How Beijing plans to bounce back against Trump’s tariffs China’s president Xi Jinping recently held a meeting with 40 leaders of multinational companies, including BMW and AstraZeneca. The Conversation · Mar 31, 2025
AstraZeneca to invest $2.5bn in drugs research and manfacturing in Beijing Pharma company will invest money over five years in ‘strategic partnership’ after ditching UK expansion The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025
AstraZeneca pays up to $1bn for biotech firm ‘that could transform cell therapy’ UK pharma group acquires Belgium’s EsoBiotec as it announces EU has approved Imfinzi lung cancer drug The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025
GSK could double CEO Emma Walmsley's pay to $27 million The British pharma giant said Emma Walmsley's current pay could put off candidates for her eventual successor. Fortune · Feb 28, 2025
Yale Scientists Link Covid Vaccines To Alarming New Syndrome With Long-Term Effects "It's like being drained of vitality." Scientists discovered a new syndrome linked to the COVID-19 vaccines that may cause persistent biological changes and chronic flu-like symptoms. The post Yale Scientists Link Covid Vaccines To Alarming New Syndrome With Long-Term Effects first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Feb 20, 2025
AstraZeneca boss takes home £15m pay packet after profits rise The Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company behind a variety of medicines paid its chief executive Pascal Soriot £14.7 million in 2024. Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025
Why Most Pharma Startups Fail—And How Barbara Navarro Strategic Consulting is Turning Struggles into Success The pharmaceutical and biotech industries are brimming with potential. From revolutionary cancer treatments to cutting-edge gene-editing breakthroughs, start-ups in this space have the power to transform medicine and save lives. inkl · Feb 16, 2025
AstraZeneca, Whitehall, and a failed £450m deal for the next generation in vaccines. What went wrong? When the pharma firm cancelled plans for a major expansion of its Merseyside plant last month, there was no shortage of questions – or blame – over responsibility The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Inside AstraZeneca’s abandoned UK vaccine plant deal as Labour and Tories face questions over £450m collapse AstraZeneca’s planned vaccine hub for Liverpool is off the table - business editor Karl Matchett and Whitehall editor Kate Devlin question why it fell through The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025
FTSE 100 notches new record after Bank of England cuts rates London’s blue-chip index smashed through recent highs after experts said the Bank’s announcement gave it ‘a shot of adrenaline’. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
AstraZeneca ‘very disappointed’ after ditching £450m Liverpool vaccine site Pascal Soriot, chief executive of AstraZeneca, denied any rift with the Government over the decision. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
AstraZeneca ‘very disappointed’ over axed £450m Liverpool vaccine project As drugmaker reports 38% jump in profits, CEO denies tension with UK government after Speke plant decision The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025
Blame ministers for AstraZeneca U-turn Letters: As a health minister in the 1970s, David Owen writes, he would have been too close to industry to allow such a deal to fail The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
AstraZeneca’s U-turn on £450m Speke expansion ‘deeply disappointing’, says minister Chris Bryant says reduction of government support was linked to change in drugmaker’s proposed investment The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025 AstraZeneca investment deal ‘didn’t add up for UK taxpayer’, says minister Science minister Sir Chris Bryant said the Government feels regretful about the plan being ditched and ‘would prefer to have got this over the line’.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025 AstraZeneca’s £450m Speke U-turn looks terrible for a pro-growth government It seems bizarre that ministers and UK’s largest company cannot complete investment in vital life sciences sector
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025 What the papers say – February 1 Here are the major stories grabbing the attention on Saturday’s news stands.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025 What has the UK Covid inquiry learned so far about vaccines and treatments? In fourth part of the inquiry, questons were asked about vaccine trials, procurement and the UK’s preparedness for future pandemics
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025 AstraZeneca cancels £450m vaccine plant in UK after Government 'own goal' in blow to Rachel Reeves growth plan The pharmaceutical giant claimed the Labour Government failed to match Tory predecessor’s offer of help for its investment in Merseyside
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025 Fresh blow for Rachel Reeves as AstraZeneca scraps £450m investment in UK vaccine plant The pharmaceutical giant claimed the Labour Government failed to match its predecessor’s offer but the cancelled project is a blow to the chancellor’s growth agenda
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025 AstraZeneca axes £450m vaccine plant in Liverpool, blaming state funding cut Days after Rachel Reeves highlighted life sciences as UK strength, firm decides against site expansion
Barchart · Jan 21, 2025 Up 1,000% in 2024, Wall Street Believes This Growth Stock Can Still Skyrocket This biotech stock is a promising buy, but it does come with risks.
The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025 Daily pill on NHS offers new hope for hundreds with lung cancer Osimertinib, also known as Tagrisso and made by AstraZeneca, can help stop cancer from returning after surgery
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Well-known medics to appear in front of UK Covid probe Module four of the inquiry is looking at the development and rollout of vaccines in the UK.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025 GSK to buy US cancer drug firm IDRx for up to $1.15bn Massachusetts-based company is working on new treatments for gastrointestinal cancers