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Pfizer To Shift R&D Focus

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Pfizer will discontinue development of drugs for heart disease, obesity and bone health as part of its plan to focus research on Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, inflammation/immunology, oncology, pain and psychoses (schizophrenia), according to a company memo. The shift in R&D focus was led by president Martin Mackay, a Pfizer research executive who took over the division in October of last year.     “It’s a continuous process to constantly evaluate our pipeline and make ...

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