In recognition of International Fabry Awareness month, Shire has released the trailer for Our Fabry Family Tree, a short film series featuring a family who were unknowingly affected by Fabry disease for generations before genetic analysis shed light on a diagnosis of the rare condition.

If you have ever asked yourself, "What makes me feel most fulfilled?" you are not alone. Nearly 2 million people recently answered that question in a new survey by Abbott, the global healthcare company.

The Bayer Group got off to a successful start in the new fiscal year. "All segments posted gains in their operating performance," said CEO Dr. Marijn Dekkers when he presented the interim report for the first quarter on Tuesday. At Pharmaceuticals, Bayer again benefited from the very good development of its recently launched products.

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced the participants for its Accelerator Programs in Darmstadt and Nairobi. Almost 200 highly competitive applications from 47 countries were submitted for consideration.

The award-winner of the 2016 Otto Bayer Award has been named: the Board of Trustees of the Bayer Science & Education Foundation and the Scientific Committee for this award have presented Professor Dr. Dirk Trauner with the EUR 75,000 prize, one of Germany's most prestigious scientific accolades.

AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, today announced an integrated genomics initiative to transform drug discovery and development across its entire research and development pipeline.

Novartis laid out five priorities for 2016: deliver strong financial results; strengthen innovation; improve Alcon performance; capture cross-divisional synergies; and build a higher-performing organization. Net sales were USD 11.6 billion (-3%, +1% cc) in the first quarter, as volume growth of 7 percentage points more than offset the negative impact of generic competition (-4 percentage points) and pricing (-2 percentage points).