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Breast Cancer Research Foundation expands research program with Pfizer portfolio

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THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION expanded its research program with a new collaborative breast cancer funding model, the BCRF Investigator-Initiated Drug Research Program. The received a three-year, $15 million grant from Pfizer to support this effort, as well as access to Pfizer’s portfolio of products. “It will encourage more creative, academic-driven research and give more...

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