Astellas Gene Therapies officially opened their 135,000-square foot facility in Sanford, the newest company in tech or life sciences to either open or expand operations in the Triangle.

Astellas expects to create more than 200 jobs through 2026 in Sanford, NC. “We have roughly around 50 people there now, and it’ll continue to grow as the portfolio dictates,” Pletcher said.

Following two years of development, Astellas’ new late-stage clinical and commercial manufacturing plant officially opened its doors in Sanford on Wednesday. Some 200 people will work at the ...

The announcement ceremony, involving state, local and corporate participants, was held in the industrial shell building Audentes is buying in the Central Carolina Enterprise Park, in the Lee ...

Astellas Pharma has opened its new gene therapy manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC, which will support clinical- and commercial-scale manufacturing of AAV vectors for gene therapies. On June 8, ...

The new gene therapy plant adds to the rapid pace of investment and development in Sanford as the Triangle's growth stretches outward from the urban cores. Why this company picked NC for a $110 ...

Japan’s Astellas Pharma completed construction of a $100 million gene therapy manufacturing plant located in Sanford, North Carolina.. Work on the 135,000-square-foot facility, which will ...