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Astellas Integrates Audentes, Sets Up New In-House Unit for Gene Therapy
Astellas Pharma has subsumed its wholly owned US subsidiary Audentes Therapeutics within the company and launched a new gene therapy center effective April 1. In January 2020, Astellas completed the acquisition of Audentes, which owns adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy…
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