There are nearly 12,000 people within the AstraZeneca R&D community who all share a common aim: to bring life-changing medicines to patients as quickly as possible. Our efforts are evident in a rich research history that has delivered new treatments for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological and respiratory diseases, along with pioneering new and innovative treatments for cancer and infection that have redefined how diseases such as breast cancer are treated. Our internal research has been, and remains, the hallmark of our success.