October 2009 Archives

NEW YORK & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The World Bank and Pfizer Inc. today announced they will collaborate to improve the healthcare infrastructure, specifically the supply chain, in developing countries, starting with Africa. The novel public-private collaboration will focus on enhanced use of Information and Communication Technologies’ (ICT) transfor […]

NEW YORK & GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) entered into an agreement for the development, access and delivery of a fixed-dose combination treatment consisting of azithromycin dihydrate (AZ) and chloroquine phosphate (CQ) for the Intermittent Preventive Treatment of P. falciparum malaria in pregnancy (IPTp). Th […]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today the discontinuation of the SUN 1170 Phase 3 open-label study of Sutent(r) (sunitinib malate) in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer. Following a review by the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), the study was discontinued based on a higher incidence of serious adverse events […]

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. today declared an 18-cent second-quarter 2010 dividend on the company’s common stock, payable June 1, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2010. The second-quarter 2010 cash dividend will be the 286th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer. At the company’s […]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. invites investors and the general public to listen to a Webcast of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, April 22, 2010. To access the Webcast, visit the Website at www.pfizer.com and click on the “Annual Meeting of Shareholders” Webcast link on the homepage. Information on a […]

BOSTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stemgent, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced a collaboration and research licensing agreement that will lead to certain research reagents developed or discovered by Pfizer being made available to the global research community through Stemgent. Stemgent provides research tools and services to institutions, […]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Oncology announced today that it will present new data from the company’s pipeline, including two novel, dual PI3K/mTOR (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase / mammalian target of rapamycin) inhibitors (PF-046915021 and PKI-587, also known as PF-05212384);2 crizotinib (PF-02341066), an ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) inhibitor tha […]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. and Acacia Living, Inc. (Acacia) announced today they have entered into a strategic alliance to develop an innovative holistic technology solution dedicated to helping seniors age positively and independently. Acacia Living is developing an at-home assisted living connectivity platform to support the ability of a growin […]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today released detailed information about how and why the company works with a range of healthcare professionals and researchers to advance patient care and develop lifesaving medicines. The information reflects payments or exchanges of value received by licensed U.S. healthcare professionals who consulted with Pfizer a […]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a conference call with investment analysts at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The purpose of the call is to provide an update on Pfizer’s results, as reflected in the company’s First Quarter 2010 Performance Report, to be issued that mornin […]