Astellas has taken an option to acquire US biotech Potenza Therapeutics after the companies spent more than three years working together on cancer immunotherapies.
Japanese Astellas Pharma has bought privately-owned biotech Quethera for $109 million, gaining access to its gene therapy focused on developing novel treatments for glaucoma and eye disorde
The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to enfortumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) being developed by Seattle Genetics and Astellas.