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AstraZeneca PLC

AstraZeneca is a United Kingdom-based, science-led pharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing prescription medicines. Its research and business span oncology, biopharmaceutical medicines and rare diseases, using several treatment technologies and discovery platforms. The company reports its activities through an official corporate and investor website rather than maintaining a fixed product catalogue in this directory. Its investor FAQ confirms the AZN symbol across the London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stockholm and New York Stock Exchange, which are securities of the same corporate issuer.

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Corporate information

Company entity
AstraZeneca PLC Group
Headquarters / principal office
Cambridge, CambridgeshireSelf-reported location on the company LinkedIn page; regional scope may differ from the legal or global headquarters.
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Founded
1999
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Ownership / capital status
Publicly tradedPublicly traded (group)
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Official corporate reference
https://www.astrazeneca.com/
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LinkedIn company page
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Profile review: 2026-11-04 · Fields retain their individual source dates. Undisclosed values are not zero; early or historical events do not establish the latest financing. Awards and acquisitions are distinguished from equity rounds.

Listed issuer and R&D focus

AstraZeneca is a United Kingdom-based, science-led pharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing prescription medicines. Its research and business span oncology, biopharmaceutical medicines and rare diseases, using several treatment technologies and discovery platforms. The company reports its activities through an official corporate and investor website rather than maintaining a fixed product catalogue in this directory. Its investor FAQ confirms the AZN symbol across the London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stockholm and New York Stock Exchange, which are securities of the same corporate issuer.

LSE: AZN Nasdaq Stockholm: AZN NYSE: AZN

small-molecule · biologics · oncology-therapeutics

oncology · cardiovascular · respiratory · immunology · rare-diseases

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Disease tags match recorded text mentions and require program-level verification.

Technology, programs & evidence

Entered chronic-disease macrocyclic peptide research through the Syneron Bio collaboration. No named clinical oral candidate from that collaboration has been disclosed.

Business, technology & evidence

  • Keep the Syneron collaboration; any linaclotide history must reflect the May 2026 assignment to Grand.
  • Peptide-discovery strategyAstraZeneca presents peptides as an important therapeutic modality and describes display technology, NGS, affinity-selection mass spectrometry and its PepINVENT generative-AI workflow. It identifies cell permeability and oral bioavailability as major goals for next-generation peptides; this is a platform strategy, not evidence that a specific oral peptide has entered the clinic.
  • CSPC collaboration rights and stagethe January 2026 announcement covers eight obesity/type 2 diabetes programs, initially advancing four. It said that, subject to conditions and closing, AstraZeneca would receive exclusive rights outside China to CSPC's once-monthly injectable weight-management portfolio: clinical-ready GLP-1R/GIPR agonist SYH2082 progressing toward Phase 1 and three preclinical programs. This portfolio is injectable and should not be labeled as oral peptide delivery.
  • AstraZeneca is a United Kingdom-based, science-led pharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing prescription medicines. Its research and business span oncology, biopharmaceutical medicines and rare diseases, using several treatment technologies and discovery platforms. The company reports its activities through an official corporate and investor website rather than maintaining a fixed product catalogue in this directory. Its investor FAQ confirms the AZN symbol across the London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stockholm and New York Stock Exchange, which are securities of the same corporate issuer.
  • SecuritiesLSE: AZN / Nasdaq Stockholm: AZN / NYSE: AZN
Program / serviceTarget / indicationRepresentative stageEvidence & scope
AZ–Syneron oral macrocycle researchNot disclosed · Not disclosed未披露Quantitative human results not confirmed in this review

Related news & literature

Company-name matches are discovery leads; verify entity identity and transaction roles in the original source.

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Syneron Bio / PR Newswire

Syneron Bio reports nearly $100 million across Series A and A+ rounds

Syneron Bio reported nearly $100 million raised across its Series A and A+ rounds, with participation from AstraZeneca and multiple strategic and venture investors. Proceeds support its Synova high-throughput macrocyclic peptide discovery platform and advancement of pipeline programs toward clinical development. The combined financing amount is not a single round, and candidate-level oral clinical data were not disclosed.

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Sources & open questions

  • Public information reviewed is insufficient to reconstruct the complete formulation, absolute bioavailability, variability, or food effects.
  1. 元思生肽(Syneron Bio)与阿斯利康达成战略合作 ↗元思生肽 · 美通社发布 · 2025-03-21
  2. 北京研发中心及生物技术合作公告 ↗AstraZeneca · 2025-03-21
  3. Syneron Bio 完成 1.5 亿美元 B 轮融资 ↗Syneron Bio · PR Newswire 发布 · 2026-04-03
  4. Ironwood Q2 2026 Form 10-Q: linaclotide territory partners ↗原始公司或监管来源 · 2026年二季度报告(6月30日期末)
  5. Targeting the Undruggable with Peptide Innovation ↗AstraZeneca · 2026
  6. AstraZeneca enhances its weight management portfolio through collaboration agreement with CSPC Pharmaceuticals ↗AstraZeneca · 2026-01-30
  7. Official issuer and R&D disclosure · AstraZeneca PLC ↗AstraZeneca PLC ·
  8. Official issuer and R&D disclosure · AstraZeneca PLC ↗AstraZeneca PLC ·
  9. AstraZeneca History Timeline ↗AstraZeneca · Not stated
  10. AstraZeneca company profile ↗AstraZeneca / LinkedIn · Not stated
  11. AstraZeneca - Research-Based BioPharmaceutical Company ↗AstraZeneca PLC Group · Accessed 2026-11-04; undated unless stated

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