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 1849 |
| Charles
Pfizer & Company opens as a fine-chemicals business.
The Company produces its first medical breakthrough
product, candied santonin-a palatable antiparasitic. |
| 1862 |
| First
domestic production of tartaric acid and cream of
tartar, vital to food and chemical industries, is
launched by Pfizer. |
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 1919 |
| The
Company successfully pioneers the mass production
of citric acid by fermentation, an achievement that
eventually frees Pfizer from dependency on European
citrus growers. |
| 1924 |
| Chas.
Pfizer & Co. turns 75. A celebration at the
Brooklyn plant, which has 306 employees, marks the
milestone. |
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 1951 |
By
1951, Pfizer operations are established in Cuba,
England, India, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
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| 1952 |
| Pfizer
establishes an Agricultural Division, devoted to
offering cutting-edge solutions to animal health
problems. |
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 2000 |
| Pfizer
and Warner-Lambert were merged as one company.
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| 2003 |
| Pfizer
and Pharmacia is combined to build the new Pfizer. |
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