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- Grand Prize winner Hernâni Oliveira of Porto, Portugal will receive a $50,000 grant from Astellas plus a one-year nights and weekends membership to MATTER, a healthcare innovation community - -...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, Astellas has achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's (HRC) annual Corporate Equality...

James Miteff and Gregory Apostol promoted to key national leadership roles. NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced two senior-level changes in its U.S. Commercial...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas recently announced Nate Crisel has been promoted to vice president, Real World Informatics & Analytics (RWI), reporting to Chikashi Takeda,...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced Gary Thal, M.D., has been promoted to vice president, Specialty, Medical Affairs, Americas, reporting to Shontelle Dodson,...

In the challenge's second year, five entrants will compete for a chance to win a Grand Prize of $50,000 from Astellas and a consultation with Robert Herjavec, star of ABC's Emmy Award-winning hit...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., October 2, 2017 — Last Thursday, more than 500 Astellas employees on two continents left their offices, rolled up their sleeves and helped their communities. They were...

Astellas ranked in recognition of its commitment and support for working mothers NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas was named one of the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best...

Winner will attend live taping of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma US, Inc. announced today the launch of the 'Keep on Dancing'...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas announced today that a wide selection of abstracts highlighting the Company's diverse oncology portfolio across a broad range of cancers...

Moyra Knight, Andrew Lewis and Karl Uhlendorf named to key roles NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 2, 2017 – Astellas today announced three senior-level changes in its Corporate Affairs organization, and...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 17, 2017 — Astellas today debuts its second-annual Americas Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report Card. The Report Card, which can be found at www.Astellas.us/CSR,...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced that Senior Vice President and Head of Medical Affairs Americas Shontelle Dodson, Pharm.D., joins the board of directors of...

David Musselman and Lynn Gerber named to key regional sales roles NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced two senior-level changes in its US Commercial...

Initiative part of Astellas’ ongoing commitment to communities, veterans and their families through its Living Smart social responsibility platform NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 6, 2017 – Today,...

Caroline Walkinshaw and Jacquelyn Bonnell named to key global and regional senior roles NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced two senior-level promotions in its...

The challenge is open to nearly anyone with a tangible, unique idea to improve cancer care Robert Herjavec, technology entrepreneur, star of ABC's Emmy Award-winning hit television show Shark Tank...

Employees also raised nearly $60K at Second Annual “One Astellas Spirit Run” LAS VEGAS – JUNE 19, 2017 – Approximately 1,000 Astellas employees attending the company’s National Sales...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced data from an exploratory analysis of the Phase I/II CHRYSALIS study, which demonstrated that FLT3 mutation-positive...

-Pivotal Monotherapy Phase 2 Trial Initiation Planned for 2017- CHICAGO, June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN) today highlighted updated phase 1 data for...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine announced their inaugural 50 Best Workplaces in Chicago list. Astellas ranked among the Top 20 best...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Astellas was named an honoree of the 2017 When Work Works award by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The award honors...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas announced today that a wide selection of abstracts highlighting the Company's diverse oncology portfolio across a broad range of cancers...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced two senior-level promotions within its commercial organization. Mark Schwitzenberg was named vice president, Marketing,...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced the promotion of Shontelle Dodson, Pharm.D., to senior vice president and head of Medical Affairs Americas, effective May...