Amgen ignites a social fitness movement to support the fight against heart disease and cancer
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) launched the Breakaway Challenge initiative, a national social fitness program to motivate individuals to take action in their health and to support the fight against heart disease and cancer. Amgen's Breakaway Challenge joins together Breakaway from Cancer® and Breakaway from Heart DiseaseTM and serves as a complementary component to its title sponsorship of the Amgen Tour of California, a world-class cycling event that takes place May 12 - 18, 2019. 
AstraZeneca and BenevolentAI today began a long-term collaboration to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for the discovery and development of new treatments for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today reported results for the first quarter of 2019 which were highlighted by strong demand for Opdivo (nivolumab) and Eliquis (apixaban) and a robust operating performance across the portfolio. 
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) announced top-line results from a Phase 3 study evaluating tanezumab 2.5 mg and 5 mg. The objective of the study was to compare the long-term joint safety and 16-week efficacy of tanezumab relative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. 
In the first three months of 2019, Group sales rose 8% to CHF 14.8 billion. Sales in the Pharmaceuticals Division increased 10% to CHF 11.9 billion. Key growth drivers were the multiple sclerosis medicine Ocrevus and cancer medicines Perjeta and Tecentriq as well as the new haemophilia medicine Hemlibra. 
In support of bringing medical innovation faster to patients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Clinart will collaborate with Clinerion to expand its international network of healthcare institution partners in the region. Clinart will also offer Clinerion’s services to advance academic and sponsored research in MENA. 
The results from an independent retrospective comparative study, published in January 2019 in the American Journal of Medicine, showed that dabigatran was associated with a more favourable benefit-harm profile than both warfarin and rivaroxaban. 