USA – Enanta has filed suit against Pfizer in district court in Massachusetts, seeking damages for infringement on a patent it originally filed back in July 2020. Specifically, Enanta is…
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Pfizer to buy 8.1 pc stake in French vaccines company Valneva
USA – US pharma giant Pfizer has agreed to invest 90.5 million euros (US$95.2 million) to buy an 8.1% percent stake in Valneva as the companies announced developments in their…
Read MorePfizer plans US$120M investment for Covid-19 oral drug manufacturing in US
USA – Pfizer has announced plans to invest US$120m in its manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, US, to produce its Covid-19 oral drug, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets). The…
Read MorePfizer to sell stake in GSK consumer health joint venture after spinoff
UNITED KINGDOM – Pfizer plans to sell its 32% stake in Haleon, its consumer health venture with British drugmaker GSK, after the business lists as an independent company in July,…
Read MorePfizer to sell all its patented drugs at nonprofit price in low-income countries
USA – Pfizer has announced that it will supply all of its current and future patent-protected medicines and vaccines to 45 low-income countries on a non-profit basis, and it is…
Read MorePfizer to buy Biohaven in US$11.6 billion deal, marks comeback in neuro arena
USA – Pfizer Inc has announced that it will pay US$11.6 billion for Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co, a large bet on the company’s ability to increase sales of the top-selling…
Read MorePfizer sets up Asia’s first Global Drug Development Centre in India
INDIA – Pfizer has established a global drug development center at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in a significant move to consolidate critical research and development…
Read MorePfizer recalls blood pressure meds due to carcinogen contaminants
USA – Pfizer has announced a recall of five batches of its hypertension medication Accupril after it was discovered to contain chemicals that can cause cancer. The recall comes after…
Read MoreWHO strongly recommends Pfizer’s antiviral drug for patients with non-severe COVID-19
SWITZERLAND –The World Health Organization has “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s oral antiviral drug for patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalization. Paxlovid, which combines two antiviral drugs,…
Read MoreVaccine maker Moderna hires Jorge Gomez as CFO
USA –Moderna has named Jorge Gomez, a senior executive at dental products maker Dentsply Sirona Inc, as its new chief financial officer, effective May 9. Prior to joining Dentsply in…
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