The company launched three diabetes drugs in 2014, just after breaking off a joint venture with Bristol-Myers and taking over full control of the business. U.S. President Paul Hudson talked about the evolution of AstraZeneca’s diabetes business – and where it stands today – in a recent interview.

AstraZeneca has an ambitious agenda to become a leader in oncology. The company’s notably improved pipeline is broad, but winning will require AstraZeneca to come from behind to uncover the best combinations ahead of the competition.

AstraZeneca is in the midst of a concerted push in oncology, but many of its top contenders are in crowded classes. The firm sees its future in the possibilities of combinations with immunotherapies.