Pfizer Inc. today provided an update to its pipeline for the first time since the close of the acquisition of Wyeth in October, 2009. The new development pipeline, composed of assets from both legacy companies, includes 133 programs from phase 1 through registration, and shows growth and increased diversity in each of the areas where the company invests in research and development.
“Through the acquisition of Wyeth, Pfizer has become a leading biotherapeutics company, and we are well positioned to pioneer the next generation of high-potential medicines”
“This pipeline of investigational medicines represents the strong future of Pfizer,” said Martin Mackay, president, PharmaTherapeutics Research and Development. “Since the closing of the Wyeth transaction late last year, we have made strategic decisions about our R&D resources, global footprint and high-priority projects. Our focus now turns to delivery of these health solutions for patients around the world.”
Pfizer has identified six “Invest to Win” areas of research where there exist significant opportunities for innovation and market leadership: oncology; pain; inflammation; Alzheimer’s disease; psychoses; and diabetes. The new pipeline demonstrates focused investment in these areas of significant unmet medical need as well as growth in the critical technologies of vaccines and biologics.
Following the acquisition of Wyeth, the combined company pipeline had 600 projects ranging from discovery through registration. The new prioritized portfolio contains about 500 projects across a broad range of diseases, with a focus on the “Invest to Win” areas, as well as vaccines and biologics. Approximately 70% of Pfizer’s research projects and 75% of the late-stage portfolio are focused on these areas.
The growth in vaccines and biologics is reflective of Pfizer’s goal of becoming a top-tier biotherapeutics company by 2015. The company’s pipeline now includes a total of 6 vaccines and 27 biologics in development, up from 1 vaccine and 16 biologics at the last pipeline update in March 2009.
“Through the acquisition of Wyeth, Pfizer has become a leading biotherapeutics company, and we are well positioned to pioneer the next generation of high-potential medicines,” said Mikael Dolsten, president, BioTherapeutics Research and Development.
Pfizer’s portfolio now includes: