AZN - AstraZeneca plc

AstraZeneca PLC (AstraZeneca) is a global biopharmaceutical company. AstraZeneca discovers, develops and commercializes prescription medicines for six areas of healthcare: Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal, Infection, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Respiratory and Inflammation. It has a range of medicines that includes treatments for illnesses, such as its antibiotic, Merrem/Meronem and Losec/Prilosec for acid related diseases. AstraZenecas products include Crestor, Seloken/Toprol-XL, Atacand, Nexium, Synagis, Seroquel IR, Seroquel XR, Arimidex, Zoladex and Symbicort. The Company owns and operates a range of research and development (R&D), production and marketing facilities worldwide. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries, including China, Mexico, Brazil and Russia. On March 3, 2010, AstraZeneca completed the acquisition of Novexel S.A. Novexel is a France-based research company focused on the infection therapy area.