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AstraZeneca Sells Off Biomanufacturing Plant

by Patricia L. Short
November 24, 2008 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 86, Issue 47

AstraZeneca has agreed to divest AstraZeneca Biotech Laboratory, a pilot plant in Södertälje, Sweden, for recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies, to Recipharm, a contract development and manufacturing organization. AstraZeneca will hold "a significant minority stake" in the new Recipharm subsidiary, which will supply material for Phase I and II tests of an AstraZeneca drug. AstraZeneca is consolidating all its biotech activities within MedImmune, which it acquired last year.

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