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A history of AstraZeneca

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But although it was dubbed a “dangerous game”, some companies came out on top… On 6th April 1999, two companies with similar science-based cultures and a shared vision of the pharmaceutical industry came together to form what’s now considered as one of the top ten pharma companies in the world: AstraZeneca.

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Why pharma needs a revolution in culture

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As we come up on a year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global roll out of vaccines slowly gathering pace and big pharma riding high in the opinion charts, the biopharmaceutical sector would do well to learn lessons from the banks. Compliance systems by themselves are not enough.

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Beating the Big C

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The world’s biggest pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced in June 2008 that it would be putting its “full scope and scale” behind a push into the cancer market. “Companies used to be universally protected by patents but there is a pathway to approval opening up for biosimilar legislation. .”

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The Biotech Effect

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It was once derided as the stuff of science fiction, but in recent years, biotechnology has emerged as an important growth area in pharmaceuticals. As understanding of biological systems has forged ahead, pharmaceutical companies have made increasing use of biotechnology in discovering and manufacturing new medicines.

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Research Triangle: Building a Foundation for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Excellence

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Surrounded by universities and community colleges with life sciences programs, companies in RTP were able to access highly skilled graduates, increasing employment in the state. By the 1990s, pharmaceutical companies were looking to partner with contract research organizations (CROs) for drug development and clinical trials.

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Quality first: How pharma can meet injectables demand while staying compliant

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, large-scale vaccine production placed unprecedented demand on the parenteral packaging industry. While production volumes have now fallen, future vaccine demand is hard to predict, as booster shots could be needed at any point to control emerging variants.

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Insights+: An Analysis of the Growth of Biopharma Companies in the Last 20 Years (2003-2022)

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model is a holistic approach to incorporate the same strategy to life science and pharmaceutical companies. A globally fast-growing, and largest pharmaceutical company in the world was created through a merger between Pfizer and Pharmacia. Model: Inspired by the industry 4.0 model, the pharma 4.0 over the previous year.