Astellas Pharma

Liam Sturgess
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Astellas Pharma Inc. is a Japanese pharmaceutical company based in Tokyo.

History

In September 2021, Astellas paused its ASPIRO clinical trial of AT132, a gene therapy for patients with X-linked myotubular myopathy, after two participants died and a third experienced a serious adverse event.[1]

Organization

Astellas has been a client of Antibody Healthcare Communications,[2] Atlas Content Studio,[3] energiPR,[4] FCB Health Canada,[5] Gene Worldwide,[6] Snell Medical Communication[7] and STI Technologies.[8]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Susanne Gronen Senior Vice President and Head of Data Sciences[9] Drug Information Association (DIA)

Partnerships

Astellas a member or partner of:

Subsidiaries

  • Astellas Global Health Foundation
  • Astellas USA Foundation
  • Astellas Venture Management

Activities

Astellas has provided notable funding to:

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Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess is a Canadian writer, researcher and investigative reporter focused on issues of human rights and civil liberties, with a particular interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the founder of White Rose Intelligence.

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