Otsuka Podcast
113 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe latest news from Otsuka's global team of professionals working to create new products for better health worldwide.
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Vol. 13: Japan’s Highest Invention Prize was Awarded to Aripiprazole Researchers
June 18, 2013 03:00 - 6 minutes - 8.8 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0618_01.html This innovative invention prize is the highest award in Japan which began nearly a century ago in 1919. The prize comes from the “Japanese Institute of Invention and Innovation” (JIII). The JIII has been under the patron of H.I.H. Prince Hitachi since 1968. The award is to recognize people, who have accomplished original inventions, and contributed to the promotion of technology and is e...
Vol. 11: From a 20th Century Start up to a 21st Century Global Supplement Company
June 07, 2013 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.54 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0607_01.html In 1971, two innovative young Americans founded Pharmavite; the following year they developed the vitamin brand Nature Made® committed to providing high quality vitamins and supplements to retail markets for people who want to lead healthier lives. The original Pharmavite commitment has not changed for over 40 years. Today, Pharmavite LLC is one of the largest US manufacturers of high...
Vol. 12: Ridge 2008 Geyserville Served at Official State Dinner for President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping
June 07, 2013 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.6 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0607_02.html On June 7 and 8, 2013, at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, in Rancho Mirage, California, American President Barack Obama held a bilateral meeting, followed by a working dinner, with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China. Ridge Vineyards 2008 Geyserville Zinfandel was served with the main course – the Porterhouse steak. Dinner diplomacy of course requires world-class...
Vol. 10: A 400-Year-Old Tradition Deepens Otsuka and Lundbeck's Partnership
April 26, 2013 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.45 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/detail.php?id=144&date=2013-04-26 Researchers, manufacturing engineers, personnel trainers, public relations staff … are members of the Awa Dance group, Otsuka Ren. And they were invited to perform Awa Dance, a 400-year-old traditional Japanese dance, at the Copenhagen Sakura Festival. Why were we in Denmark? Back in 2011, Otsuka entered into a long-term partnership with Danish pharmaceutical compa...
Vol. 9: POCARI SWEAT ION WATER Debuts With Splash
April 04, 2013 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.45 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0404_01.html The new version of POCARI SWEAT, “POCARI SWEAT ION WATER”, was launched on April 8th! This new health drink was aimed to smoothly replenish water and electrolytes lost during everyday work that offers a light sweetness, a refreshing taste with reduced calories. The new beverage was designed to incorporate the benefits of the original POCARI SWEAT – based on the concept of a rehydratio...
Vol. 8: Leaders Welcome Recruits at Ceremony in Tokushima
April 01, 2013 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.89 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0401_01.html Each year, hundreds of new staff are hired in Japan by the Otsuka Group and within Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. this year, 164 college graduates were selected to be part of the path blazing corporation. The best and the brightest are recruited in Japan and globally every year to join the Otsuka family. And for the new hires in Japan, the passage from student life to professional li...
Vol. 7: POCARI SWEAT Backs Guinness World Record Event
March 27, 2013 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.79 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0327_01.html Ninety-nine people with ninety-nine nationalities got together to break a world record in Beijing, China. The world record breaking event took place in Beijing Blue Ocean International Business Building where the POCARI SWEAT team members organized the March 27th sauna gathering. The Guinness World Record was having ninety-nine nationalities be in a sauna for five minutes all at the s...
Vol. 6: Healthcare in Asia 2013, Malaysia
March 21, 2013 03:00 - 3 minutes - 4.2 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0321_01.html Otsuka Pharmaceutical continues to increase its visibility on the global health policy stage, and recently sponsored the Healthcare in Asia 2013 conference. It was hosted by the Economist Conferences, publisher of the esteemed magazine The Economist. The event was held on March 21st and March 22nd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and featured a variety of speakers including the Minister ...
Vol. 5: Dry Eye Seminar at Aquarium
March 15, 2013 03:00 - 2 minutes - 3.93 MBRead the full article with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0315_01.html The March 15th, 2013 event kicked off as fish of all sizes swam in an aquarium in Shinagawa, Japan, while a professor of ophthalmology, Shigeru Kinoshita, from Kyoto talked about the essence of dry eye and about its latest treatment. An Aquarium was chosen as the site for this seminar, so that the participants were able to understand what dry eye is and to learn about the similar...
Vol. 4: The First Otsuka Media Exchange in Tokushima
March 07, 2013 03:00 - 3 minutes - 6.6 MBRead the full article including photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0307_01.html On March 7th, 2013, the first Otsuka Media Exchange was held at Tokushima, Japan, the origin of Otsuka just an hour south by plane from Tokyo. Otsuka Pharmaceutical President & Representative Director, Taro Iwamoto, Ph.D. presented to the media Otsuka’s achievements over the past 3 years. He spoke about the main business areas including Central Nervous System, cardio-renal a...
Vol. 3: Otsuka keeps pace, co-sponsoring Tokyo Marathon 2013 event for seven straight years
February 24, 2013 03:00 - 3 minutes - 5.99 MBRead the full story with photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0224_01.html Once again this year, Otsuka Pharmaceutical helped promote a healthy lifestyle in Japan by supporting Tokyo Marathon 2013. Every year since the first marathon in 2007, Otsuka Pharmaceutical supported the event, playing a part to help people who enjoy running to maintain their health. Approximately 36,000 marathoners from around the world descended on Tokyo for the seventh annual Tok...
Vol. 2: Otsuka President Describes the Company's Way to Achieve Gender Equality at Health and Global Policy Institute Summit 2013
February 22, 2013 03:00 - 2 minutes - 5.32 MBRead the full article with photos at https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/2013/0222_01.html How can corporate Japan help revitalize the economy by creating greater gender equality in the workplace? That was the hot topic at the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Summit 2013 on February 22nd in Tokyo, which addresses the overall theme of reformulating the design of Japanese society for the future. While progress had been made to create a more women-friendly busine...
Vol. 1: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe's PR team brought home two ad awards for Disease Awareness Campaign
November 28, 2012 03:00 - 2 minutes - 4.98 MBRead the full story with photos at: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/globalnews/index.php?year=2012 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd.'s 'Read between the lines' hyponatraemia awareness advertising campaign was honoured with two Awards of Excellence at the Rx Club Show Awards Ceremony 2012. New York's Rx Club Show is internationally renowned in the healthcare industry for showcasing the world's best healthcare advertising and recognising excellence in global healthcare communica...