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NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Bernie Zeiher, president, Development, at Astellas will be named today as one of the 2016 PM360 ELITE 100 in the Drug Researchers and Developers...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced Joseph Devaney as vice president, Government Affairs and Policy, Americas reporting to Jeffrey Winton, SVP of Corporate...

Two-day event features Robin Roberts, Ronda Rousey, Amy Cuddy and exclusive video interview with Malala Yousafzai NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 11, 2016 – Astellas today announced that it will host a...

Employees Also Raised $66,000 for Charity at the Company’s 2.5K “Spirit Run” Down the Las Vegas Strip LAS VEGAS – June 27, 2016 – Approximately 1,200 Astellas employees attending the...

NORTHBROOK, Ill. and BOGOTA, Colombia, June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced the establishment of Astellas Farma Colombia (AFC), a new affiliate with operations headquartered in...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 9, 2016 -- Astellas today announced that Candace Johnson has been named associate director, product communications, within the company’s Corporate Affairs department. In...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 26, 2016 -- Astellas has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of its employees and satisfying the latest,...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 25, 2016 – Astellas was recently named a top employer in the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Biotech sector by several leading diversity-focused magazines published by...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today debuts its Americas Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report Card 2015 along with its new Social Responsibility platform of Living...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas announced today a selection of abstracts it will present on early phase data for ASP8273 in patients with EGFR mutation positive non-small...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Anne Keating, executive director and global development project leader for oncology at Astellas, will be honored today as a Luminary by the...

Nominations now being accepted for the award, which will be presented in December at a special event in Aspen, Colorado NORTHBROOK, IL., and ASPEN, CO., May 24, 2016 – Astellas, in collaboration...

Fernandez to lead Astellas' business in Latin America outside Brazil NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced the appointment of Rodrigo Fernandez to Executive...

Finalists invited to pitch ideas to panel of judges including Robert Herjavec, technology entrepreneur, passionate cancer caregiver and star of ABC's Emmy Award-winning hit television show Shark Tank

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced key leadership appointments in its Ethics and Compliance and US Legal departments, taking effect April 25. Mark Wanda will...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today named Bob Chib and Cassie Hogenkamp to key leadership roles within its Corporate Development function to advance the strategic...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas recently announced that Joseph Fleishaker, Ph.D., has been named vice president, Clinical Pharmacology and Exploratory Development....

Contact Tyler Marciniak Corporate Affairs Director 847-736-7145 tyler.marciniak@astellas.com XTANDI is a standard of care for advanced prostate cancer in the United States and widely available as...

Global pharmaceutical company significantly improves ranking, jumping 231 spots from 2015 NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas has been named one of America's top workplaces...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas, an active member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) since 2014, has nominated Katie Leaman, assistant general counsel,...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced that results from the Phase 3 VITAL trial evaluating CRESEMBA® (isavuconazonium sulfate) in adult patients with invasive...

CHICAGO -March 8, 2016- The American Red Cross today recognized Astellas for its gift of a first-of-its-kind energy efficient emergency response vehicle, which is a high tech truck enabling the...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced various leadership changes that will take effect April 1, 2016. Martin Golden has been appointed to senior vice president...

Catherine Levitt named vice president, Legal, Astellas US NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas today announced the promotion of Catherine Wertjes to Head of Ethics &...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Yoshihiko Hatanaka today announced the promotion of James Robinson as president, Americas...