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Rosie Shead

AstraZeneca pauses £200m expansion in Cambridge

AstraZeneca said its expansion in Cambridge ‘is paused’ (Alamy/PA) -

British drug giant AstraZeneca has paused a planned £200 million expansion of its research site in Cambridge, the company said.

It comes after the pharmaceutical firm abandoned plans to invest £450 million in a vaccine plant in Merseyside earlier this year in a blow to the Government as it seeks to stress its commitment to growing the economy and making the country more attractive to international investors.

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