Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Pfizer to Fire 800 Scientists in Research Reshuffling

Pfizer to Fire 800 Scientists in Research Reshuffling: "Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, will fire 800 researchers, or 8 percent of its science staff, to focus on developing treatments for cancer, brain disorders and diabetes.

The company will begin notifying the workers today, Kristen Neese, a spokeswoman for the New York-based drugmaker, said in an interview. She wouldn’t specify which research fields or what laboratories around the world will be affected."