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Pfizer, Inc.

About

Pfizer is one of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies, and its Cambridge presence places it in the Kendall Square life sciences cluster. The company discovers, develops and manufactures medicines and vaccines, with a stated goal of bringing therapies that extend and significantly improve people’s lives. Its colleagues work across developed and emerging markets worldwide to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures for some of the most feared diseases of our time.

Pfizer traces its history back more than 150 years, to 1849, when cousins Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart founded the company in Brooklyn. It is headquartered in New York and is widely known for the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with BioNTech. The company works with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world.

What to Know

  • Pfizer is a member of the Kendall Square Association and the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.
  • The company says it aims to set the standard for quality, safety and value in developing health care products.
  • It is listed under biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

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