AstraZeneca was established in 1979 with its headquarter in Bengaluru, Karnataka of India. They are a seasoned pharmaceutical manufacturing company with other activities such as sales and marketing. Their prime purpose is to bring better healthy living leveraging scientific tools and innovations. Since its inception, it has recorded certain innovative breakthroughs and solutions in areas such as renal and metabolic diseases, oncology and respiratory, cardiovascular vaccines, and medicines. They operate on highly classical facilities which meet regulatory standard locally and abroad. Also, they were rated one of the finest work environments in South East Asia. They have many subsidiaries internationally like in the UK.
Also, they have a functional R&D in Bangalore launched in 2017. It manages a workforce of over 1400 employees across India. Recently, they were approved for emergency use of the COVID’19 vaccine for distribution to some of the world’s poorest countries. They have a net sale turnover of Rs 831.81 (in crores) in 2020.
