Improving health is one of the toughest challenges facing the world today. As a global biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca has a key contribution to make through the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialisation of innovative medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.

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It takes time – more than 10 years. It takes money – up to $1 billion before the first sales are made. But most importantly, it takes skill, experience and collaboration – working with our stakeholders and our partners to identify needs and meet them with medicines that make a real difference.

As well as the ground-breaking work we do in our own laboratories, we work in partnership with bio companies, academic institutions, governments and other non-profit organisations, sharing skills, knowledge and resources to achieve a common goal: improved health.