<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has held discussions with the heads of the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer in New York.</p>.<p>The meeting, attended by senior vice presidents of the company and higher officials of the state government, was held in a hotel where the Loka Kerala Sabha is being held, a CMO statement here said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Initial talks were held regarding the opening of a branch of the company's Chennai-based research centre in Kerala.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/road-accident-death-rate-has-dropped-in-kerala-after-ai-cameras-became-operational-transport-minister-1226514.html" target="_blank">Road accident death rate has dropped in Kerala after AI cameras became operational: Transport Minister</a></strong></p>.<p>The pharma company's officials also sought details of the contributions the southern state can make in the area of pre-clinical research, it said.</p>.<p>The group also discussed the possibility of effectively utilising Kerala's research knowledge in the areas of biotechnology, bioinformatics, statistics and applied mathematics, it said.</p>.<p>The state officials, in turn, detailed the achievements of Kerala in the health sector.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/row-over-keralas-k-fon-project-using-chinese-cables-1226441.html" target="_blank">Row over Kerala's K-FON project using Chinese cables</a></strong></p>.<p>The Pfizer officials also shared their interest in working with the state's new Digital Science Park, inaugurated recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</p>.<p>As a next step, a delegation of top company officials would visit Kerala by September, the CMO statement added.</p>.<p>Besides the CM, Chief Secretary V P Joy, Rajya Sabha M P John Brittas and other officials took part in the meeting, the statement added.</p>
<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has held discussions with the heads of the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer in New York.</p>.<p>The meeting, attended by senior vice presidents of the company and higher officials of the state government, was held in a hotel where the Loka Kerala Sabha is being held, a CMO statement here said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Initial talks were held regarding the opening of a branch of the company's Chennai-based research centre in Kerala.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/road-accident-death-rate-has-dropped-in-kerala-after-ai-cameras-became-operational-transport-minister-1226514.html" target="_blank">Road accident death rate has dropped in Kerala after AI cameras became operational: Transport Minister</a></strong></p>.<p>The pharma company's officials also sought details of the contributions the southern state can make in the area of pre-clinical research, it said.</p>.<p>The group also discussed the possibility of effectively utilising Kerala's research knowledge in the areas of biotechnology, bioinformatics, statistics and applied mathematics, it said.</p>.<p>The state officials, in turn, detailed the achievements of Kerala in the health sector.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/row-over-keralas-k-fon-project-using-chinese-cables-1226441.html" target="_blank">Row over Kerala's K-FON project using Chinese cables</a></strong></p>.<p>The Pfizer officials also shared their interest in working with the state's new Digital Science Park, inaugurated recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</p>.<p>As a next step, a delegation of top company officials would visit Kerala by September, the CMO statement added.</p>.<p>Besides the CM, Chief Secretary V P Joy, Rajya Sabha M P John Brittas and other officials took part in the meeting, the statement added.</p>