Pfizer

Also known as Pfizer, Inc., Pfizer Inc., PFE

thumb|130px|The headquarters of Pfizer in Tokyo, Japan

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Pfizer is a company and funder established in 1849. It operates as an active entity within the United States, with its primary location in New York. The organization is legally recognized as PFIZER INC. under the jurisdiction of US-DE.

The company is included in the Sp 500 and Dow Jones collections. It employs 92400 people. Its name is pronounced /ˈfaɪzər/.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, ROR, GLEIF, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name: Pfizer Inc.
Company.logo: Pfizer (2021).svg
Company.logo_size: 250px
Company.logo_caption: Logo used since 2021
Company.type: Public
Company.founded: in New York City
Company.hq_location: The Spiral
Company.hq_location_city: New York City
Company.hq_location_country: US
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.key_people: Albert Bourla(chairman and CEO)
Company.revenue_year: 2025
Company.operating_income: US$14.24billion
Company.income_year: 2025
Company.net_income: US$7.771billion
Company.net_income_year: 2025
Company.assets: US$208.2billion
Company.assets_year: 2025

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Company

Jurisdiction: US-DE
Headquarters: NEW YORK, US

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1849
Location: New York, United States
Status: Active

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GRID grid.410513.2 · ISNI 0000 0000 8800 7493

Wikidata facts

Instance of: organization
Part of: S&P 100
Named after: Charles Pfizer
Official name: Pfizer Inc.
Country: United States
Founded by: Charles F. Erhart
Headquarters: New York City
Owned by: State Street Corporation
CEO: Albert Bourla
Industry: pharmaceutical industry
Employees: 78500
Revenue: 63627000000
Stock exchange: New York Stock Exchange
Legal form: public company
Official website: www.pfizer.com
Image: Pfizer World Headquarters Entrance.jpg

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described at URL: www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/pfizer-inc-history
IPA transcription: /ˈfaɪzər/
Commons category: Pfizer
topic's main category: Category:Pfizer
inception: 1849-00-00
location of formation: Brooklyn
board member: Susan Desmond-Hellmann
net profit: 8062000000
social media followers: 83500
total assets: 154229000000
total equity: 63758000000
market capitalization: 128489000000
official jobs URL: pfizer.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PfizerCareers
contact page URL: www.pfizer.com/contact
press information URL: www.pfizer.com/node/481561
short name: PFE

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Encyclopedic overview

50 sections

Contents

History
1849–1950: Early history
1950–1980: Pivot to pharmaceutical research and global expansion
1980–2000: Development of Viagra, Zoloft, and Lipitor
2000–2010: Further expansion
Acquisitions and mergers
2010–2020: Further discoveries and acquisitions
2020–present: pandemic, corporate development, and Trump tariffs
COVID-19 and vaccine development
Development of oral antivirals
Corporate developments and acquisitions
Tariffs
Partnership with Flagship Pioneering
Collaboration with Ignition AI Accelerator
Expanding AI Collaboration for Clinical Trials with Saama
Acquisitions
Areas of focus
Internal medicine
Obesity treatment developments
Oncology
Advances in AI, gene therapy, and breakthrough treatments
Legal issues
Aggressive pharmaceutical marketing
Illegal marketing of gabapentin for off-label uses settlement (2004)
Illegal marketing of Bextra settlement (2009)
Termination of Peter Rost (2005)
Illegal marketing of Rapamune settlement (2014)
Illegal marketing settlement (2014)
Quigley Company asbestos settlement (2013)
Shiley defective heart valves settlement (1994)
Firing of employee that filed suit (2010)
Celebrex intellectual property settlement (2012)
Nigeria Trovafloxacin lawsuit settlement (2011)
Inflating prices fine (2022)
Allegations of patent infringement on mRNA technology (2022)
COVID-19 vaccine controversy
Environmental record
Contributions
Philanthropy
The Pfizer Foundation
Lobbying
The Pfizer Award
The Royal Society Pfizer Award/The Royal Society Africa Prize
Pfizer For All
Awards and recognition
Corporate affairs
Board of directors
See also
References
External links

thumb|130px|The headquarters of Pfizer in Tokyo, Japan

Pfizer Inc. ( ) is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1849 in New York by German entrepreneurs Charles Pfizer (1824–1906) and Charles F. Erhart (1821–1891), Pfizer is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in North America.

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