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• Pfizer Demands DNA of Trovan Victims Who Are Owed Compensation

  BNET - 2009-11-02

  Victims covered by Pfizer's $75 million settlement of the Trovan meningitis case in Nigeria must produce DNA tests before they will receive their part of the payout, according to This Day, an African news web site. by Jim Edwards

  Tags: Compensation, DNA, Pfizer Inc., Biotechnology, Jim Edwards

• Pfizer to Close S.F. Biotech Center in Favor of Unit Accused in Patent Suit

  BNET - 2009-07-07

  Pfizer is pulling out of its much-heralded Biotherapeutics and Bioinnovation Center in San Francisco. The BBC is no longer relevant now that Pfizer has acquired Wyeth's big biotech assets. by Jim Edwards

  Tags: Patent, Pfizer Inc., Biotechnology, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Jim Edwards

• Pfizer, Vertex Execs Are Victims of Facebook Faker; Forbes, WSJ Also Targeted

  BNET - 2009-04-29

  Someone is impersonating prominent members of the pharma and biotech world on Facebook, including Vertex Pharmaceuticals chief executive Joshua Boger, a chief science officer at Pfizer and Forbes drug writer Matt Herper. by Jim Edwards

  Tags: Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Pfizer Inc., Forbes, Pharmaceutical Company, Biotechnology, Jim Edwards

• Pfizer Biotech Chief Signs Vow of Silence for $1.7 Million

  BNET - 2009-04-28

  Corey Goodman, the guy hired to run Pfizer's "Bioinnovation Center" in San Francisco, signed an omertà-style vow upon leaving the company: He must never talk about Pfizer again, to anyone, ever, the agreement basically states. Pfizer, which had too many R&D chiefs following its decision to merge...

  Tags: Biotechnology, Pfizer Inc., Jim Edwards

• Pharma Roundup: Pfizer, Wyeth, Amgen, Bristol, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-27

  Pfizer and Wyeth: how many jobs are actually being cut? -- The Health Blog provides a run-down on the various figures that are being tossed around, from 18,000 to 26,000. Their estimate with the math to back it up is 19,425 from the combined company, with at least 8,190 coming...

  Tags: Wyeth, Amgen Inc., Pfizer Inc., Biotechnology, John Maas

• Pharma Roundup: Pfizer and the Rat, Johnson & Johnson in Europe, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-22

  Pfizer's gruesome new anti-counterfeit campaign -- In the U.K., Pfizer has rolled out a new TV ad that warns consumers against the dangers of counterfeit drugs. The nauseating image of a man pulling a rat from his mouth intends to educate consumers about the dangerous substances like rat poison which...

  Tags: Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer Inc., Europe, Firms, Biotechnology, John Maas

• Pharma Roundup: Merck Eyes Generics, Pfizer Delays Layoffs, and More

  BNET - 2008-12-09

  Merck launches generics business, Pfizer delays layoffs, Europe can continue to repackage drugs. by John Maas

  Tags: Layoff, Pfizer Inc., Generic, Merck & Co. Inc., Repackaging, Biotechnology, Workforce Management, Human Resources, John Maas

• Pharma Roundup: Sanofi and Pfizer Trim Obesity Drugs, Teva Challenges Merck Patent, and More

  BNET - 2008-11-06

  Sanofi, Pfizer cancel obesity drugs; Merck faces patent challenge from Teva; Medco CEO predicts 2009 legislation on biotech generics; contract research organizations hurting, too. by John Maas

  Tags: Patent, Pfizer Inc., Merck & Co. Inc., Biotechnology, John Maas

• Pharma Roundup: Pfizer Re-Slices Organizational Pie, Lilly Dishes Out Zyprexa Settlement, and More

  BNET - 2008-10-07

  Pfizer reorganizes; Lilly to pay $62 million fine over Zyprexa; biotech losing talent to clean tech; Consumer Reports blacklists 20 drugs for seniors by John Maas

  Tags: Layoff, Pfizer Inc., Settlement, Pharmaceutical Company, Clean Technology, Litigation, Biotechnology, Sales Strategy, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Sales, Human Resources, John Maas

• 7th Annual Charlotte Biotechnology Conference to feature Dr. Roger Newton, co-discoverer of Lipitor® and founder of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc

  - 2008-10-01

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Charlotte Research Institute will present the 7th Annual Charlotte Biotechnology Conference (www.CharlotteBiotechnology.com) taking place at the Barnhardt Student Activities Center on October 28, 2008. This flagship conference represents the region's top biotechnology thought leaders in research, investment, education,...

  Tags: Biotechnology, Charlotte, conference, CRI, Dr., Newton, Pfizer Inc., UNC, University of North Carolina