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AstraZeneca

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🇬🇧United Kingdom
Ownership
Public
Employees
89.9K
Market Cap
$270.3B
Website
http://www.astrazeneca.co.uk
Introduction

AstraZeneca Plc is a holding company, which engages in the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company was founded on June 17, 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

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