Albert Bourla
Medicine
Pfizer Pouring COVID Profits into Cancer Battle, CEO Bourla Says
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is pouring the windfall profits from its COVID-19 vaccine into developing products to battle cancer, Chief Executive Albert Bourla said at a Reuters event on Thursday.
"Pfizer is giving all the profits that we made from COVID...
Business
Pfizer Announces $43 Billion Deal for Cancer Drug Innovator Seagen
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N) has announced its intention to acquire Seagen Inc. (SGEN.O) in a $43 billion deal.
The acquisition is aimed at reinforcing Pfizer's portfolio of targeted cancer therapies in the face of an expected decline in sales...
Greek News
A Bottle of Ouzo—and Its Connection to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla
How does ouzo, the anise-flavored aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus, relate to Albert Bourla?
Charity
Hellenic Initiative’s Gala Raises More Than $2.2 Million For Greek Causes
The Hellenic Initiative’s (THI) 10th anniversary New York Gala took place on December 3rd, raising $2,248,000 to be deployed in Greece to support Greek economic and entrepreneurial development and humanitarian programs.
Since its founding, THI has become the largest Greek...
Diaspora
Pfizer’s Bourla to Be Honored at the Hellenic Initiative New York Gala
The Hellenic Initiative (THI), the leading group uniting the Greek diaspora and philhellenes internationally, will host its 10th Anniversary New York Gala on Saturday, December 3, 2022 in New York City.
Funds raised will be deployed in Greece to support...
Celebrities
Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla, Gets COVID-19
The quadruple-vaccinated CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very mild symptoms.
Greek News
Pfizer’s Bourla Donates $1 Million to Holocaust Museum in Greece
Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla announced last week that he is donating his $1 million Genesis Prize towards establishing a holocaust museum in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dr. Bourla, 60, said he was donating the entire sum to the museum in his native...
Greece
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates Has Arrived in Athens, Greece
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has arrived in Athens, Greece on Friday, according to reports from Greek news network SKAI.
Gates, who is known for his philanthropic and educational endeavors, will be visiting the Greek capital and the islands while on...
Greek News
Pfizer’s Albert Bourla Receives Top Greek Honor
Pfizer's Albert Bourla received the Greek top honor by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday.
The Thessaloniki-born scientist was awarded the Golden Cross of the Order of the...
Medicine
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Says a Fourth Booster Shot is “Necessary”
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Sunday that it will be necessary to receive an additional fourth booster shot against Covid-19.
During an interview on CBS he said that "It is necessary, a fourth booster right now...The protection that you...