Pfizer
At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products. Our global portfolio includes medicines and vaccines as well as many of the world's best-known consumer health care products. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For more than 150 years, we have worked to make a difference for all who rely on us.
Business & Industry
- Merck initiates first clinical trial of TLR7 and 8 inhibitor as a potential treatment for severe symptoms of COVID-19 infection
- Novartis resolves legacy litigation matters, finalizing settlement of speaker program litigation with Government in the US
- Pfizer and BioNTech announce early positive data from an ongoing Phase 1/2 study of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2
- Lilly begins world's first study of a potential COVID-19 antibody treatment in humans
- GSK COVID-19 vaccine development collaboration with Clover Biopharmaceuticals begins clinical trials
Research & Development
- Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections
- Researchers identify multiple molecules that shut down SARS-Cov-2 polymerase reaction
- Whole-town study reveals more than 40% of COVID-19 infections had no symptoms
- Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back
- Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
- Study is first to identify potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19
- Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times greater than originally reported
Conferences & Events
- Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices Conference 2020
- Preparing for the new world of drug safety: Embracing cloud and AI
- Pre-filled Syringes San Francisco Conference 2020
- Oligonucleotide Therapeutics and Delivery Conference 2020
- Pre-Filled Syringes West Coast 2021
- Pre-Filled Syringes East Coast Conference 2020
- SMi's 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology West Coast
Regulatory Affairs
- FDA Takes Action to Help Facilitate Timely Development of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
- FDA announces first of its kind pilot program to communicate patient reported outcomes from cancer clinical trials
- FDA revokes emergency use authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
- Global regulators commit to cooperate on observational research in the context of COVID-19
- FDA takes new actions to accelerate development of novel prevention, treatment options for COVID-19