Healthcare Equip. & Supplies

Healthcare and pharmaceutical business Mundipharma has extended and expanded its relationship with Manchester City to become a global partner of the English Premier League football club.

Bayern Munich has agreed a new partnership with eye care company Ursapharm, while rival German Bundesliga football club Werder Bremen has secured a deal with online betting operator Betway.

Slovakian eye surgery firm iClinic has agreed a deal to sponsor the Champions Hockey League pan-European club ice hockey competition.

The Miami Dolphins franchise has agreed a partnership with the University of Miami Health System (UHealth), while rival NFL American football team the Chicago Bears has struck a deal with Advocate Health Care.

NFL American football franchise the Los Angeles Chargers has partnered with healthcare provider Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Healthcare provider Quirónsalud has agreed a broad partnership to support the MotoGP motorcycle-racing world championship.

Wroclaw-based cryogenic devices manufacturer Kriosystem has signed up as a partner of this year’s edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will take place in the Polish city.

Golf’s PGA Tour has agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with massage and skincare services company Massage Envy.

The Canadian division of pharmaceuticals company Pfizer has extended its partnership with the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts promotion has entered into a partnership with Hospital for Special Surgery.

Opticians chain Specsavers has agreed a deal to become a sponsor of the British & Irish Lions rugby union team’s 2017 tour of New Zealand.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has signed health service company Cigna as its official health insurance provider.

Dental care network Aspen Dental has entered into a multi-year partnership with North American stock car-racing series Nascar.

Turkish healthcare group Acibadem has agreed a deal to sponsor the next two editions of the Final Four stage of the EuroLeague club basketball competition.

Methodist Healthcare System has entered into a strategic partnership with Spurs Sports & Entertainment, through which it will sponsor the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball franchise.

The Detroit Pistons NBA basketball franchise has agreed a deal with local healthcare organisation Henry Ford Health System.

Major League Baseball team the Pittsburgh Pirates has agreed a naming-rights deal with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) for its spring training ballpark.

Pharmaceuticals company Velpeau has agreed a deal to sponsor the playing socks of French Ligue 1 football club AS Nancy-Lorraine.