AstraZeneca's Pascal Soriot: The Man Behind The Vaccine

The development of the vaccine with scientists at Oxford University -- and their decision to make it available at cost -- has made the Anglo-Swedish firm a household name.

Pascal Soriot has led the charge to make AstraZeneca one of the first pharmaceutical companies in the world to produce a vaccine against Covid-19. The development of the vaccine with scientists at Oxford University -- and their decision to make it available at cost -- has made the Anglo-Swedish firm a household name. Since announcing successful clinical trials and having the vaccine passed by regulators, the company has faced a spate of challenges. Production and delivery delays of the vaccines in Europe have caused turmoil, while queries over clinical trial data have prompted questions about its effectiveness among the over-65s.