Otsuka Podcast
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Volume 113: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Otsuka’s Arrival in Spain
December 24, 2019 04:26 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2019/20191114_vol113.html The Otsuka group of companies in Spain hosted commemorative events in Madrid and Barcelona to celebrate its market entry in Spain 40 years ago, and subsequent long-standing commitment there since the establishment in 1979 of an office in Madrid. Shortly thereafter, the former Miquel Laboratories in Barcelona was acquired by Otsuka. The 40th anniversary celebrations were an ...
Volume 112: Vortis Conditioning Program - Improving health through regional cooperation
November 26, 2019 01:42 - 3 minutes - 3.27 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2019/20190901_vol112.html A pressing concern for Japan is the need to reduce the amount of money the government has to spend on medical costs. One way that this can be done is to help people maintain good health after retirement. To support this goal, Otsuka has been working together with local governments, firms, and organizations across Japan to help keep people fit and healthy, with a particular fo...
Volume 111: Sleep Health Week - Highlighting the importance of sleep and bodily rhythms for a healthy lifestyle
November 05, 2019 00:50 - 3 minutes - 3.3 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2019/20190903_vol111.html In recent years a lot of attention has been given to sleep, an essential part of our daily cycle, which accounts for approximately one-third of our lifetimes. World Sleep Day, organized by the World Association of Sleep Medicine, is held every March to highlight the importance of sleep for a healthy life and raise awareness of the impacts of sleep disorders. In Japan there is...
Volume 110: Towards a Sustainable Society - Environmental Cleanup Projects Aiming for Zero Refuse in the Oceans
October 24, 2019 04:04 - 2 minutes - 2.8 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2019/20190601_vol110.html In June 2019, Japan hosted its first G20 summit in Osaka, with a focus on the international issue of plastic waste pollution in the oceans. There, the "Osaka Blue Ocean Vision" plan was agreed upon, which aims to reduce ocean waste to zero by 2050. In the run-up to the summit, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment and the Nippon Foundation began a nationwide cleanup campaign ...
Volume 109: National Kidney Foundation in U.S. Honors Otsuka With 2019 Corporate Innovator Award
October 11, 2019 08:07 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2019/20190502_vol109.html Otsuka received the 2019 Corporate Innovator Award from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) at the NKF 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings in Boston during May. The Corporate Innovator Award was established to recognize companies that advance the field of nephrology by addressing an unmet medical need, or improving upon an existing practice, therapeutic or technology. Otsuka Pha...
Volume 108: Bringing new health benefits to the Indonesian market in an historical year
November 14, 2018 06:55 - 4 minutes - 7.71 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2018/20181120_vol108.html 2018 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Indonesia, and six decades of collaboration between the two countries in a variety of fields. Otsuka has also played a part in building strong ties, with the establishment of its first operations in Indonesia dating back to 1974 when it began local distribution of intravenous supp...
Volume 107: Supporting the 18th Asian Games as an Official Partner
November 13, 2018 00:20 - 2 minutes - 5.55 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2018/20180901_vol107.html Held every four years, the Asian Games is Asia’s largest sports event. Hosted by the Olympic Council of Asia, it is also known as the Asian Olympic Games. The 18th Asian Games was held in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang from August to September, and featured 11,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions. This was the second time for Indonesia to host the Game...
Volume 106: Dietary Education App "Deliciously Illustrated SketchCook"
September 26, 2018 01:20 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2018/20180519_vol106.html Otsuka Pharmaceutical launched “Deliciously Illustrated SketchCook - A Nutritious Experiment with Google” dietary education app, which emphasizes the importance of nutritionally balanced meals. SketchCook uses the latest AI technology to transform illustrations of meals drawn by children into digital images, and then suggests nutritionally balanced recipes and, based on gui...
