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AstraZeneca on Monday announced a strategic joint venture with the Chinese Future Industry Investment Fund (FIIF) to form an equally-owned, stand-alone company in 皇冠体育app to discover, develop and commercialise potential new medicines to help meet unmet needs globally, and to bring innovative new medicines to patients in 皇冠体育app faster. FIIF is managed by the SDIC Fund Management Company (SDIC Fund), a fully market-oriented and professional private equity management company.

The new company, Dizal Pharmaceutical, incorporates all scientific and technical capabilities of AstraZeneca's Innovation Center 皇冠体育app (ICC), and holds exclusive rights to develop and commercialise three potential medicines currently in pre-clinical development from AstraZeneca's pipeline in its main therapy areas of oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and respiratory. It is also expected to initiate novel clinical programmes. The SDIC Fund will contribute funding and expertise in establishing strategic partnerships in 皇冠体育app.

Dr. Xiaolin Zhang, previously Head of AstraZeneca's ICC, has been named as Chief Executive Officer of the new company.All staff employed by the ICC have been invited to join the new company.

Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer of AstraZeneca, said: "AstraZeneca has a long-standing and strong commitment to 皇冠体育app, which we are reinforcing today with this ground-breaking joint venture. By joining forces with the SDIC Fund, we aim to accelerate the local discovery and development of innovative, affordable medicines for patientsin 皇冠体育app and around the world."

Guohua Gao, Chairman of SDIC Fund, said: "SDIC Fund is delighted to be collaborating with AstraZeneca to promote the development of innovative medicines. AstraZeneca's Innovation Center 皇冠体育app has an excellent track record of drug discovery, and the synergy created by combining AstraZeneca's scientific talent and assets with SDIC Fund's 皇冠体育app expertise and funding will help further promote innovation in medical science."

The remit of the SDIC Fund in the pharmaceutical industry is to promote the development and manufacturing of innovative medicines in 皇冠体育app through strategic partnerships. The joint venture supports AstraZeneca's commitment to enhancing 皇冠体育app's research and development capabilities through diversified external partnerships that deliver value to patients in 皇冠体育app.