Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. is a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, at The Spiral. In 1849, two German entrepreneurs, Charles Pfizer (1824-1906) and his cousin Charles F. Erhart (1821-1891), founded the corporation in New York.
Pfizer develops and manufactures immunology, oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, and neurology drugs and vaccines. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ($37 billion in 2022 revenues), Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir ($18 billion in 2022 revenues), Apixaban ($6 billion in 2022 revenues), a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ($6 billion in 2022 revenues), and Palbociclib ($5 billion in 2022 revenues) are the company's most profitable products. In 2022, the United States accounted for 42% of the company's revenues, Japan accounted for 8%, and other countries accounted for 50%.
From 2004 to August 2020, Pfizer was a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index. The company is ranked 43 on the Fortune 500 and 43 on the Forbes Global 2000.
Founded: 1849
Headquarters: The Spiral, New York City, USA
Website: https://www.pfizer.com/