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Ep. 101 - Why Science Stalls: Astellas CEO Naoki Okamura on Translation, Talent and Platforms

Why does great science so often stall before it becomes a medicine? Astellas Pharma CEO Naoki Okamura argues the bottleneck isn’t capital — it’s translation: a shortage of people, processes and platforms that can move ideas across the boundaries of biology, manufacturing, regulation and commercialization. That theme threaded through his conversation on The BioCentury Show with Executive Editor Selina Koch, surfacing most clearly in his diagnosis of what Japan’s biotech ecosystem lacks — and in his rationale for why Astellas is doubling down on cell and gene therapy as other multinational pharmas pull back. The discussion also touches on Astellas’ journey in commercializing a women’s health product, the company’s China strategy, and its plans for life after Xtandi’s patent cliff. View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/65... #BiotechTranslation #CellAndGeneTherapy #JapanBiotech #PharmaStrategy #DrugDevelopment 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Cell & Gene Therapy 07:22 - Women’s Health 13:00 - Japan’s Biotech Ecosystem 19:00 - Astellas’ China Strategy 22:45 - Astellas’ Near-Term Strategy