Platinum Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.
2000 Hillswood Drive
Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0RS
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 203 379 8000
Fax: +44 203 379 8001
About Astellas
Astellas is already an established player in the fields of Transplantation, Urology, Dermatology, Anti-Infectives and Pain Management. We are now bringing our expertise to the field of Oncology.
With no fewer than 12 separate therapies currently under clinical development, we aim to fulfil not just our potential, but our promise to change tomorrow for patients suffering with conditions such as prostate cancer, advanced renal cell carcinoma and haematological malignancies.
Silver sponsors
Amgen (Europe) GmbH
Dammstrasse 23
6300 Zug
Switzerland
Tel: +41 41 3690 300
Fax: +41 41 3690 400
About Amgen
Amgen discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science’s promise by bringing safe, effective medicines from lab to manufacturing plant to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease, and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people’s lives. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen.
Merck Serono - Merck KGaA
64293 Darmstadt
Germany
Tel: +49 6151 72-0
Fax: +49 6151 72-2000
Merck licensed the right to market Erbitux outside the US and Canada from ImClone LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, in 1998 In Japan, ImClone, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Merck jointly develop and commercialize Erbitux. Merck aquired the exclusive worldwide rights for development and commercialization of L-BLP25 from Oncothyreon Inc. in 2007. In Japan, Merck entered into a co-development and co-marketing agreement for L-BLP25 with Ono Pharmaceutical. Merck signed a license and co-development agreement for TH-302 with Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 2012.