Volume 105: Otsuka Leader in U.S. Honored by BlackDoctor.org Gives Keynote on Digital Medicine Era
June 20, 2018 01:30 - 2 minutes - 3.55 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/company/global-topics/2018/20180426_vol105.html Dr. William H. Carson, president and chief executive officer of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization in the U.S., was lauded as one of 2018’s Top Blacks in Healthcare honorees selected by BlackDoctor.org at their 5th annual gala on April 26, 2018. The event, presented by BlackDoctor.org in conjunction with The George Washington University Milken Institute Sch...
Volume 104: Daiya, North America’s Leading Maker of Plant-Based Comfort Foods
June 05, 2018 21:00 - 3 minutes - 4.26 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2018/20180605_vol104.html Daiya Foods was founded in Vancouver, Canada in 2008 with a simple belief that plant-based living was better for people’s health, better for the planet and better for animal welfare. It all started with the founders, Greg Blake and Andre Kroecher, trying to make plant-based cheese at home in the kitchen with a blender and a pot on the stove. Their perseverance paid off a...
Volume 103: A Tireless Patient Advocate Against PKD Rejoices on Drug Approval
May 31, 2018 23:30 - 2 minutes - 3.27 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/global-topics/2018/20180605_vol104.html Bill Brazell was ecstatic on April 24 upon reading a decision he has long advocated for and awaited: U.S. regulatory approval of Otsuka’s tolvaptan for use in slowing the progression of ADPKD (autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease) in patients at risk of rapid progression. ADPKD is a progressive, inherited condition in which cysts proliferate in the kidneys, often lead...
Volume 102: Astex’s Harren Jhoti Receives Highest Accolade from the UK BioIndustry Association
February 01, 2018 06:30 - 2 minutes - 5.13 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/company/global-topics/2018/20180125_vol102.html On January 25, the BioIndustry Association (BIA) honoured Dr. Harren Jhoti, president & CEO of Astex, UK (an independent subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical) with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award was presented by Dr. Jane Osbourn (BIA Chair) at a dinner attended by 700 professionals from the UK life sciences sector. Dr. Osbourne commented, “Harren’s contribution to the UK...
Vol. 101: Otsuka and NASCAR Race Together to Champion Mental Health
December 13, 2017 07:00 - 3 minutes - 5.09 MBSee the full story with pictures at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/company/global-topics/2017/20171007_vol101.html Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) team Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) joined together to mark Mental Health Awareness Week at Charlotte, North Carolina on October 7th and 8th, 2017. In the US, NASCAR is second only to American Football as the most popular sport in the country in terms of both television viewers and liv...
Vol. 100: Developing Heroes On and Off the Futsal Pitch
August 24, 2017 02:00 - 3 minutes - 4.8 MBSports are good for the body, mind and spirit. Participating in sports boosts self-esteem, team-work and leadership skills, and provides a channel for young people to relieve stress. Five years ago, the Korean Ministry of Education launched an initiative to encourage sports club activities in schools. In support of this initiative, Donga Otsuka, an Otsuka affiliate and manufacturer of POCARI SWEAT for the Korean market, launched a tournament intended to help young people learn the twin value...
Vol. 99: Otsuka Recognized at the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation Gratitude Event
July 07, 2017 11:30 - 3 minutes - 4.82 MBSee the full story with pictures at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=240&date=2017-04-22 On April 22, 2017, the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation honored Otsuka Pharmaceutical for our long-standing and successful commitment to develop an innovative, first-in-class drug treatment for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and for its collaboration with the foundation. “Working together with basic science funded by PKD Foundation and the ...
Vol. 98: Clinical Access Program for MDR-TB Medicine Launched in South Africa
July 03, 2017 06:30 - 3 minutes - 5.03 MBSee the full story with pictures at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=239&date=2017-03-24 On World TB Day, March 24th 2017, Otsuka Pharmaceutical in cooperation with South Africa’s Ministry of Health and a non-governmental organization called Right to Care, officially launched DCAP, a clinical access program for delamanid (DeltybaTM), a medicine developed by Otsuka for the treatment of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The event, organized by...
