Pfizer Completes Acquisition of Vicuron Pharmaceuticals
14 September 2005 - 6:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer Inc said today
that it has completed its acquisition of Vicuron Pharmaceuticals
Inc. (Nasdaq: MICU; Nuovo Mercato), a biopharmaceutical company
focused on the development of novel anti-infectives for both
hospital-based and community-acquired infections. In connection
with the closing, shares of Vicuron common stock have been delisted
from the Nasdaq and Italy's Nuovo Mercato stock exchanges effective
today. Through the transaction, Pfizer has acquired two new product
candidates currently under review at the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA): anidulafungin for fungal infections and
dalbavancin for Gram-positive infections. The addition of these
product candidates broadens Pfizer's presence in anti-infectives
where the company has a long history of providing patients and
physicians with life-saving medicines. DATASOURCE: Pfizer Inc
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