AstraZeneca Oncology R&D Head On China Biotech Innovation

Looking Again At New Deals

AstraZeneca has been drawn back to drug development innovation in China after accelerating its rate of licensing deals with biotechs in the country over the past few months. Meanwhile, the UK multinational has also been building a network ecosystem together with a Chinese investment bank to take a long-term view in the country, a senior R&D executive told Scrip in an interview.

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China's biotech innovation has attracted AstraZeneca back to deal-making in the country • Source: Shutterstock

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