AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune, oncology, infection and neuroscience diseases. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
Business & Industry
- Evusheld long-acting antibody combination approved in the EU for the treatment of COVID-19
- Pfizer to supply Global Fund up to 6 million PAXLOVID™ treatment courses for low-and-middle-income countries
- WHO grants prequalification to GSK's Mosquirix - the first and only approved malaria vaccine
- Pfizer and BioNTech receive positive CHMP opinion for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster in European Union
- Novartis invests in early technical development capabilities for next-generation biotherapeutics
Research & Development
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022
- Non-opioid compounds squelch pain without sedation
- Breakthrough brings potential glioblastoma drug into focus
- Similar medications cost more for humans compared to pets
- National CDC-funded study confirms that mRNA vaccines protect against serious COVID-19 during pregnancy
- 2nd Annual Next Generation Pharmaceutical Cleanrooms Conference
- Shutting down backup genes leads to cancer remission in mice
Conferences & Events
- Machine learning creates opportunity for new personalized therapies
- SAE Media Group proudly presents the 2nd Annual Aseptic Processing Conference
- Pharma join together to achieve new standards in digital and patient innovation for clinical transformation
- SMi's 22nd Annual Pain Therapeutics Conference
- SMi Group Introduces the 4th Annual Injectable Drug Delivery Conference 2022
- SMi's 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology East Coast Conference
- SMi's 3rd Annual AI in Drug Discovery Conference
Regulatory Affairs
- FDA approves first treatment for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency, a rare genetic disease
- FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata
- FDA urges drug manufacturers to develop risk management plans to promote a dtronger, resilient drug supply chain
- FDA limits use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to certain individuals
- EMA establishes Cancer Medicines Forum with academia to optimise cancer treatments in clinical practice