Pfizer Senior VP And Head Of Worldwide PharmaTherapeutics Research Rod MacKenzie On Moving R&D To China: An Interview With PharmAsia News (Part 2 of 2)
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Pfizer Inc.'s Rod MacKenzie, senior VP and Head of Worldwide PharmaTherapeutics Research talked with PharmAsia News about the evolution of Pfizer's virtual R&D approach in China and larger Asia. Pfizer announced last week that it would be opening a new R&D center for antibacterials in Shanghai after closing its antibacterial R&D plant in Groton, Conn. The move marks the first dedicated R&D unit for a specific therapy area in Asia.
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