Company Profile

 

Pfizer discovers, develops and manufactures life enhancing and life saving pharmaceuticals for both humans and animals. We have sales in over 150 countries, and operate in approximately 180 countries with a combined workforce of over 100,000 people. Our portfolio of pharmaceuticals includes a number of products that have made significant contributions to healthcare in the areas of diabetes, heart and lungs, mental health, sexual health and pain relief.

Some key facts

• We have been operating in the UK for the last 50 years.
• We employ approximately 90,000 colleagues in 180 countries.
• We have more than 4,000 staff in the UK.
• We spend £550 million on medicine research and development in the UK alone.
• We have four major Research and development sites around the world, including one in Sandwich, Kent.
• Provides medicines taken by 2.7 million Britons every day.

Pfizer Limited is the principal UK subsidiary of Pfizer Inc.

In the UK we have 3 key Divisions, which work closely together to help people and animals live longer and healthier lives.

Worldwide Pharmaceutical Operations (WPO)

Based at Walton Oaks, Surrey, the Worldwide Pharmaceutical Operations works with customers, including the NHS, to provide a wide range of medicines to the UK healthcare market.

Pfizer markets as wide a range of medicines - some of them are life savers, while others improve the quality of life for millions of people. They are used to treat diseases and conditions in so many diverse fields, such as heart disorders, cancer, raised blood pressure, high cholesterol and sexual health.

Pfizer Animal Health (PAH)

Based at Walton Oaks, Surrey, Pfizer Animal Health applies the same level of sales and marketing expertise as our human pharmaceutical business.

Pfizer Animal Health focuses on medicines and vaccines for livestock and companion animals.

With its premier position in the UK market, the company discovers, develops and markets a very wide range of animal medicines, including vaccines, antibiotics and both internal and external parasiticides for farm livestock, horses and family pets.

Our product line and geographic scope are unmatched in the industry, supporting every major animal species in more than 140 countries.

Pfizer Global Research & Development (PGRD)

Our UK Research & Development operation, based at Sandwich, Kent, is part of a global network dedicated to the discovery and development of new medicines.

Pfizer spends roughly £550 million in the UK alone in the search for important new medicines that may enhance human and animal health worldwide.

The Sandwich laboratories employ over 2,000 scientists, making this the largest research and development (R&D) site of any foreign-owned pharmaceutical company in the UK.