Tag Archives: AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in UK participant

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will put an experimental coronavirus vaccine study on hold in America after a participant in the United Kingdom faced an apparent serious adverse reaction, according to a report. The Anglo-Swedish company’s “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data,” an AstraZeneca spokesperson said. CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW… Read More »

AstraZeneca investors to revolt against CEO Pascal Soriot’s pay yet again: report

AstraZeneca investors are once again taking issues with CEO Pascal Soriot’s compensation package, just like they have repeatedly in the past few years. Institutional investors in London are planning to vote against AZ’s remuneration report and policy at its annual meeting on April 29, Sky News reported. This time, despite the company’s stellar financial performance… Read More »

Big day for Daiichi: Pharma taps new CEO just as it unveils a big tie-up with AstraZeneca

Only a month after making one set of senior-level management changes, Daiichi Sankyo has decided it’s the right time to change its CEO as well. Sunao Manabe, currently the company’s president and chief operating officer, will succeed George Nakayama as CEO, effective June 17, the Japanese pharma said on Friday. Nakayama has been Daiichi’s CEO since… Read More »