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(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today announced it has entered into a 10-year lease agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for more than 180,000 square feet in a new building under development in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Located at 610 Main Street South in Kendall Square, the new site will be the future location of Pfizer’s Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Endocrine Disease (CVMED) and Neuroscience Research Units. The

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. has received FDA approval of XALKORI® (crizotinib) capsules – the first and only therapy specifically for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive as detected by an FDA-approved test. The effectiveness of XALKORI is based on objective response rates and, as XALKORI received accelerated approval from the FDA, Pfizer is

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XALKORI® (crizotinib) capsules, the first-ever therapy targeting anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is ALK-positive as detected by an FDA-approved test. The effectiveness of XALKORI is based on objective response rates (ORR) and, as

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted Pfizer’s regulatory submissions for review of two investigational compounds - crizotinib, an oral first-in-class anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with previously treated ALK-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); and bosutinib for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today announced that it will partner with University of California, San Diego Health Sciences through the company’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI), a network of collaborative partnerships with top-tier life science research institutions in California, Massachusetts and New York that aims to accelerate and transform drug discovery and development. Pfizer anticipates a potential investment of up

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) announces the development of the first continuing medical education (CME) program to leverage data in the NCCN Oncology Outcomes Database (NCCN Database) to objectively measure the impact of comprehensive performance improvement on patient outcomes. The NCCN Opportunities for Improvement initiative is supported by a three- year, $2 million educational grant

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that it has completed the sale of its Capsugel business to an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”), following the receipt of required regulatory clearances, including in the U.S. and the European Union. Under the terms of the previously announced agreement, KKR acquired the Capsugel business for $2.375 billion in cash. Pfizer

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Icagen, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICGN) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Pfizer, which currently owns approximately 11% of Icagen’s fully diluted shares, will acquire the remaining 8.3 million shares at a price of $6.00 per share. The aggregate transaction value, including the value of the shares currently owned by Pfizer, is

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