Healthcare Equip. & Supplies

The orthopaedics division of medical technology company Stryker has announced a marketing relationship with golf’s PGA Tour.

Occupational therapy and sports medicine specialist Athletico Physical Therapy has announced a long-term extension to its partnership with NBA basketball team Chicago Bulls.

USA Triathlon has announced multi-year renewals with four of its existing sponsors, Competitor Group, FuelBelt, NormaTec and Avis Budget Group.

Major League Soccer team Portland Timbers has agreed a multi-year community partnership with Providence Health & Services that awards the naming rights for its home stadium to the not-for-profit healthcare provider.

UK optician chain Specsavers has agreed a multi-year deal to become an official partner of the country’s premier rugby league competition, the Super League.

University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland has reached a 10-year sponsorship agreement with its local NFL American football team Cleveland Browns.

The British Biathlon Union has announced a four-year sponsorship agreement with Birmingham-based outsourced medical support supplier Aspen Healthcare Solutions – a deal the organisation said will secure its survival.

The Australian arm of opticians chain Specsavers has reached a deal to serve as the official eyecare partner of the 2014 Australian Open tennis championships.

Global prosthetics company Ottobock expects the organisers of the 2014 Sochi Games to take awareness of the Winter Paralympics to new heights when the Russian city hosts the event in March.

Orlando City Soccer Club has announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with main sponsor Orlando Health ahead of the expected confirmation later today of its arrival as Major League Soccer’s latest expansion franchise in North America.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) have confirmed Spanish medical company Sanitas as a national supporter of the 2014 Basketball World Cup.

NBA basketball team Orlando Magic has announced a host of new and renewed sponsorship agreements for the 2013-14 season.

The Health Promotion Agency has agreed a deal with New Zealand Rugby League for its Smokefree NZ brand to serve as the official sleeve sponsor of the national team for its 2013 World Cup campaign.

Australian A-League football team Melbourne Heart has announced Diabetes College as its short sponsor for the 2013-14 season.

The Lenox Hill Hospital has become the exclusive official hospital of NHL ice hockey team New York Rangers after signing a multi-year marketing partnership with the Madison Square Garden Company.

Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has agreed a deal to become the medical provider and sponsorship partner of NBA basketball team the Sacramento Kings.