Stem cell biotech Novoheart is to collaborate with AstraZeneca to develop a “heart in a jar” that will be used to help develop new heart failure drugs.
AstraZeneca is gearing up for a US filing for its roxadustat, a potential drug for patients with anaemia from chronic kidney disease (CKD), after supportive phase 3 results.
AstraZeneca has announced three research initiatives in China including a potential $1 billion investment fund, in a country described by CEO Pascal Soriot as a “scientific powerhouse”.
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