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What was the Zeneca Group formed from in 1993?

  • Pharmaceutical operations of Imperial Chemical Industries

  • A spin-off from GlaxoSmithKline

  • A merger of smaller British pharmaceutical companies

  • A division of the British government

Answer

The Zeneca Group was formed in 1993 by the demerger of the pharmaceutical operations of Imperial Chemical Industries. This separation allowed Zeneca to focus solely on pharmaceuticals and ultimately led to its merger with Astra AB to form AstraZeneca.
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