Vol. 97: Astex employees get walking for blood cancer charity
April 04, 2017 07:06 - 3 minutes - 5.34 MBhttps://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=238&date=2017-03-07 Every year since 2000, Astex employees and their families have taken part in the Light The Night of East Bay event in Walnut Creek in Northern California to raise much needed funds and awareness to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). The LLS, founded in 1949, is the largest voluntary organization in the US dedicated to research, finding cures and ensuring access to treatment for blood cancer pat...
Vol. 96: Nutrition & Santé wins top national award for sustainability efforts
March 31, 2017 07:00 - 3 minutes - 4.34 MBSee the full story with pictures at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/ Otsuka Group member Nutrition & Santé, a leading manufacturer of dietetic products including slimming and sports foods, won the 2017 Inaugural Grand Prix Award from the French National Association of Food Industries (ANIA) and EY *1 at an award ceremony held on January 18th. The prize rewards French food industry companies for their growth in France or overseas, for job creation, and for their commitment ...
Vol. 95: Opening of the RIKEN CDB-Otsuka Pharmaceutical Collaboration Center
November 30, 2016 03:07 - 3 minutes - 4.52 MBSee the full story with pictures at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/ In September of 2016, Otsuka Pharmaceutical and RIKEN opened the RIKEN CDB-Otsuka Pharmaceutical Collaboration Center (COCC) inside the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (RIKEN CDB), which is located in the city of Kobe. The COCC will be involved in collaborative developmental biology and regenerative medicine research projects with the goal of investigating disease mechanisms and discovering new dr...
Vol. 94: Otsuka Develops a New Pill Dispenser with NEC Using IoT Technologies
November 01, 2016 04:34 - 2 minutes - 3.91 MBRead the full story with photos at: http://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/ Otsuka Pharmaceutical and NEC Corporation have partnered to jointly develop a smart medicine container that will help ensure that patients do not forget to take their daily dose of anti-stroke medication. Otsuka has experience with patients who have suffered one or more strokes through its involvement in the research, development and marketing of blood-thinning drugs, and NEC has many years of experience ...
Vol. 62: POCARI SWEAT Supports 17th Asian Games in Incheon
October 04, 2016 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.88 MBRead the full story with pictures at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2014/1004_01.html In support of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, the official drink POCARI SWEAT was provided to 46 stadiums including Incheon Asiad Main Stadium for players. 15,000 players and staff from 45 Asian countries participated in the competition, and POCARI SWEAT united Asia's diverse cultures into one. To support this event, Dong-A Otsuka mobilized nearly all its staff to support at...
Vol.93: The Ten Year Journey of POCARI SWEAT 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
September 15, 2016 07:00 - 3 minutes - 4.41 MBRead the full story with pictures at http://www.otsuka.co.jp/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=234&date=2016-08-06 Otsuka Sims (Guangdong) Beverage Co., Ltd. has been sponsoring the annual POCARI SWEAT 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament since 2006. The aim of the tournament, in which teams of 3 compete, is to encourage consumers to develop and maintain healthier bodies through exercise and good hydration habits. At the start of each summer's team recruitment drive, basketball fans from ma...
Vol. 92: Educational awareness tool for nerve & mental diseases wins at Cannes
August 24, 2016 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.38 MBWatch the video of this award-winning tool at: http://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=233&date=2016-08-24 A portion of our activities dedicated to reducing bias among the general public about nerve and mental diseases has won the Bronze for the Pharma category of Lions Health at the 63rd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the most prestigious international award for creativity. The activity which was awarded the Bronze uses the booklet “Connect Pen...
Vol. 91: A New Partner for Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund
June 07, 2016 03:00 - 4 minutes - 6.03 MBRead the full story with photos at http://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=232&date=2016-07-14 Otsuka Pharmaceutical participated in the Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund as an associate partner on June 7th, 2016. GHIT Fund was established in April 2013 as the world’s first product development fund specialized in Global Health through partnerships with the public (i.e. Japanese government), private, and civil sectors (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, etc.)...
