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Industrial Biotechnology Company using its proprietary technology to make chemicals from sustainable sources.
Astex is dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics with a primary focus on oncology. The Company, which is a recognised leader in the field of Fragment Based Drug Discovery, is developing a proprietary pipeline of novel therapies and has a number of other programmes partnered with major pharmaceutical companies with products in clinical development. . . In October 2013, Astex was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. . . For more information about Astex please visit http://www.astx.com
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven, integrated biopharmaceutical company.. . We discover, develop, manufacture and market prescription medicines for six important areas of healthcare, which include some of the world’s most serious illnesses: cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, and respiratory and inflammation.. . We employ over 61,000 people (46% in Europe, 24% in the North America, 7% in Latin America and 24% in Asia, Africa and Australasia)