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Mikael Dolsten focuses on advancing Pfizer’s scientific breakthrough leadership in small-molecule medicines, biotherapeutics, gene therapies and vaccines. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and the company’s Portfolio Strategy and Investment Committee, which governs major pipeline investments and strategic end-to-end R&D priorities.
Mikael leads the Worldwide Research, Development and Medical (WRDM) organization at Pfizer, which is responsible for the development of all compounds through proof of concept, and provides pharmaceutical sciences, safety and medical support to the entire R&D pipeline and all marketed medicines and vaccines. WRDM comprises all Pfizer research units, including Oncology, Internal Medicine, Inflammation & Immunology, Vaccines and Rare Disease, as well as the Centers for Therapeutic Innovation. The Vaccines R&D team leads scientific efforts from discovery through registration of novel vaccines. Mikael also has worldwide responsibility for Pfizer’s medical, safety and external R&D innovation, as well as science-based teams in pharmaceutical sciences, drug safety R&D, and large and small molecule discovery and development. Prior to joining Pfizer in 2009, Mikael was President of Wyeth Research, where he led scientists involved in all R&D/Medical activities across the US, Europe and Asia. Before that, Mikael served as Executive Vice President and Head of Worldwide Research for Boehringer Ingelheim from 2003-2008.
Mikael earned his Ph.D. in tumor immunology and M.D. from the University of Lund in Sweden, where he was Adjunct Professor in Tumor Immunology and was recently appointed Visiting Professor to advice on science and technology strategies. He serves on the PhRMA Research & Development Leadership Forum as well as on the PhRMA Foundation Board of Directors. He is a member of the board of Karyopharm Therapeutics and of Research! America. Additionally, Mikael is a member of the Board of Overseers for the Scripps Research Institute and a Foreign Member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Since 2014, Mikael has co-chaired the Accelerating Medicine Partnership with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins. Mikael advised the Obama Administration on regulatory and drug development issues as well as then Vice President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative to accelerate cancer research. Through 2019, Mikael was a council member of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable.
Mikael is a named inventor on several patents and has published approximately 150 articles in international journals, with contributions in molecular cell biology, immunology and oncology.
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Pfizer Inc. is a research-based, global biopharmaceutical company. They apply science and their global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives through the discovery, development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of biopharmaceutical products worldwide. They work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Pfizer collaborates with healthcare providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable healthcare around the world. Pfizer was founded in 1942. Most of Pfizer’s revenues come from the manufacture and sale of biopharmaceutical products. They believe that their medicines and vaccines provide significant value for healthcare providers and patients, through improved treatment of diseases, improvements in health, wellness and productivity as well as by reducing other healthcare costs, such as emergency room or hospitalization. Pfizer is committed to fulfilling their purpose: Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Their purpose fuels everything they do and reflects both their passion for science and commitment to patients. Pfizer’s growth strategy is driven by five “Bold Moves” that help them deliver breakthroughs for patients and create value for shareholders and other stakeholders: 1. Unleash the power of our people; 2. Deliver first-in-class science; 3. Transform our go-to-market model; 4. Win the digital race in pharma; and 5. Lead the conversation.