Vol. 90: Otsuka Hosted First-Ever Documentary About PseudoBulbar Affect
May 16, 2016 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MBRead the full story with photos at: http://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=230&date=2016-06-10 Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. hosted a special screening of the first-ever documentary film on living with PseudoBulbar affect (PBA), “Beyond Laughter and Tears, A Journey of Hope”, during the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in Atlanta on May 16, 2016. The documentary was created by Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an Otsuka subsidiary, in order...
Vol. 89: US Otsuka Pharmaceutical Colleague Honored for Leadership
April 21, 2016 03:00 - 3 minutes - 5.79 MBSee the full story with photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=229&date=2016-04-21 Mr. Bob Oliver, president & CEO of Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., (OAPI), served as the keynote speaker and honoree at the 3rd Annual Top Blacks in Healthcare Awards Gala held in spring this year in Baltimore. The Gala, hosted by BlackDoctor.org, a leading online health destination for African Americans, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutio...
Vol. 88: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Honored Otsuka 2 Awards
April 20, 2016 03:00 - 4 minutes - 8.51 MBRead the original article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=227&date=2016-04-20 The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology awarded Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. two commendations for Science and Technology in Tokyo, Japan. One of the prizes for Science and Technology, in the Development Category, was for the research and development of delamanid. It is an effective treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Th...
Vol. 87: Delamanid Available To 100+ Countries Through an Innovative Partnership
April 19, 2016 03:00 - 4 minutes - 7.57 MBRead the full article with photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=226&date=2016-04-19 Otsuka and the Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility (GDF) announced a worldwide access plan for delamanid, one of only two medications approved to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the last 40 years. The GDF is the largest supplier of quality assured TB treatments in the public sector, which gives it a unique position to catalyse uptake and ...
Vol. 77: The Sixth Annual Sistine Kabuki With a Modern Twist of Technology
February 20, 2016 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.43 MBRead the full article with photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0220_01.html The Otsuka Museum of Art hosted the sixth Sistine Kabuki production – Yuriwaka Daijin: Ulysses – for 3 days, beginning on February 20, with two performances each day. As has been the case in past years, tickets sold out almost as soon as they went on sale. The performances were attended by 2800 persons from across Japan. Incorporating Technology in Kabuki The stage for this year'...
Vol. 86: Winner Announced for Otsuka’s 2nd Annual Young Innovator in Tuberculosis Research Award
December 21, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 5.91 MBRead the full story with photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=225&date=2015-12-21 Dr. Gregory Fox from Sydney, Australia was presented the Young Innovator in Tuberculosis Research Award sponsored by Otsuka during the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town, South Africa in December 2015. Dr. Fox is an Australian respiratory physician and recipient of the CJ Martin Fellowship from the Australian Government. His research focuses on ...
Vol. 85: Otsuka’s Mai Ito Qualifies for 2016 Olympics! Big Congratulations for Finishing 7th in Women’s Marathon at the World Championships in Athletics
August 30, 2015 03:00 - 5 minutes - 10.7 MBRead the full story with photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=224&date=2015-08-30 On the final day of the 15th IAAF World Championships held in Beijing, Mai Ito from the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Track & Field Team ran for Japan in the Women’s Marathon. Although the final day was cloudy compared to the blazing weather throughout the games, Ms. Ito ran confidently in hot conditions and finished first among all Japanese runners, earning her the right to run ...
Vol. 83: Attention, Gourmets in Hong Kong! Roll-Out of Three Nutraceutical Delights
May 21, 2015 03:00 - 4 minutes - 5.98 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=220&date=2015-05-21 In ‘the city of sizzling woks’ with over 12,000 restaurants to dine at, you cannot avoid the scrumptious cooking aromas at any street corner. Hong Kong is a world-renowned gourmet paradise for its creative East-meets-West culinary delicacies, and for the accessibility there to imported foods from around the world. Some of the culinary pleasures of being in Hong Kong are...
