AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca to pay Bristol-Myers Squibb $135 mn more for Amylin drug rights
10 Aug 2012
AstraZeneca will pay the $135 million to Bristol-Myers Squibb after the anti-trust and other competition regulators approve the acquisition of Amylin
AstraZeneca Q1 profit slumps; CEO quits
27 Apr 2012
AstraZeneca eliminates 7,300 jobs in major restructuring
03 Feb 2012
AstraZeneca's move to save $1.6 billion annually comes ahead of the patent expiry of two of its top drugs over the next four years
AstraZeneca to cut 1,150 sales jobs in the US
08 Dec 2011
AstraZeneca scrip slumps after buy-back offer
07 Jul 2010
Torrent in AstraZeneca's debut deal to sell branded generics
11 Mar 2010
In its first ever deal with a generics manufacturer AstraZeneca will brand and sell Ahmedabad-based Torrent Pharma's generic drugs in emerging markets.
AstraZeneca India to pay 500 per cent dividend
23 Feb 2010
AstraZeneca inks arthritis drug deal with Rigel
16 Feb 2010
US FDA approves AstraZeneca's Crestor
09 Feb 2010
AstraZeneca reports profit, cuts 8,000 jobs to cut costs
29 Jan 2010
Despite a $10.8 billion pre-tax profit, the Anglo-Swedish pharma major is cutting 8,000 more jobs over the next four years to cope with revenue decline due to post-patent expiry competition from generic producers
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