Takara Bio Inc. (4974.T) JPX

964.00

+7(+0.73%)

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Currency In JPY

Takara Bio Inc.

Address

7-4-38 Nojihigashi

Kusatsu, 525-0058

Japan

Phone

81 77 565 6920

Sector

Healthcare

Industry

Biotechnology

Employees

1838

First IPO Date

December 07, 2004

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Mr. Koichi NakaoChief Executive Officer, President & Representative Director01962
Mr. Junichi Mineno Ph.D.Vice President, Executive Officer & Director01960
Noritaka NishiwakiExecutive Officer, Deputy GM of Corporate Headquarters & GM of Human Resources Department0N/A
Mr. Andrew Farmer Ph.d.Head of Research and Development0N/A
Mr. Katsuhiko KusakabeCMCO, Executive Officer & Director01961
Mr. Takuya KakemiExecutive Officer, Deputy GM of Corporate Headquarters & GM of Public Relations and IR Department0N/A
Kyoko NakajimaSenior Executive Officer & Head of SCM Division0N/A
Dr. Yoh Hamaoka Ph.D.Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Officer & Director01962
Akira KoderaManaging Executive Officer & Head of Sales Division0N/A
Mr. Tsuyoshi MiyamuraSenior Managing Director & Director01963

Description

Takara Bio Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a biotechnology company in Japan, the United States, China, other Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Bioindustry and Gene Therapy segments. It develops research reagents and scientific instruments; and provides contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) services for academic and corporate life sciences research and development. The company's CDMO services include contract service for developing regenerative medicine products; related services, such as quality and safety testing, and cell banking; and contract services for supporting genetic analysis and testing comprising human genome sequence analysis, analysis of cancerrelated genes, and intestinal flora analysis, as well as support services for genetic engineering research, such as genome editing using the latest technologies and equipment. It also engages in the development and commercialization of various gene therapies, including oncolytic virus utilizing Canerpaturev, which is an attenuated strain of the herpes simplex virus type 1 that exhibits antitumor activity upon local injection into a tumor due to tumor lysis; siTCR gene therapy, which is in Phase I/II clinical trials for the treatment of synovial sarcoma; and CD19 chimeric antigen receptors that is in Phase I/II clinical trial for the treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Additionally, the company offers RetroNectin for gene therapy. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Kusatsu, Japan. Takara Bio Inc. is a subsidiary of Takara Holdings Inc.