AstraZeneca
Anglo-Swedish drug company
AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed in 1999, one of the world's largest drugmakers.
The name became widely familiar during the COVID-19 pandemic through its viral vector vaccine developed with Oxford University: I got the AstraZeneca shot.
The company also produces medications for cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory conditions.
Disease prevention injection
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- drugmakerCompany producing medications
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- COVID-19WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
clinical trial · immunization · biopharmaceutical · Pfizer · Moderna · Johnson & Johnson · Sputnik · booster
Cancer medicine specialty
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- NexiumProton pump inhibitor
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
cancer treatment · cholesterol · asthma · COPD · clinical research · drug development · immunotherapy
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- stockholderOwner of company shares
- stockGoods kept for sale
- FTSEBritish stock market index
Cambridge · headquarters · patent · revenue · CEO · shareholder · market cap · dividend
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- drugmakerCompany producing medications
- OxfordHistoric English university town
COVID-19 · clinical trial · immunization · biopharmaceutical · Pfizer · Moderna · Johnson & Johnson · Sputnik · booster · efficacy
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- NexiumProton pump inhibitor
diabetes · cancer treatment · cholesterol · asthma · COPD · clinical research · drug development · immunotherapy
merger
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- stockholderOwner of company shares
- stockGoods kept for sale
FTSE · Cambridge · headquarters · patent · revenue · CEO · shareholder · market cap · dividend · annual report
- vaccinesvaccine, Pfizer, polio vaccine, Moderna, vaccines
- European CompaniesAirbus, Allianz, Barclays, Bayer, BMW
- COVID-19COVID-19, spike protein, mRNA vaccines, omicron, variants
- British BrandsMarks & Spencer, Harrods, Selfridges, Tesco, Sainsbury
- Healthcare CompaniesJohnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, Roche
- West SwedenGothenburg, archipelago, Volvo, Chalmers, Natural History Museum
AstraZenecagarage lab
AstraZenecatraditional medicine
Inherited therapeutic practices
herbal remedies · homeopathy · naturopathy · folk medicine · Ayurveda