Astellas is a large pharma headquartered in Japan. Over the past three years, Astellas has been involved in 24 licensing and acquisition transactions, with a primary focus on Bispecific Antibodies (11 deals). The company currently has 50 active clinical trials, primarily in Solid Tumors.
Deals (12mo)
4
Active Trials
50
Top Modality
Bispecific Antibodies
Focus Area
Solid Tumors
Licensing, acquisition, and partnership transactions involving Astellas in the past 12 months.
| Asset | Partner | Modality | Phase | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| muscle disorder capsid | Dyno | Gene Therapy | Unknown | license | Apr 2026 |
| muscle disorder capsid | Dyno Therapeutics | Gene Therapy | Unknown | license | Apr 2026 |
| Undisclosed | Astellas Pharma | Bispecific Antibodies | Preclinical | collaboration | Mar 2026 |
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Strategic Priorities
Astellas has 50 active clinical trials across 6 development phases.
2
Phase 4
7
Unknown
1
Not Applicable
22
Phase 1
11
Phase 2
7
Phase 3
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Astellas is a large pharma company based in Japan that has been actively engaged in licensing transactions across the biopharma landscape. With 24 deals over the past three years, Astellas ranks among the most acquisitive companies tracked by Ambrosia Ventures.
Key therapeutic areas of focus for Astellas include Solid Tumors (25 deals and trials), Oncology (17 deals and trials), Women's Health (6 deals and trials), and Hematological Malignancies (5 deals and trials). In terms of modality, Astellas has shown particular interest in bispecific antibodies, adc, gene therapy.
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| VIR-5500 | Vir Biotechnology | Bispecific Antibodies | Unknown | collaboration | Mar 2026 |
| VIR-5500 | Astellas Pharma Inc. | Bispecific Antibodies | Unknown | co development | Feb 2026 |
| VIR-5500 | Astellas Pharma | Bispecific Antibodies | Phase 1 | collaboration | Feb 2026 |
| KRAS G12C-mab | Roche | RNAi | Phase 2 | option | Aug 2025 |
| Anti-EGFR-tinib | Eli Lilly | Bispecific Antibodies | Phase 2 | collaboration | May 2025 |
| XNW27011 | Evopoint Biosciences | ADC | Phase 1 | license | May 2025 |
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