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Wyeth's Pearl River, N.Y. Facility Celebrates 100 Years of Achievements in Health care
Date:9/24/2007

alth here in the United States and around the world," says Robert Ruffolo, president of Wyeth's Research & Development unit. "The work of researchers at the site has led to the development of breakthrough therapies to fight serious infections and diseases and to promote global health."

Today, the Pearl River facility is responsible for producing a number of Wyeth's leading products. Included are such products as Prevnar(R), (Pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate Vaccine [Diptheria CRM197 Protein]) and Centrum(R).

In 2006, the Pearl River site received the Wyeth President's Award for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Excellence and became the first site to receive the Company's highest EHS award two times.

The site is a strong supporter of the Rockland County United Way and several community-based organizations that provide support for people in need. In addition, Pearl River is a corporate sponsor and host site of key fund raising events for the regional chapters of two well-known nonprofit organizations: the Annual Centrum Walk/Run and Prevnar Kids Run, which supports the March of Dimes in its work to fight premature births, and the Walk to Cure Diabetes, which supports the efforts of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

As part of the Pearl River anniversary celebration, Wyeth is donating $500,000 to the Children's Health Fund's (CHF) Urban Health Initiative. The donation will assist the more than one in five children that live in poverty - which totals more than 15 million boys and girls in the United States - obtain better health care services.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth, has leading products in the areas of women's health care, infectious disease, gastrointestinal health, central nervous system, inflammation, transplantation, hemophilia, oncology, vaccines and nutritional products.

Wyeth is one of the world's largest research-driven pharmaceutical and health care products companies. It is a leader in the di
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