Pfizer’s facility in Groton has a history of developing some of the most popular drugs ingested by Americans, including Zoloft, which treats anxiety, and Zithromax, able to kill the toughest bacteria.
Connecticut bioscience companies are among the global leaders in COVID-19 vaccine and treatment development as the state faces one of the country's deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks.
United Healthcare and three Connecticut companies have joined the list of those penalized for breaching the state's ethics code for failing to report their expenditures related to lobbyist breakfasts and dinners at Democrats' national convention two years ago.
Spirits maker Diageo North America and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. have each agreed to pay a $5,000 fine because their lobbyists failed to disclose expenditures for receptions at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Office of State Ethics announced.
A Connecticut startup developing a new cancer treatment is drawing the eyes and interest of investors and big pharma, as it prepares to begin clinical trials this year on its drug discovery.