AstraZeneca Company Description
AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines.
The company’s marketed products include Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Farxiga, Brilinta, Lokelma, Roxadustat, Andexxa, Crestor, Seloken, Onglyza, Bydureon, Fasenra, Breztri, Symbicort, Saphnelo, Tezspire, Pulmicort, Bevespi, and Daliresp for cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and oncology.
Its marketed products also comprise Vaxzevria, Beyfortus, Synagis, FluMist, Soliris, Ultomiris, Strensiq, Koselugo, and Kanuma for covid-19 and rare disease.
The company serves primary care and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia.
It has a collaboration agreement with Neurimmune AG to develop and commercialize NI006; BenevolentAI for drug discovery for systemic lupus erythematosus; and Absci Corporation for AI-driven drug discovery against an oncology target.
The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999.
AstraZeneca PLC was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Industry | Drug Manufacturers - General |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Employees | 89,900 |
| CEO | Pascal Soriot |
Contact Details
Address: 1 Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, CB2 0AA United Kingdom | |
| Phone | 44 20 3749 5000 |
| Website | astrazeneca.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | AZNCF |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| ISIN Number | GB0009895292 |
| SIC Code | 2834 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pascal Soriot D.V.M., M.B.A. | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director |
| Dr. Aradhana Sarin M.D. | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director |
| Pam P. Cheng | Executive Vice President of Global opt. and IT, Chief Sust. Officer and Member of External Sust.Adv. Board |
| Andrew P. Barnett | Head of Investor Relations |
| Jeffrey Pott | CHRO, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Member of External Sustainability Advisory Board |
| Gonzalo Vina | Head of Global Media Relations |
| Dr. Ruud Dobber Ph.D. | Executive Vice-President of BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit |
| Dr. Susan Mary Galbraith M.D., Ph.D. | Executive Vice President of Oncology Research and Development |
| Leon Wang | Executive Vice President of International and China President |
| Iskra Reic | Executive Vice-President of Vaccines and Immune Therapies |