US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer makes the first compensation payment to Nigerian families affected by a controversial drug trial 15 years ago.

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Pfizer pays Nigeria drug victims

Senior directors at Pfizer have faced criticism over the decision to close the facility in Sandwich.

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VIDEO: Science and Technology Committee

The Universities and Science Minister David Willetts is to visit the Pfizer plant in Kent, which is due to close.

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Minister visits Kent Pfizer site

University leaders are warning that research budget cuts could risk a “domino effect” in the UK after the Pfizer closure.

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University cuts ‘Pfizer warning’

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer dismisses as “preposterous” reports that it hired investigators to pressure Nigeria’s attorney general during a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

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Pfizer: No Nigeria dirty tricks

In April 2009, U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer reached a financial agreement with a state government in Nigeria on lawsuits brought over an antibiotic that had been given to children during an outbreak of meningitis.

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Cable: Pfizer funded dirt-digging

The U.S. healthcare giant on Wednesday made a formal offer for the 82.1 percent of the Dutch biotech that it doesn’t already own.

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DealBook: J&J Bids $2.3 Billion for Biotech Firm

Ireland plans to keep low rates that have attracted Microsoft, Intel and Pfizer but that other countries say distort competition.

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As Ireland Makes Big Cuts, Low Corporate Taxes Are Sacrosanct

Pfizer agreed to buy the maker of pain medication for $3.6 billion in cash, in the giant drug maker’s first major deal since its blockbuster purchase of Wyeth last year.

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Pfizer to Buy King Pharmaceuticals for $3.6 Billion