Medical education

Astellas is committed to funding independent medical education (IME) activities that are high-quality, fair-balanced, unbiased, and evidence-based.

A group of healthcare professionals meet, reflecting Astellas’ commitment to funding independent medical education activities.
A group of healthcare professionals meet, reflecting Astellas’ commitment to funding independent medical education activities.

Educational activities may be accredited or non-accredited and must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the start of the activity.  They must be independently developed by the grant recipient organization and/or the grant recipient organization’s educational partners and aim to improve knowledge, skill, competence and advance patient outcomes. Unsolicited requests for grants for education by independent grant requestors may be spontaneous submissions or in response to an Astellas call for grant applications.

The primary target audience for these educational activities should be healthcare professionals (HCPs). In the United States, educational activities may also be developed for patients.

Areas of Interest United States Canada Established Markets International Markets China & Hong Kong
Oncology Areas of 
Support
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Y Y Y Y0 Y
Gastric Cancer Y Y Y Y2 Y
Oncology- across tumor types (Cross Tumor) N/A Y Y N/A N/A
Prostate Cancer Y Y Y Y3 Y
Urothelial/Bladder Cancer Y1 Y1 Y Y4 Y
Additional Areas of Support (Immunology, Metabolic Diseases, Nephrology, Urology, Women's Health, Rare Disease, Ophthalmology)
Anemia (associated with Chronic Kidney Disease) N/A N/A N/A Y5 N/A
Diabetes N/A N/A N/A Y6 N/A
Overactive Bladder N/A N/A N/A Y7 Y11
Solid Organ Transplantation N/A Y Y Y8 Y
Vasomotor Symptoms (Menopause) Y Y Y Y9 Y
Rare Disease (XLMTM, Pompe Disease, Other) Y Y Y Y Y
Geographic Atrophy Y Y Y Y10 Y

 0Excluding Indonesia & Philippines

1For US, Canada, and countries in Latin America, please apply for a grant on the Pfizer portal

 2Excluding Algeria, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, Indonesia & Philippines

 3Excluding Argentina & Chile

 4Middle East (except Algeria), Russia, Turkey, APAC (except Indonesia & Philippines), Australia & Taiwan only

 5South Africa only

 6Russia only

 7Colombia, Brazil, Egypt, South Africa, Russia, Turkey, APAC & Australia only

 8Colombia, South Africa, Russia, Turkey, APAC, Australia & Taiwan only

 9Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, South Africa, Turkey, APAC (except India), Australia & Taiwan only

10Argentina, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia & Taiwan only

11Hong Kong only

Japan requests:

Japan only reviews requests for grants for education between April and June. Grant requests received outside of this period will not be considered. Additionally, only professional/medical associations or societies may request a grant for education in Japan.

United States (US) requests:

For accredited activities in the US, Astellas requires that the accredited provider submit the request. When the requestor is a hospital, medical center, or medical school, the CME Office must submit the request.

 

Astellas US has identified healthcare educational gaps within our therapeutic areas of interest that impact healthcare professional knowledge, competence, and application and positively contribute to improving healthcare for patients.

  • Hospitals, academic medical centers and medical schools
  • National-level professional medical associations/societies
  • Medical education companies
  • Patient organizations/patient advocacy organizations (US Only)

There are currently no open call for grants.

By supporting high quality, independent medical education, we aim to contribute to the healthcare community to improve the overall safety and quality of patient care and treatment. Communicating this educational support to the public is one of the many ways that we maintain our commitment to transparency.

Astellas Medical Education Grant Funding Reports