AstraZeneca Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2008

Resources, skills and capabilities

AstraZeneca’s continued success depends on focused delivery of our strategy, responding effectively to the challenges of our rapidly changing business environment and successfully identifying and harnessing opportunities to strengthen the value of our contribution to healthcare and society.

This section describes the resources, skills and capabilities that we have in place to drive delivery of our strategic goals and keep AstraZeneca at the forefront of positive change within the industry.

Underpinning all of our activity is our commitment to innovative collaboration, focused on a common goal: better health. This means engaging and working with our stakeholders to gain the insights we need to maintain a flow of new, targeted and valued medicines. It means working in effective teams internally and in external partnerships that complement and strengthen our own capabilities. It also means active participation in the debate on issues that impact our business and shape our operating environment.