アムジェン社（本社：米国カリフォルニア州サウザンドオークス、会長兼最高経営責任者：ロバート・A・ブラッドウェイ）とアムジェン株式会社（本社：東京、代表取締役社長：スティーブ・スギノ）、およびアムジェンの医薬品製造受託機関（CMO）である武州製薬株式会社（本社：埼玉県川越市、代表取締役会長兼最高経営責任者（CEO）岡田哲一）は本日、日本を含むアジア・太平洋地域の4ヶ国に、パートナーシップ”Gateway to Asia”を拡大することを発表しました。

アムジェン株式会社と武州製薬は、2016年、日本市場におけるアムジェンの医薬品供給の継続性と卓越した品質確保を目的として提携し、以来、事業成長に重要なパートナーとなりました。アムジェンはこのパートナーシップをさらに強化し、武州製薬に対して、アムジェンの最も革新的な製品をアジア最大の市場に供給することを目的とした”Gateway to Asia”提携を拡大する契約を締結しました。対象市場には中国、台湾、韓国が含まれ、レパーサ、イベニティ、Prolia、Xgevaを供給します。この決定により、これまで武州製薬の製造・包装施設に納入していたアムジェン社製品の量は現在の2倍になる見込みです。この”Gateway to Asia”は、上記アジア市場向けの製品の品質検査、ラベリング、包装を対象とし、最初の供給は2021年中に開始される予定です。

アムジェン社のグローバル・サプライチェーンのバイスプレジデントであるSom Chattopadhyayは、次のように述べています。「アムジェンは武州製薬と最初の契約を締結し、患者さんに安全でコンプライアンスに配慮した医薬品をタイムリーにお届けするという共通のミッションを共有できることを非常に嬉しく思います。パートナーシップは年々成長しており、今後も長く相互信頼に基づく関係の構築を期待しています。アムジェンは、高品質な医薬品とシームレスなサプライチェーン・プロセスにより、日本およびアジア太平洋地域全体の患者さんに貢献していきます」。

武州製薬の取締役社長兼最高執行責任者（COO）の髙野忠雄氏は次のように述べています。 「私たちは、アムジェン社の4つの革新的な医薬品（レパーサ、イベニティ、ビーリンサイト、アイモビーグ）の日本での上市に貢献し、増大する患者さんのニーズに合わせて生産規模を拡大することで、強力なパートナーシップを築くことができました。この度、さらに”Gateway to Asia”により、アジア太平洋地域にそのパートナーシップを拡大することができたことを嬉しく思います。これにより、バルク製品を日本に輸入し、品質検査、ラベリング、包装、日本およびアジア太平洋地域への流通をより効果的に行うことが可能になり、世界の人々の健康により貢献できるようになります。」

アムジェン社アジア・太平洋地域のシニアバイスプレジデント兼ゼネラル・マネジャーのMy Linh Khaは次のように述べています。「武州製薬とパッケージング契約を結ぶ決定は、アジア太平洋地域での事業成長への投資に対するアムジェンのコミットメントをさらに証明するものです。武州製薬との提携により、アムジェンはアジア太平洋地域の患者さんに医薬品をお届けする上で必要とされる品質とスピードを強化します」。

アムジェン社について

アムジェン社は、重篤な疾患に苦しむ患者さんのために、生物学的に革新的な治療を探索・開発・製造・提供する可能性を切り拓いていきます。このアプローチは、疾患の複雑性の解明と人体の生物学上の基本を理解するために、先進的なヒト遺伝学などの手法を活用することから始まります。

アムジェン社は、アンメット・メディカル・ニーズが大きい領域に焦点を絞り、生物製剤の製造に関する専門知識を活用して医療効果の向上と人々の生活に画期的な改善をもたらすソリューションを追求しています。1980年に創業したバイオテクノロジーのパイオニアであるアムジェン社は、世界最大の独立バイオテクノロジー企業に成長し、世界中の多くの患者さんに貢献しており、革新的な可能性が期待されるパイプラインを開発しています。

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アムジェン株式会社について

アムジェン株式会社は、世界最大規模の独立バイオテクノロジー企業である米国アムジェン社の日本法人です。2013年10月にアステラス製薬との合弁会社であるアステラス・アムジェン・バイオファーマとして事業を開始し、2020年4月1日にアムジェン社の完全子会社となり商号を変更しました。アムジェン株式会社では、循環器疾患、がん、骨疾患、炎症・免疫性疾患、神経疾患を始めとするアンメット・メディカル・ニーズが高い領域に焦点を絞り、現在約600人の従業員が、「To serve patients – 患者さんのために、今できるすべてを」というミッションのもと、臨床開発から販売までの活動を行っています。

武州製薬株式会社について

武州製薬は、20年以上にわたって培ったCDMOの経験と知見を活かし、固形製剤・固形剤一次包装・注射剤製造・注射剤包装を国内向け医薬品製造だけでなくグローバル向けの医薬品製造をしております。治験薬から商用品の開発サポートから商用化までの製造対応が可能で、多くの製造設備と技術を保有しております。

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