For Astellas SVP, Company’s Cancer Care Prize Is Personal
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Astellas has $100,000 that it wants to give to people or groups with good ideas for improving cancer care via the company's C3 Prize. Senior Vice President Mark Reisenauer has a very personal perspective on the initiative after recently losing his father to head and neck cancer.
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