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Takeda bets on Japan R&D hub for next blockbuster drug

Success of homegrown medicine key to Japanese company's global ambitions

Takeda President Christophe Weber announced an increase in R&D spending for the fiscal year ending March 2022. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa)

TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical's state-of-the-art research and development center in the waterfront city of Shonan has yet to yield a blockbuster treatment since its founding a decade ago -- a weak track record the Japanese drugmaker is determined to improve.

"The Shonan base has made a significant contribution to neuroscience," said Takashi Ichikawa, who heads the company's neuroscience research unit, on a conference call explaining Takeda's R&D efforts. "Shonan's pharmaceutical science level is recognized globally," he said.

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