Medicines & vaccines · United Kingdom

AstraZeneca

Supplied the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria COVID-19 vaccine at global scale, developed Evusheld and Beyfortus long-acting antibodies, and leads in antibody-drug conjugates and cell therapy.

Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Europe
Value chain
Medicines & vaccines(Products); also Research & IP
What that means
Develops and sells therapeutics under its own name: drugs, biologics, vaccines, cell and gene therapies and radiopharmaceuticals.
Founded
1999
Staff
94,300 (2024)
Ownership
Listed
Listing
LSE:AZN on Google Finance
Website
astrazeneca.com
Relevance
High at its strongest, in Advanced Therapeutics, Vaccines & Medical Countermeasures

In 2 capabilities

Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.

  1. Biotechnology & Health Technologies · Design · listed #6 of 50

    Supplied the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria COVID-19 vaccine at global scale, developed Evusheld and Beyfortus long-acting antibodies, and leads in antibody-drug conjugates and cell therapy.

    Relevance: Supplied Vaxzevria globally; major biologics

    Source · en.wikipedia.org

  2. Biotechnology & Health Technologies · Design · listed #24 of 50

    Acquired Fusion Pharmaceuticals in 2024 to develop actinium-225 targeted alpha therapies, with its own Ac-225 supply and production capability.

    Relevance: Actinium-225 pipeline via Fusion acquisition

    Source · astrazeneca.com