Laboratory that invented Viagra to be closed

I meant to post this news two weeks ago:

Pfizer's massive R&D facility in Britain is to be closed. This is the place where they invented Viagra.

uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/uk-pfizer-sandwich-idUKTRE7103TG20110201

(In the context of vested interests, I should mention that my niece is currently working at this Pfizer lab)

Also Merck looks like going ahead with its plan to close the biggest R&D facility in The Netherlands:

pharmalive.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=762000
To paraphrase:
"Selling the place to someone else to keep it operational is not in the shareholders' interest"

Alf

Yeah Tony I'm with you on the humour front:
Perhaps it'll be very hard for the people who lose their jobs, or they'll feel very deflated.

There are rumours that Disney may take over the site.

You guys crack me "Up"!

Not unlike the call to prayer, how about all of us pointing our pointers toward Sandwich? 10 pm GMT on Feb 14th Valentines day 2012. It's the least we can do.

Jeff

Hey Alf, Tell your niece when they decide to sell off assets to put me down for a Mettler with 500 microgram resolution. You can't be to careful when measuring pee pads.