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FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Bixlenvo™ (bictegravir 75 mg/lenacapavir 50 mg), the smallest once-daily single tablet regimen (STR) for the treatment of HIV in adults who are virologically suppressed. Bixlenvo is now the first and only STR option for virologically suppressed people with HIV who are on complex regimens and unable to take currently available STRs. This novel HIV t...

NEW YORK & MAINZ, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE, “Pfizer”) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for the companies’ 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine formula targeting the XFG variant (COMIRNATY® XFG; COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) for use in adults ages 65 years and older, as well as in individuals ages 5 through 64 years with at least one underlying con...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IQVIA (NYSE:IQV), a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries, today announced it received recognition this year from multiple independent industry awards programs for its use of AI to help healthcare and life sciences organizations improve decisions, strengthen regulated workflows, protect patient privacy and optimize clinical trial executio...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum Group’s (NYSE: UNM) President & CEO, Rick McKenney will represent the company at the KBW Insurance Conference. McKenney is scheduled to speak at the conference at 2:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. He will discuss the company’s business strategy and future growth prospects. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors section of Unum’s website, www.investors.unum.com, on the News and Events page. ABOUT UNUM...

WESTERVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--agilon health, inc. (NYSE: AGL), the trusted partner empowering physicians to transform health care in our communities, today announced that its management team will now participate in a fireside chat at the 2026 Jefferies Healthcare Services and Technology Conference at 4:00pm ET on Monday, September 14, 2026. Interested investors and other parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the presentation by visiting the “Events & Presentations” section o...

VENLO, Netherlands & HILDEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the commercial launch of QIAsymphony Connect, an IVD-compliant platform for automated clinical nucleic acid extraction. Building on the trusted QIAsymphony platform, with more than 3,300 cumulative placements worldwide, QIAsymphony Connect helps clinical laboratories standardize extraction across diverse assay workflows. The platform delivers highly concentrated DNA and...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alto Neuroscience, Inc. (NYSE: ANRO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel precision medicines for neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced the promotion of Nick Smith to president and chief financial officer, effective August 26, 2026. Mr. Smith will continue to lead Alto’s finance function and oversee corporate strategy and business development, reporting to Amit Etkin, M.D., Ph.D., Alto’s founder, chief executive officer and c...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adicet Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACET), a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing allogeneic gamma delta CAR T cell and in vivo CAR T therapies for autoimmune diseases, hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ADI-212 for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (m...

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Imricor Medical Systems (ASX: IMR), a pioneer and world-leading developer of MR-compatible products for interventional MR procedures, today announced a new Interventional MR (iMR) lab solution for Philips 1.5T MR. The first commercially available configuration* combines Philips’ 1.5T MRI platform and Imricor's portfolio of iMR systems and consumables, enabling an MR-guided workflow for ca...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Modivcare, a leading provider of non-emergency transportation, personal care services, and monitoring solutions, announced the appointment of Matt Williams as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, effective September 1, 2026. Williams joins Modivcare’s Executive Leadership Team with nearly 30 years of experience across healthcare, government affairs, communications, and external relations. He most recently served as Vice President, U.S. Government Affairs at McKesson, where...