Pause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
Leave SuspensionAstellas Pharma Inc. is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company, formed on 1 April 2005 from the merger of Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. On February 5, 2020, the company announced management changes effective from April 1, 2020.
Pause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
Leave SuspensionSuspended new clinical trials in Russia. Astellas halts antibiotics production in Russia. In a significant development, Astellas, a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company, has decided to halt the production of its antibiotics, Vilprafen and Vilprafen Solutab (Josamycin), in Russia. This decision has instigated a scarcity of these drugs within Russian pharmacies, with virtually no supplies available in Moscow. 24.02.2022: One of the two legal entities (ASTELLAS PHARMA JSC) was liquidated.