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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Discusses Curing the Epidemic of Exclusion at APEC CEO Summit

This week, the annual APEC CEO Summit was held in San Francisco, California. The Summit brought CEOs, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and other stakeholders together with senior political leaders from the Asia-Pacific region for two days of dialogue. This year’s Summit focused on “Creating Economic Opportunity” via sustainability, inclusion, resilience, and innovation.On Thursday, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla delivered one of the Summit CEO Spotlight speeches, with remarks focused on “Curing the...

Programs & Initiatives

The Importance of Returning Clinical Trial Data to Participants

Clinical trial participants are at the heart of medical research, and it’s with their help that Pfizer is able to bring life-changing treatments to patients.But, until recently, clinical trial sponsors like Pfizer have not been equipped to provide participants with their own personal clinical trial data when a trial ends. Pfizer’s team of clinical trial experts have worked for many years to change that by launching the Clinical Trial Participant Data Return Initiative.This first-of-its-kind...

October Social Media Round-Up—Israel-Hamas War, COVID-19 Treatment News, and Pfizer Makes Forbes List

October was an eventful month, both around the world and here at Pfizer. In this edition of the monthly social media round-up, our leadership weighs in on both.  CEO Albert Bourla expresses sadness and resolve over the geopolitical upheaval in the middle east, which has far-reaching implications, including impact on many employees in the Pfizer family. He also spreads the news about our new deal with the U.S. government regarding the COVID-19 antiviral oral treatment. And our Chief Marketing...

Pfizer's COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment Transitioning from Government Distribution

As COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, and winter approaches—bringing with it increases in respiratory infections—it’s important to stay vigilant and up to date on vaccines and to understand how to access treatment when appropriate.  Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment has been an important tool against the virus since its authorization in December 2021. Thanks to an agreement with the U.S. government, it will soon be easier for eligible patients to access Pfizer’s COVID-19...

The Power of Partnership in our Mission to Better Connect the Patient Health Journey

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have known that it would take unprecedented collaboration across multiple industries to tackle the virus. As we have strived together to bring breakthrough science to the world, a constant in our work has been collaborating with other organizations on solutions that streamline the patient journey and simplify the ways in which people learn about vaccines and treatment.   I was proud to highlight these efforts on behalf of Pfizer during a recent...

Science & Innovation

Mathematical Sandbox: How Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Steers Safer, Faster Drug Development

Fear and anxiety swirled when Dr. Cynthia J. Musante’s husband contracted COVID-19. He faced agreater risk of coming down with a severe case since he was already unwell.But all their worries vanished in just 24 hours.Dr. Musante recalls that her husband soon started to feel better after being prescribed an investigational oral treatment for those with COVID-19. “It felt like a miracle,” he said. “I had felt so horrible.”As relief settled in, Dr. Musante felt something else: pride.After all, from...

Science & Innovation

From Math to Medicine: What Are Mathematical Models and How Do They Predict Pharmacology?

It sounds strange, but predicting how medications impact diseases and the body is a lot like forecasting the weather.To understand why, imagine opening a weather app on your smartphone to check the forecast for the upcoming weekend. You see that it’ll be sunny, 72 degrees, with a slight breeze—perfect weather. But how did scientists predict those precise physical conditions so far in the future?The answer: mathematical models.Scientists across disciplines use mathematical models to make...

Accelerating Equity Takes the Spotlight at Pfizer’s Global DEI Summit

On September 21, over 7,000 Pfizer colleagues and external DEI experts came together at Pfizer NYC headquarters and via webcast for the 2023 Pfizer Global DEI Summit. This annual event, hosted by Pfizer’s Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer Ramcess Jean-Louis, was an opportunity to discuss how to disrupt the status quo, accelerate equity, and to examine Pfizer’s DEI progress over the past year. External speakers included leaders from NYU’s School of Global Public Health and Pfizer...

Easing the Healthcare Burden of the Seasonal Triple-demic and Pfizer’s Unwavering Commitment to Public Health

As the cooler fall and winter months approach, we prepare for the potential seasonal increase in cases of certain respiratory viruses including—COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Coined a "triple-demic," the concurrent surge of these three respiratory illnesses not only threatens our individual states of health, but can also place a greater burden on healthcare systems worldwide, diverting resources away from other patients in need.  In the 2022-2023 season...

Purpose & Ideals

Cancer Survivors' 'Butterfly Club' Network Fosters Support and Partnership

For many cancer survivors, life splits into two stages: before cancer and after cancer. That’s been the case for Lynette Bojko, Pfizer’s Head of Strategic Sourcing & Business Management. She was diagnosed with breast cancer just before her 40th birthday. “Unfortunately or fortunately, cancer is a lot of my identity,” she says. When treatment began, she didn’t want to hide what she was going through at the office, so she talked about it. That openness allowed her to connect with colleagues who...

Real People

The Butterfly Club: Stories of Volunteers that Colleagues with Cancer Can Lean On

When Nikki Shaffer was diagnosed with breast cancer at 35, she had so many questions. How should she tell her three young children about it? Should she keep working? Would she see her kids grow up?That was in 2009. As Shaffer went through treatment, a non-profit connected her with other cancer survivors, but she didn’t click with anyone. “They connected me to people who were in their 50s when they were diagnosed, and their questions and their concerns were not the same as mine,” says Shaffer...

Nobel Prize Awarded to Scientists Responsible for mRNA Breakthrough

Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton once shrugged off his own impressive accomplishments by stating, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” He knew that science, and scientific discovery, relies on iteration and progression, and that all progress relies on the groundbreaking work of those who toiled in the past. Or just 15 years ago. Over the weekend, professors at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine...