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Closed petition Stop Pfizer's hostile takeover of Astra Zeneca
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Stop the hostile take over of a AZ a company that generates over £7bn of drugs sold every year and accounts for 2.3% of British goods exports.
Pfizer has already tarnished British scientists after it closed the research site in Sandwich, with the loss of around 2,000 jobs.
Our PM talks about efforts to promote balanced, long-term UK economic growth within medical science.
Then Prove it!
We are a free trade nation but at what expense!
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Say NO to anti-innovation and Super Pharma!
Dont let yet another UK company go down the same route as Cadbury's.
Ensure that Astra Zeneca stay a British company
Ensure there are high-skilled jobs and long term investment in research and development in the UK and say NO to Pfizer!
Stand behind this governments policies on Science in the UK and supprt your minister (Business Secretary Vince Cable)
Ensure that the objectives of this government's life sciences industrial strategy are fulfilled.
Say NO to Pfizer!
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