
Pfizer bets $1B cash on the original protein degraders as technology nears prime time
As one of the largest multinational corporations in the world, Pfizer has its tendrils in everything. The Big Pharma has potentially hundreds of billions of dollars to play with, and when it decides to go big, it can go as big as it wants.
And did Pfizer ever on Thursday.
Returning to one of its partners in protein degradation, Pfizer is teaming up again with Arvinas to advance and vastly expand a program for breast cancer. As part of the deal, Pfizer is handing over $1 billion immediately — $650 million in upfront cash and $350 million in an equity investment — and promising up to another $1.4 billion in regulatory and commercial milestones.
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