Agency Intel / TW
AstraZeneca Taiwan
AstraZeneca Taiwan is a top-5 MNC pharma in Taiwan, founded 1999 via Astra-Zeneca merger; AstraZeneca Taiwan (台灣阿斯特捷利康) headquartered in Taipei. Globally AstraZeneca surpassed US$50B revenue 2024 and is on track for US$80B by 2030 — fastest-growing big pharma. Taiwan portfolio is HEAVILY oncology-weighted: Tagrisso is dominant EGFR-mutated NSCLC therapy in TW (lung cancer = #1 cancer killer in Taiwan, EGFR mutation prevalence ~50%+ in TW NSCLC — geographically the most important market outside China/Japan for Tagrisso). Imfinzi, Enhertu, Lynparza all major. Forxiga is major CVRM driver. Taiwan Rx DTC restricted (藥事法); consumer-facing spend is (a) corporate brand (CSR/health innovation), (b) unbranded disease-awareness (lung cancer screening, heart failure, severe asthma, lupus), (c) patient association work (Taiwan Lung Cancer Society, TW Diabetes Assoc, TW Rheumatology), (d) HCP digital + medical congresses. COVID-19 vaccine era (Vaxzevria) created brief consumer-facing footprint 2021-2022; now wound down. Estimated NT$250-450M ad spend, mid-tier.
| AOR 8y with Mindshare (WPP — global media AOR since 2018); creative mixed (VML/WPP, McCann Health/IPG, Saatchi Wellness/Publicis split by therapy) | aor_anniversary_5y | +50 |
| Intel depth (6 wedges · M&A, recent) | research_depth | +47 |
| Total · capped 95 | 95 | |