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TOKYO, October 20, 2021 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that the company has ranked first in the pharmaceuticals sector for the “2021 Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure” granted by the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (SAAJ) to promote the quality and fairness of corporate disclosure. Astellas was highly...

TOKYO and BOTHELL, Wash. – October 12, 2021 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced that patient enrollment was completed in Cohort K of the phase 1b/2 EV-103 clinical trial (also known as KEYNOTE-869). The cohort is evaluating PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1...

TOKYO, October 11, 2021 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) begin using biomass-based plastics made from plant-derived materials in blister packages as the primary packaging for pharmaceutical products. This is the world's first use of biomass plastic for blister packages for drugs. The blister package is made of biomass-based plastic...

TOKYO, October 1, 2021 - Juntendo University (President: Hajime Arai, M.D., Ph.D.) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that the parties have established, inside Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, a joint research course entitled, "Direct Reprogramming Regenerative Medicine Course" （Professor & Director...

This is to notify you that Astellas has published new contents related to its Corporate Strategic Plan 2021 (CSP2021) and updated its About section. 1．New Contents Related to CSP 2021 2 contents related to CSP 2021 have been published as below. (1) Stories: Corporate Strategic Plan 2021—dedicated to realization In this Story article, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., explains how CSP 2021...