Astra AB

E505476

Astra AB was a Swedish pharmaceutical company that became one of the predecessors of the global biopharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca.

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Astra (pharmaceutical company) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pharmaceutical company
public company
basedIn Södertälje NERFINISHED
country Sweden
dissolved 1999
fate merged to form AstraZeneca NERFINISHED
foundedBy Knut Sjöberg NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation Astra NERFINISHED
hasLanguageOfOperation Swedish
hasMajorR&DCenterIn Södertälje NERFINISHED
hasNotableBrand Losec NERFINISHED
Xylocain NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Södertälje NERFINISHED
inception 1913
industry pharmaceutical industry
legalForm aktiebolag
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
mergedInto AstraZeneca NERFINISHED
mergerAnnounced 1998
mergerWith Zeneca Group plc NERFINISHED
notableProduct Losec NERFINISHED
Prilosec NERFINISHED
Xylocain NERFINISHED
Xylocaine NERFINISHED
notableTherapeuticArea anesthesiology
cardiology
gastroenterology
operatedIn Asia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
parentOrganizationAfterMerger AstraZeneca NERFINISHED
predecessorOf AstraZeneca NERFINISHED
specializesIn cardiovascular medicines
gastrointestinal medicines
local anesthetics
prescription drugs
stockExchangeListing Stockholm Stock Exchange NERFINISHED
successor AstraZeneca NERFINISHED
typeOfBusiness research-based pharmaceutical company

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Wallenberg family associatedCompany Astra AB
this entity surface form: Astra (pharmaceutical company)
AstraZeneca foundedBy Astra AB