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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla stared down the COVID-19 pandemic. Now he has his eyes set on cancer

The bulk of the company’s COVID-era revenue is being used for cancer research, and Bourla thinks the cure for many cancers will be discovered in his lifetime.

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January 27, 2026

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