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[Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut]

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"We want our buildings by their mere nature to provide a 10% productivity advance." (George M. Milne, Jr., Pfizer Inc.'s research chief, who is spearheading a massive construction effort at the company's Groton, Conn., research center, in Gardiner Harris, wsj_99.10.04)

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"Extending the togetherness theme, Pfizer groups five to seven scientists in 'families,' and each family has its own open conference area called a 'huddle zone.' With huge windows and sweeping views, these spots are the prettiest in the building. Pfizer's 'families' are grouped into a 'tribe' of 70. Each tribe has its own larger gathering areas." (Gardiner Harris, wsj_99.10.04)

concierge service
"All have coffe carts. Dr. Milne is particularly fond of coffee carts and the interaction they can create." (Gardiner Harris, wsj_99.10.04)

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[Merck & Co. Chemistry Drug-Discovery Building, Rahway, New Jersey]

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"It's not unlike the NBA or the NFL draft ... Everybody is looking at the same people, and you need to convince them that this is the best place to discover new drugs." (Tom Salzman, senior vice president of basic research at the Merck campus in Rahway, in Gardiner Harris, wsj_99.10.04)

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