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▶ 5:00 · $PFE · Bourla details $80B acquisition spree and R&D overhaul to drive post-COVID growth
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In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen

Pfizer CEO: How AI Will Reshape the Future of Medicine | Podcast | In Good Company

2026-05-20 · 4 company · 5 thematic
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albert bourla

33-year Pfizer veteran, CEO since 2019, led COVID vaccine development in 8 months and $80B+ acquisition strategy pivot to innovative medicines.

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“we did a significant amount of investments almost 80 plus billion dollars in acquisitions... three of which are 80% of the total cost... Particularly in the bigger one of them which was Seagen... it had products that they were in the marke…”
—albert bourla
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