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Pharma Chris Juliam, Managing Director for Takeda Italy, shares the strategy the company is pursuing in the country, the effects market-access issues are having on innovators and patients, and what new products the company’s pipeline holds for the future. When we interviewed Takeda in 2009, you were ranked 20th in the…

Takeda The Japan-based company is changing into a new Takeda. José Manuel Caamaño, general manager of Takeda Mexico, talks about the transformation process the company is going through to become a best-in-class organization. The company’s five-year aim is to be recognized as a best employer in Mexico keeping the values and…

Takeda Pharma GmbH Can you give our readers a snapshot of the scope of Takeda’s operations and the organizational structure within Austria? Takeda in Austria is a top-ten player with a turnover of roughly €80 million, according to IMS figures. In primary care markets we focus on core therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular…

Takeda - Ireland Mr. Timmons, when we interviewed your colleague at Takeda Products Ireland, Mr. Kieran Leahy, he mentioned that you have a very interesting professional history. Can you begin by telling us your story? I went to Japan after completing college in 1985. Japan was far away, sounded exciting, and seemed like…

Takeda - Ireland Mr. Leahy, you worked for Servier for nearly a decade before joining Takeda. What have been the chief differences you have noticed between the smaller, independent, French player, and the larger, publicly-listed, Japanese player, with its unique brand of Takeda-ism? I did not move lightly from Servier. I certainly enjoyed…

Takeda Global Research & Development Center (Asia) What is the global R&D vision of Takeda, Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company that recently celebrated its 230th birthday? Takeda’s global R&D vision is committed to the discovery and development of innovative solutions that addresses unmet medical needs of patients. What distinguishes our R&D vision is an emphasis on innovation and…

Takeda Italy Takeda has more than 25 years of history in Italy and reached the 20th position in the Italian market- a striking performance in a context when it is still rare to see Japanese companies being very successful in Europe, with such a different culture. Which main guidelines of the Italian…

Nycomed: A Takeda Company Big news last year; Takeda bought Nycomed in what has been seen as a game changing acquisition for the pharma world. How have you seen this acquisition affect Nycomed’s Latin American operations as a whole? It was not a game changer, it was THE game changer. As a brief history,…

Takeda UK What is the importance of the UK operations for Takeda worldwide? Our UK operation was established in 1997 and is relatively younger than other affiliates in Europe such as Takeda Italy, Germany and France. However our revenue has been almost tripled in five years with the great success of Amias…