AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L) LSE
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AstraZeneca PLC
Address
1 Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge, CA CB2 0AA
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Phone
44 20 3749 5000
Website
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - General
Employees
96100
First IPO Date
May 21, 1993
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Pay | Year Born |
| Pascal Claude Roland Soriot | Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director | 6.12M | 1959 |
| Aradhana Sarin | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director | 2.71M | 1974 |
| Susan Mary Galbraith | Executive Vice President of Oncology R&D | 0 | 1966 |
| Ruud Dobber | Executive Vice-President of BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit | 0 | N/A |
| Lutz Jermutus | Head of Projects | 0 | N/A |
| Iskra Reic | Executive Vice President of International | 0 | N/A |
| Ruth March | Senior Vice President of Precision Medicine - R&D Oncology | 0 | N/A |
| Jeffrey Pott | CHRO, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel & Member of External Sustainability Advisory Board | 0 | N/A |
| Joris Silon | Head of Investor Relations | 0 | N/A |
| David Fredrickson | Executive Vice-President of Oncology Haematology Business Unit | 0 | 1975 |
| Pam Cheng | EVP of Global opt. & IT, Chief Sust. Officer and Member of External Sust.Adv. Board | 0 | 1970 |
Description
AstraZeneca PLC operates as a biopharmaceutical company, specializing in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of prescription medications. Its comprehensive portfolio addresses diverse therapeutic areas. In oncology, key marketed products include Calquence, Enhertu, Faslodex, Imfinzi, Iressa, Koselugo, Lumoxiti, Lynparza, Orpathys, Tagrisso, and Zoladex. For cardiovascular, renal, and metabolism diseases, the company offers treatments such as Brilinta/Brilique, Bydureon/Byetta, BCise, Byetta, Crestor, Evrenzo, Farxiga/Forxiga, Komboglyze/Kombiglyze XR, Lokelma, Onglyza, Qtern, and Xigduo/Xigduo XR. Respiratory and immunology conditions are targeted by products like Bevespi Aerosphere, Breztri Aerosphere, Daliresp/Daxas, Duaklir Genuair, Fasenra, Pulmicort, Saphnelo, Symbicort, and Tudorza/Eklira/Bretaris. Additionally, rare diseases are treated with Andexxa/Ondexxya, Kanuma, Soliris, Strensiq, and Ultomiris. The company's product offerings also extend to Synagis for respiratory syncytial virus; Fluenz Tetra/FluMist Quadrivalent for influenza; Seroquel IR/Seroquel XR for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; Nexium and Losec/Prilosec for gastroenterology; and Vaxzevria and Evusheld for COVID-19. AstraZeneca serves primary and specialty care physicians globally, leveraging a network of distributors and local representative offices across the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. Strategic collaboration forms a vital component of its operations. Partnerships include an agreement with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to research, develop, and commercialize small molecule medicines for obesity; Neurimmune AG for the development and commercialization of NI006; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop eplontersen, a liver-targeted antisense therapy in Phase III development for transthyretin amyloidosis; Proteros Biostructures GmbH for the joint discovery of novel small molecules targeting hematological cancers; and Sierra Oncology, Inc. for the development and commercialization of AZD5153. Initially incorporated in 1992 as Zeneca Group PLC, the company adopted its current name, AstraZeneca PLC, in April 1999. It is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
