Pfizer is an American, multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation. The company was founded in 1849, in New York, New York, United States.
Pfizer has the mission to fund programs that provide public benefit, advance medical care, and can improve patient outcomes. Their researchers preform 25,000 clinical tests everyday for pharmaceutical development and innovations.
COVID-19
Pfizer announced that they have identified certain antiviral compounds that are under development which could be effective in treating the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for COVID-19. They may enter a partnership with a third party company to screen and identify potential compounds by the end of March, 2020 in order to begin testing in April, 2020.
Pfizer is partnered with BioNTech for co-development and distribution of an mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 called BNT162.
Timeline
Pfizer and Adage bump up Amplyx's series C to top $90 million.
Pfizer announces an additional half billion dollar investment for the construction of its gene therapy manufacturing facility in Sanford, North Carolina.
Pfizer acquires Array BioPharma for $11.4 billion.
Funded Companies
A molecular diagnostics company developing novel blood-based early detection and disease monitoring tests based on analyzing circulating cell-free messenger RNA (cf-mRNA) in blood samples to monitor organ function.
Cortexyme is a company developing novel treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
SpringWorks Therapeutics is a Stamford, Connecticut-based company founded by Lara S. Sullivan.
Arrakis Therapeutics is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based company.
Imara is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company.
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Alexey Chapyshev
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Alisha Dhiman
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Alison Hanlon
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Further reading
Breaking the Rules of Biology to Beat Rare Genetic Disease | Pfizer
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Pfizer's Core Values of Social Responsibility and Philanthropy | Pfizer
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What to Know About Coronavirus -- COVID-19 Explained | Pfizer
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