Soriot’s Vision For AZ: A Focused Innovation-Driven Biopharma
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
AstraZeneca will accelerate development of several mid-stage assets into Phase III and turn aggressively to business development under CEO Pascal Soriot’s strategy to transform the company, even as it shores up its P&L with more job cuts.
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