Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Duke Translational Medicine Institute (DTMI) announced the formation of a strategic relationship to broaden interactions between the two organizations. The relationship builds on a decade of collaboration in cardiology, endocrinology, and oncology,

Sanofi and Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that the two companies agreed to dissolve sanofi-aventis Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Inc., a joint company of Sanofi and Astellas.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced the acquisition of privately-held Alacer Corp., the maker and distributor of Emergen-C products, the largest selling branded Vitamin C line in the United States.

Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and the Institut Pasteur announced the creation of the Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Awards to encourage scientific excellence in the service of health.

Merck's Executive Board presented initial plans for an efficiency program spanning all businesses and regions to the Supervisory Board and relevant employee representative bodies.

Xencor, Inc., a company using its proprietary Protein Design Automation® (PDA) platform technology to engineer next-generation antibodies, and Boehringer Ingelheim announced a collaboration agreement for certain Xencor biosuperior monoclonal antibodies.

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced that the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has updated its guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis to include a recommendation for giving the oral antiplatelet medicine, BRILINTA® (ticagrelor) tablets with low-dose aspirin to patients who suffer from Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).