Friday, 6 July 2012
AstraZeneca today announced that it has completed the previously indicated sale of the assets of its subsidiary, Aptium Oncology.
Aptium Oncology provided outpatient oncology management and consulting services in the US, managing outpatient cancer centres in affiliation with five hospitals in California, Florida, New Jersey and New York. The subsidiary generated revenues of $224 million in 2011, and of $43m in 2012 up until completion of the disposals.
As indicated in the 2011 annual report, Aptium Oncology was a non-core business and AstraZeneca had decided to transfer ownership of these cancer centres to each of the hospitals. These agreements have been reached over the last several months and the disposals have now been completed.
The completion of the disposals of Aptium Oncology assets does not impact on AstraZeneca’s previously stated guidance for 2012.
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