One of the first US pharmaceutical business to locate in Ireland, Pfizer set up its first production facility in Ringaskiddy in to produce food chemicals, including citric acid and gluconate products. The facility currently supplies more than 80 product formulation across a range of product: including the central nervous system, hormone therapy and oral contraceptives to more than markets across the world.
Pfizer Ringsend hosts the shared financial services centre: and the Dublin Treasury Centre. Pfizer Grange Castle is one of the largest integrated biotechnology plants in the world. With more than 2, professionals involved in state-of-the-art research, development, manufacturing and analytical technology Pfizer Grange Castle is supporting some of the biggest selling biopharmaceutical products in the global market place.
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Typically, you will find that these facilities are operated by a handful of IT specialists, engineers, chemists and operators. Drug Product Plant Also known as Drug Finishing, these facilities take the raw drug and finish it whether it is to make oral tablets or capsules, or add other additives to make the taste of the drug palatable.
The drugs are usually packaged in these plants, as well. Quality tests are also run in these state of the art facilities to ensure that the highest quality drugs are produced. Positions in these facilities include operators, chemists, and technical maintenance people. Pfizer Global Manufacturing Vision Purpose: We improve the quality of people's lives by assuring the supply of Pfizer's high-quality human and animal health products. PGM Mission: We will become the 1 supply organization in our industry and a strategic asset to Pfizer.
Demand for painkillers, preservatives and disinfectants soared during the US Civil War , leading to one of Pfizer's first big successes.
The company expanded production to help meet the needs of the Union Army. Soldiers carried tartaric acid, developed by Pfizer, in their battlefield kits, and used it to treat wounds. Drugs manufactured included iodine, morphine and chloroform, which, in addition to medicinal applications, were also used in the emerging field of photography. Pfizer's revenues doubled by Pfizer began manufacturing citric acid just as drinks such as Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper and Pepsi-Cola - which all used citric acid as an ingredient - started to become popular.
Citric acid soon became Pfizer's main product and the launch pad for its growth in the decades to follow. Charles Erhart died in , and the eponymous Pfizer gained full control of the burgeoning firm, which would remain privately held until - when , shares were offered to the public.
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