Explore Gothenburg
Global Gothenburg: A cross-section of AstraZeneca – on one site
With more than 2,400 employees from 50 countries, the vibrant Gothenburg site helps to support the entire life-cycle of AstraZeneca medicines, from drug discovery and clinical trials, to global commercialisation and product maintenance. Looking to the future, AZ Gothenburg has initiated the creation of a new, global cluster for health and life science, as part of the GoCo Health Innovation City project.
From idea to new medicine
Our teams in Gothenburg have broad scientific expertise and capabilities and work across the entire life-cycle of our medicines.
Our people
Passionate about what science can do
"At AstraZeneca, science and patients are always in focus. As a scientist I love being able to work with people from different disciplines to turn scientific ideas into new medicines for patients in need."
Lab4Life: Building state-of-the-art shared labs and offices for the future
Lab4Life is a driving force in our work to make Gothenburg one of the best R&D sites in the world. The philosophy of Lab4Life is to create flexible lab and office working environments that encourage collaboration between scientists from different therapy areas and disciplines. Lab4Life includes more than 10 new Centres of Excellence, including centres for Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Cells, Sample Management, and more. The Lab4Life initiative has already inspired other labs across both our company and the industry. Watch this new film to follow one of our scientists, Anita, as she spends a day in these new, shared state-of-the-art spaces. You can also take a virtual tour of some of our new labs here.
Open for collaboration
100 million USD
Investment in Karolinska Institutet partnership
>100
Academic collaborations signed 2014/2015 by Gothenburg site
70%
of cardiovascular and metabolic disease pipeline involves collaboration
BioVentureHub: a new way to collaborate
The AstraZeneca BioVentureHub is an exciting concept. We offer some of our office and laboratory space in Gothenburg to biotech companies and academic groups. This is a cost-effective opportunity for biotech start-ups to benefit from our scientific expertise and facilities, plus opportunities for future collaborations. We benefit through increasing external interaction and vibrancy while also nurturing the Scandinavian life science ecosystem.
Gothenburg key facts
2,400
Employees on site
2000
Scientists from 50 countries
600
Scientists with PhDs
30
Professors among our scientists
Our community commitment
AstraZeneca works actively to foster interest in life sciences among children and young adults in Sweden. We also support programmes under the umbrella of our global Young Health Program, which focuses on mental and physical health among children and adolescents.
Partnering
The best science doesn't happen in isolation.
We partner with others around the world, combining the great science in our labs with complementary technologies, know-how and molecules to accelerate the delivery of new life-changing medicines.
Join AstraZeneca
and help us deliver life-changing medicines
Be among our employees who continue to make us an innovation-driven company that stands firmly among the world’s leaders in biopharmaceuticals.