Information on the use of cookies AstraZeneca France Health professionals Investors Careers Hurry Other AZ websites Home AstraZeneca Your health Research Responsibility AstraZeneca Our mission Key figures Organization Our Medicines Our sites in France Our sites around the world News History You are here AstraZeneca Key figures Key figures AstraZeneca is an international biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation. Our mission: to make a difference in terms of health, by offering effective drugs that bring real benefit to patients, in major therapeutic areas. More information on our therapeutic areas In order to strengthen internal skills and push back the frontiers of innovation, AstraZeneca has embarked on a strategy of collaborations with many players in the public and private sector. Sharing knowledge, skills and resources around specific pathologies creates important synergies and facilitates the emergence of new discoveries. Discover our different partnerships We are present in more than 100 countries around the world and are strengthening our presence in emerging markets such as China, Brazil, Mexico and Russia. AstraZeneca employs around 51,500 people worldwide, including 9,000 in drug research and development and 8,700 in production . AstraZeneca is one of the world's pharmacy leaders with worldwide sales in 2013 of $ 25.71 billion, of which $ 4.8 billion is spent on research and development . Research that is being carried out all over the world, notably through 3 main R&D centers in the United States (Gaithersburg), the United Kingdom (Cambridge) and Sweden (Mölndal). Learn more about our research strategy In addition to our commitment to performance, we remain faithful to fundamental ethical values. Learn more about our commitment to responsibility Last page update: 23/04/2014 Sitemap Protection of personal data Legal Notice Contacts © AstraZeneca 2014 Information on the use of cookies This site respects the principles of the HONcode charter . Check it out here.