Vol. 82: Otsuka America Proudly Supports NCSS Cherry Blossom Festival Events
April 05, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 5.25 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=217&date=2015-04-05 Otsuka is proud to be the lead supporter of the National Conference of State Societies’ (NCSS) 67th Cherry Blossom Festival events, including their flagship Cherry Blossom Princess Program. Otsuka has pledged its recurring support to the NCSS Cherry Blossom Events for three consecutive years, to demonstrate the company’s commitment to empowering young women to aspire to...
Vol. 84: Otsuka Debuts in Australia, a Natural Destination for a Globalized Company
April 01, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.98 MBRead the full story with photos at: http://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=221&date=2015-08-13 Otsuka Australia Pharmaceutical (OAP) opened its first Australian office in Sydney in April, 2015. Kangaroos & koalas, the Great Barrier Reef and shiraz wine are some of the more familiar images of Australia to people elsewhere in the world, but there is much more in this continental country of more than 23 million people. Australia is home to world class science, an...
Vol. 80: Otsuka’s Mai Ito Selected to Run IAAF World Championships in Athletics
April 01, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.73 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0311_01.html Ms. Mai Ito, a member of the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Track & Field Team, has been selected to represent Japan in the women’s marathon event at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics to be held in Beijing. The marathon will be on August 30, 2015. This will be her second time to compete in the World Championships in Athletics, after participating in the 2011 competition. Top 2 ...
Vol. 78: 9 Million People Become Infected With Tuberculosis Every Year
March 24, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.31 MBRead the full story with photos at: Otsuka working Towards Overcoming Tuberculosis On March 24th – World TB Day – we are reminded of the 9 million people who become infected with tuberculosis (TB) every year, their challenges and their hope for cure. We at Otsuka remember this every day. It is the driving force behind our commitment to discovering new tools to eliminate TB in our lifetime. As the world’s leading private investor in TB research and development, it has been our goal for ...
Vol. 79: Princess Chichibu Memorial Award For Distinguished Service to TB Elimination
February 27, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 5.33 MBRead the full story with photos at: http://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0227_01.html The late chairman of Otsuka Holdings, Akihiko Otsuka (who died in November 2014), has posthumously received the 18th Princess Chichibu Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to Tuberculosis Elimination. This award honors individuals and organizations that have made great achievements in tuberculosis prevention. The ceremony was held on February 27, 2015 at the 66th national convention o...
Vol. 81: Total Healthcare Company, Otsuka, Supports Tokyo Marathon 2015
February 22, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.15 MBRead the original story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0222_01.html Otsuka has supported the Tokyo Marathon, one of the largest city marathons in Asia, for 9 years in a row, since its inception. This year's running of the Tokyo Marathon was held on February 22. The Otsuka Group, a total health care company that handles everything from functional foods and beverages to human pharmaceuticals, provided 36,000 runners rehydration and nutritional assista...
Vol. 76: Senior Executive Speaks at University of Michigan
January 30, 2015 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.24 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0130_01.html 25th Asia Business Conference Mr. Daesik Eom, Senior Operating Officer at Otsuka Pharmaceutical was invited to speak at the University of Michigan’s 25th Asia Business Conference in US which has brought leaders of Asia and multinational companies together to discuss, debate, and dialogue about trends in Asia. Otsuka Pharmaceutical was invited among other world class companies to be p...
Vol. 75: Whole Food Supplement Innovator FoodState Joined Otsuka
January 29, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.71 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0129_01.html FoodState is a whole food supplement company based in Derry, New Hampshire. Since its founding in 1973, FoodState has become an innovator in whole food based supplements and has been recognized for great products and strong brands in the natural and healthcare practitioner channels. One aspect that sets FoodState apart from the competition is its approach to creating nutrients by start...
Vol. 73: Otsuka America Helps Organize Mental Health Initiative
January 21, 2015 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.61 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0121_01.html Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI), its alliance partner Lundbeck, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the National Council for Behavioral Health joined in two years ago to organizeConnect 4 Mental Health®. It is an initiative that aims to help communities throughout the United States implement local approaches that provide additional support for those with serious mental...
