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    Astellas Pharma Inc. will invest $12.5 million in two innovation incubators operated by LabCentral, a U.S.-based lab facility for next-generation biotech start-ups. Astellas has previously committed more than $1 billion to drive innovation in Massachusetts to accelerate the discovery and development of potential breakthrough therapies in areas of significant unmet need.

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    Astellas will invest $12.5 million to become the only pharma/biopharma company among five Founding Sponsors of a new incubator, which will feature a core lab space where companies can easily conduct process development studies and a non-GMP pilot plant, being developed by LabCentral in Cambridge. The investment provides support to start-up companies and entrepreneurial founders seeking to create scientific innovation in areas of unmet need such as cell and gene therapy. The new incubator is expected to be operational in 2021. 
     
    Astellas will also invest at least $450,000 over three years to become a Gold Sponsor of LabCentral's existing incubator located at 700 Main Street in Cambridge. By supporting these incubators, Astellas can select, support and access innovation from leading start-ups creating healthcare solutions in its areas of focus.
     
    Since 2010, Astellas has invested more than $800 million in, and committed nearly $500 million more to, Massachusetts-based innovation through the acquisitions of Ocata Therapeutics, Inc., Mitobridge, Inc. and Potenza Therapeutics, Inc., as well as the construction of a state-of-the-art headquarters for the Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine (AIRM) in Westborough, MA. The new facility, expected to open in 2020, will enable AIRM to accelerate research and development in the field of regenerative medicine and cell therapy.
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