Astellas has become an active player in gene therapy. MedCity News caught up with company executive Richard Wilson, who explained Astellas’s strategy, the clinical holds on its two most advanced programs, and the rationale behind its recent gene therapy deals.
Astellas has purchased an equity stake in Taysha Gene Therapies in a $50 million deal that gives it an option to license the company’s two lead gene therapy candidates. The Japanese pharmaceutical giant also gains the option to buy its new partner outright depending on clinical and regulatory developments expected in the coming year.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The San Diego-based biopharma firm has several oncology therapies in development and has partnered in the past with the likes of Astellas, BeiGene and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
The deal struck Thursday follows similar settlements between the Department of Justice and three other drugmakers. The department alleged that the companies started copay-assistance funds that violated anti-kickback laws.
Nearly a dozen companies were identified in a report as potentially attractive for buyouts by larger firms. Japanese companies could be big players.
Astellas is on the lookout for new, early stage drugs to boost its pipeline - particularly because later-stage assets still have overinflated valuations.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Medtronic highlighted a shift in its diabetes strategy towards smaller deals in the latest quarterly earnings report.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's healthcare cost watchdog NICE has recommended that a new prostate cancer pill from Medivation and Astellas should be used on the state health service. The draft guidance is conditional on Xtandi being provided at an undiscl...