUN Medical Laboratory Diagnostics AG. The agreement provides that PerkinElmer will acquire up to a 100% stake in EUROIMMUN.

The Pharma winners were revealed at the Lions Health 2017 Awards Show.

The Health & Wellness winners were revealed at the Lions Health 2017 Awards Show.

Area 23, an FCB Health company, was named “Healthcare Agency of the Year” during the 2017 Cannes Lions Health award ceremonies.

Boehringer Ingelheim announced results from the pivotal Phase III VOLTAIRE-RA1 study, confirming that its adalimumab biosimilar candidate BI 695501 and Humira have similar efficacy, safety and immunogenicity in patients with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis.

Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track designation for tanezumab for the treatment of chronic pain in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Gilead Sciences Inc. today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an investigational, once-daily single tablet regimen containing bictegravir (50 mg) (BIC), a novel investigational integrase strand transfer inhibitor, and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (200/25 mg) (FTC/TAF) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults.

Merck in partnership with Pfizer Inc. announced that two Phase 3 studies of ertugliflozin met their primary endpoints.

Purohit Navigation – a full-service, independent, healthcare communications and advertising agency – announced that the company has expanded its already seasoned staff to serve a growing client base.

Manufacturers and their communications agencies see great opportunities in a new draft guidance from FDA, but the fear of warning letters still shadows the industry.