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AstraZeneca acquires US drug firm in multi-billion dollar deal

Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is driving its growth strategy with the acquisition of US drug company ZS Pharma.

AstraZeneca, which has several sites across the North West, including a biologics facility in Liverpool and a packing centre in Macclesfield for its European operations, has agreed to purchase the Californian firm for approximately $2.7bn (£1.78bn).

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