Pfizer gains generics, injectables in InnoPharma buy
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Executive Summary
Pfizer will pay $225m in upfront cash and up to $135m in milestone fees to buy InnoPharma, a private Piscataway, New Jersey-based company with 10 approved generic medicines, 19 more under US FDA review, and 30 injectable and ophthalmic products under development.
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