AstraZeneca's Pipeline Reaps Rewards Of Return To Science
Executive Summary
AstraZeneca rounded off a busy 2017 full of R&D highs, but some huge lows, with a full Phase III pipeline that it says shows how far the company has come since Pascal Soriot took the reins in 2012 and spearheaded a renewed focus on science. But will the company become a victim of its own success?
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