Return to growth: AstraZeneca's CEO Pascal Soriot says 2013 was year of 'momentum' for the company

6 February 2014

‘Momentum’ is the word which best describes 2013, according to AstraZeneca’s chief executive Pascal Soriot who commented on the firm’s year-end results at a media briefing in London this morning.

Mr Soriot (pictured above) emphasized the company’s focus on ‘rebuilding growth’ and investing in its pipeline in 2013, saying: “We gained momentum. We are working on growth, which starts with rebuilding our pipeline. It’s clear that we have made real progress in this area.”

He said the focus in 2014 will be to continue to advance its late stage pipeline in three core therapy areas of oncology, respiratory/inflammation and autoimmune (RIA) and cardio-vascular/metabolism (CVMD). The ultimate aim is for 2017 revenues to be in line with 2013 revenues.

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