Bedrijfsbeschrijving farmacie, internationaal, Sap Astellas is an international pharmaceutical company employing over 15,000 people worldwide and with combined global sales of over 7 billion euro. The company’s European headquarters are based in London, with affiliates throughout Europe working in production, sales & marketing, and research & development. With over 3,500 employees, Europe is an important and growing Astellas region, having key strengths in the therapy areas of Urology, Dermatology, Transplantation and Anti Infectives.
In the Netherlands Astellas has got approximately 850 professionals working within two locations, Leiderdorp and Meppel. Leiderdorp is home to the European R&D organization focusing on the development of medicines in the areas of Pain, Urology and Diabetes/Metabolic diseases.
An R&D investment budget of 15-20% is evidence of the company’s commitment to improving the health of people worldwide through the provision of innovative and reliable products.
Leiderdorp is also the head office for Supply Chain, Astellas Pharma Netherlands (the Dutch affiliate) and for Astellas Pharma International. Astellas Pharma International is present in Central and Eastern Europe, including the Baltic States and the Balkan countries, as well as the Near & Middle East, Africa and some other selected countries.
In Meppel (the Netherlands) Astellas has a production site. The Meppel plant produces 27 products, 90 formulations and 900 presentations. The production plant occupies an area of 40,000m2 in total. Products made at this plant are exported to over 40 countries worldwide.