IPG Health CEO Dana Maiman announced that Shaheed Peera joined FCB Health Europe as Global Creative Partner. Best known as founder of the Creative Floor Awards, in addition to other countless achievements, Peera will partner with creative leaders, championing collaboration, diversity & inclusion and continued unparalleled creative excellence across the FCB Health family of agencies.

The European Commission said on Aug. 31 that 70 percent of the European Union’s adult population was fully vaccinated against Covid-19, hitting a target the EC set at the beginning of 2021.

Valneva SE commenced rolling submission for initial approval of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate VLA2001 with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom.

Medable Inc., a leading cloud platform for patient-centered drug development, announced the first stage of the company’s European expansion plans with a new EMEA headquarters in Dublin.

World Health Organization emergencies head Michael Ryan urged countries on July 7 to use extreme caution when lifting Covid-19 restrictions so as “not to lose the gains you’ve made.”

Novartis

Novartis will manufacture the anti-cholesterol medicine Leqvio at the company’s own plant in Austria to supply the United States as the Swiss drugmaker seeks U.S. approval that has been delayed by regulatory concerns over a contractor’s Italian facility.

The Euro 2020 soccer tournament was blamed for a surge in coronavirus cases as fans have flocked to stadiums, bars and spectator zones across Europe to watch the action while the pandemic still raged.

Ashfield Engage, part of UDG Healthcare plc, today announced that it has been selected by U.S.-based Pacira BioSciences Inc. to provide strategic commercialization services for the company’s non-opioid pain management products in select European countries. Pacira has partnered with Ashfield Engage to develop a commercial strategy and deliver outsourced operations in numerous European countries, including the UK, Germany, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands and Finland.

Eversana

EVERSANA, a pioneer of next generation commercial services to the global life sciences industry, on May 6 announced key appointments across Europe to further strengthen the company’s worldwide market access and pricing solutions leadership position.

Americans had the lowest number of babies in more than four decades during 2020, mirroring a slump in European birth rates, as the Covid-19 pandemic forced more people to take care of sick family members or deal with job losses. Birth rate in the United States fell 4 percent in 2020 to about 3.6 million babies, the sixth straight annual decline and the lowest since 1979, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.