Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has awarded a total of more than $1 million in funding to five leading breast cancer advocacy organizations to support projects focused on metastatic breast cancer (MBC) scientific research and quality-of-life studies.

AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for the investigational MEK 1/2 inhibitor, selumetinib (AZD6244, ARRY-142886) for adjuvant treatment of patients with stage III or IV differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).

The Grants4Apps (G4A) Accelerator developed by Bayer invites health IT and technology startups to apply for the program's 2016 edition. This year, Bayer looks primarily into projects aimed at fostering patient-doctor feedback in the Women's Health field as well as those improving patient engagement in Cardiology, Oncology, Radiology and Ophthalmology, but Bayer is also interested in highly innovative software, hardware, technologies applied to digital health fields.

AstraZeneca has completed the acquisition of the core respiratory business of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda"). The agreement, announced in December 2015, includes the expansion of rights to roflumilast (marketed as Daliresp in the US and Daxas in other countries),

The Ready. Raise. Rise. campaign encourages everyone to raise and share a flag to salute those who have been touched by cancer, especially patients and caregivers, and learn more about a rapidly evolving area of research, Immuno-Oncology, which seeks to harness the body's own immune system to fight cancer.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported financial results for first-quarter 2016 and updated certain components of its 2016 financial guidance. Reported revenues totaled $13.0 billion, an increase of $2.1 billion, or 20%, which reflects operational growth of $2.9 billion, or 26%, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $729 million, or 7%.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today reported results for the first quarter of 2016, which were highlighted by strong sales for Opdivo, Eliquis and our hepatitis C franchise along with significant regulatory milestones and key data in Immuno-Oncology.