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ACCRA, Ghana--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AfricaHealth--The strategic partnership between AstraZeneca and Revna Biosciences is rapidly transforming the landscape of lung cancer care in Ghana. Since the initial announcement in April 2025, the collaboration has made remarkable progress in improving the patient journey—from early diagnosis to molecular testing and now, access to life-saving treatment. In a landmark development, AstraZeneca launched one of their targeted therapies for EGFR mutated Lung Cancer patients in G.

AstraZeneca's CEO said the company has proposed U.S. price cuts to some drugs, while Doximity enters competitive AI scribing market with new free offering.

AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) shares have caught the attention of UBS, which reiterated its 'buy' rating and raised its price target to 14,200p, implying over 27% upside from the current level, after a solid set of second-quarter results. The drugmaker beat the Swiss Bank's estimates on both sales and operating profit, helped by stronger-than-expected growth in US oncology and a rebound in its rare disease division.

AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Andrew P. Barnett - Head of Investor Relations Aradhana Sarin - CFO & Executive Director David Fredrickson - Executive Vice-President of Oncology Haematology Business Unit Iskra Reic - Executive Vice President of International Marc Dunoyer - CEO of Alexion & Chief Strategy Officer Pascal Claude Roland Soriot - CEO & Executive Director Ruud Dobber - Executive Vice-President of BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit Sharon Barr - Executive Vice-President of BioPharmaceuticals R&D Susan Mary Galbraith - Executive Vice President of Oncology R&D Conference Call Participants Gonzalo Artiach Castanon - Danske Bank A/S, Research Division James Daniel Gordon - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Luisa Caroline Hector - Joh.

"What we have seen in China is really, a substantial return of scientists from the US, but also from the UK and elsewhere, but not because of policy, simply because they could see opportunities in China," says AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot https://bloom.bg/3UAuNVP

AstraZeneca (AZN 2.99%) reported an estimates-busting quarter Tuesday morning, and a satisfied market rewarded the company for it. At market close the sturdy pharmaceutical stock had risen by nearly 3% in value, while the benchmark S&P 500 index finished with a 0.3% decline.

CNBC's Sara Eisen talks with AstraZeneca Pascal Soriot CEO to discuss the company's most recent quarter, investment in innovation in the U.S., whether tariffs could impact prices, and much more.

AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) saw £3.3 billion added to its market value after delivering a strong set of half-year results and confirming its guidance for 2025. The group reported second-quarter revenue of $14.46 billion, up 12%, driven by double-digit gains in oncology and biopharmaceuticals.

Although the revenue and EPS for Astrazeneca (AZN) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

AZN's second-quarter revenues beat on strong drug sales across Oncology and CVRM despite in-line earnings.