Pfizer

Pfizer Inc.

Pfizer Inc. is an American multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City. It discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medicines and vaccines across various therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, and rare diseases. The company was founded in 1849 and has grown into one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms.

History

Pfizer was founded in 1849 in New York City by Charles Pfizer and Charles F. Erhart. It began as a chemical manufacturing business and later grew into one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

Business operations

Pfizer discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and distributes medicines and vaccines. Its portfolio includes products used in hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and other healthcare settings.

Products and therapeutic areas

Pfizer’s portfolio spans vaccines, prescription medicines, and some consumer health products. Reported therapeutic areas include oncology, immunology, cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, rare diseases, and infectious diseases.

Corporate position

Pfizer is one of the largest research-based pharmaceutical companies in the world. Sources describe it as a major global biopharmaceutical company with substantial international operations and manufacturing capacity.