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AZN Astrazeneca Plc

10,678.00
-64.00 (-0.60%)
28 Mar 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Astrazeneca Plc LSE:AZN London Ordinary Share GB0009895292 ORD SHS $0.25
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -64.00 -0.60% 10,678.00 10,688.00 10,690.00 10,780.00 10,674.00 10,756.00 1,773,970 16:35:09
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Pharmaceutical Preparations 45.81B 5.96B 3.8415 27.83 165.72B

AstraZeneca Appoints Sean Bohen as Chief Medical Officer -- Update

24/08/2015 10:07am

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By Denise Roland

 

AstraZeneca PLC has appointed Genentech's Sean Bohen as executive vice president of Global Medicines Development and chief medical officer, filling a key research and development role that was left vacant with the sudden departure of Briggs Morrison in June.

The U.K.-based drug maker said Dr. Bohen, who was President of Early Development at Genentech, a division of Switzerland's Roche AG, will join the company on Sept. 15.

He will take on responsibility for the development of AstraZeneca's pipeline of drugs through clinical trials to regulatory approval, the company said in a statement. This will place Dr. Bohen at the heart of Astra's strategy to nearly double its annual revenue to $45 billion by 2023, a goal which depends on the success of its new and upcoming drugs. This target was part of Mr. Soriot's defense against an unsolicited acquisition approach from rival Pfizer Inc. last year.

Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said Dr. Bohen's "impressive expertise in key areas of our exciting pipeline, including oncology and immunology, will further strengthen and accelerate the delivery of new medicines for patients."

Dr. Bohen was also previously an oncology specialist at Stanford University School of Medicine. Cancer medicines form a key part of Astra's growth plans, with oncology drugs expected to account for one quarter of its long-term revenue target.

His predecessor Dr. Morrison exited Astra to become chief executive of Syndax Pharmaceuticals, a closely-held biotech company developing a compound in immuno-oncology, a hot new therapy area that harnesses the immune system to fight tumors.

 

Write to Rory Gallivan at rory.gallivan@wsj.com; Twitter: @RoryGallivan

 

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 24, 2015 04:52 ET (08:52 GMT)

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