Vol. 74: Multidrug Resistant TB is Focus at 2nd Nikkei Infectious Disease Conference
January 16, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 5.45 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0116_02.html Otsuka’s commitment to fight TB Infectious disease experts from around the world gathered in Okinawa, Japan in mid-January for the second Nikkei Asian Infectious Diseases conference. Otsuka signaled its ongoing commitment to the fight against TB by again co-sponsoring the conference. Game changers Asia, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the world’s TB burden, clearly must b...
Vol. 71: Cambridge Identifies Otsuka Europe as an ‘Employers of Choice’
January 15, 2015 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.15 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2015/0116_01.html Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd. (OPEL) has been recognized by Cambridge University as an employer that positively encourages diversity, integrity and innovation by encouraging our employees to be creative and to think unconventionally. Selection process During the ‘Employers of Choice’ selection process, Cambridge University shortlisted 60 employers out of 400, focusing on their com...
Vol. 67: Saga Nutraceuticals Research Institute Turns 30
December 19, 2014 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.84 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2014/1219_01.html Nutraceuticals are one of Otsuka Pharmaceutical's core businesses, and include products such as POCARI SWEAT and Calorie Mate that were developed based on scientific principles in order to improve people's health. The Saga Nutraceuticals Research Institute (SNRI) (left) conducts research aimed at developing new products and creating added value for products in a wide range of situations...
Vol. 70: Raising Awareness of ADPKD at Swiss Nephrology Congress 2014
December 04, 2014 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.11 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2014/1204_01.html The 46th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Nephrology (SSN) took place on December 4th and 5th in Interlaken, Switzerland. Over 300 nephrologists, researchers, and nurses, including all the Swiss KOLs attended the meeting which consisted of plenary sessions, oral communications, poster sessions and satellite symposia. New affiliate Otsuka Pharmaceutical (Switzerland) GmbH (OPCH) ...
Vol. 68: Santa Visits Children Affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
November 30, 2014 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.95 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2014/1130_01.html The idea to have Santa visit Tohoku children affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake came when a group of students from Kanto Gakuin University visited a preschool in Kamaishi City in Iwate Prefecture. It was a summer picture book reading event to provide emotional support and relief to the children affected by the natural disaster. At the end of their visit, the children said, “...
Vol. 69: Nutrition & Santé Inaugurates New Factory in France
November 27, 2014 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.69 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/release/2014/1121_01.html Nutrition & Santé Inaugurates New Factory Expanding Production Base of the French Leader in Functional and Dietetic Foods Otsuka Group member Nutrition & Santé (N&S), based in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southern France, is the French leader*1 in health and dietetic food, with a distribution network extending to more than 40 countries. Easy to consume in the midst of a busy urban lifesty...
Vol. 65: Renovated US Office For Two Companies to Work Together in Harmony
November 27, 2014 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.16 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2014/1127_01.html New Office Space For Creative Thinking Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI), and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC), recently put the finishing touches on a new, innovative office space in Princeton, New Jersey. The space has been thoughtfully designed with an open floor plan that inspires creativity and facilitates everyone’s ability to connect a...
Vol. 72: Akihiko Otsuka Receives the “Légion d’honneur” from France
November 18, 2014 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.31 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2014/1118_01.html "Mr. Otsuka, you are a true friend of France," said Mr. Charles-Henri Brosseau, the Consul General of the French consulate in Kyoto, Japan, in fluent Japanese, to the late Chairman Akihiko Otsuka* on November 18 of last year. The occasion was a momentous ceremony held at the Rihga Royal Hotel in Osaka to present Mr. Otsuka with the Officer Order of the Legion of Honor on behalf of the Pr...
Vol. 64: Dry Eye Campaign Receives Gold Award
November 05, 2014 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.1 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2014/1105_01.html Otsuka Pharmaceutical's dry eye magazine advertising campaign was awarded the first-place prize in the "Tie-in Campaign – Cosmetics" category of the 57th Japan Magazine Advertising Association Award. The theme of the campaign was “凸凹Eye” which means bumpy surfaced eyes. It focused on "The Eyes of Craftspeople," something for which Japan is renowned for, in order to make it easy to unders...