Takeda job cuts cloud R&D outlook as drugmaker touts pipeline

Company needs new blockbusters as big seller heads toward patent cliff, analysts say

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CEO Christophe Weber is leading Japan's biggest drug company through a shakeup of its R&D operations. (Photo by Wataru Ito)

TAITO KUROSE and HINAKO BANNO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- As Takeda Pharmaceutical readies new drugs expected to generate billions of dollars in revenue, recent staff and R&D cutbacks have raised questions about the future of its pipeline.

Japan's top drugmaker by sales on Friday used its first research and development briefing in five years to spotlight six candidates with prospects to become earnings drivers.

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