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Zeneca

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British multinational pharmaceutical company

Zeneca Group plc, trading as Zeneca, was a British multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in London, England. It was formed in June 1993 by the demerger of the pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals businesses of Imperial Chemical Industries into a separate company listed on the London Stock Exchange.2 It ceased to exist in 1999.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • Industrypharmaceutical industry1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Founded inLondon1
  • Legal formpublic limited company1

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Zeneca Group plc, trading as Zeneca, was a British multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in London, England. It was formed in June 1993 by the demerger of the pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals businesses of Imperial Chemical Industries into a separate company listed on the London Stock Exchange.2

Products and brands

  • atenolol
  • bicalutamide
  • goserelin
  • tamoxifen

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1993Founded Founded in London1

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