Shionogi & Co Ltd is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company. The company focuses on the manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals, diagnostic reagents, and medical devices. Shionogi engages in manufacturing, formulation, packaging, and analysis as part of its commercialization research that spans late stage drug discovery through commercial production. The company's research and development strategy utilizes partnership and licensing opportunities with academic constituents and venture companies.
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a Japan-based manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, and functional foods. It undertakes manufacture and sales activities mainly in the health and beauty care categories. The company comprises the four geographical reportable segments of Japan, America, Europe, and Asia. In each segment, it manufactures and sales eye care products including eye drops and eyewash preparations, skincare products including dermal medicines, lip balm, sunscreens, and functional cosmetics, among others, internal medicines and food products including gastrointestinal medicines, traditional Chinese herbal medicines and supplements, andmore
Daiichi Sankyo was established by the merger of Daiichi Pharmaceuticals and Sankyo in 2005. As of 2023, approximately one third of revenue comes from its Japan businesses, which will shrink in the future as the company expands its global footprint. Its primary growth driver is its leading platform of antibody drug conjugates, or ADCs. Its three lead ADCs are Enhertu (HER2), Dato-DXd (TROP2), I-DXd (B7-H3), HER3-DXd (HER3), and R-DXd (CDH6). Enhertu entered the clinic in 2015 and received its first US approval in December 2019 for third-line late-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. It is also approved for HER2-positive stomach cancers and HER2 mutant non-small cell lungmore