Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine September 2019 | Page 90

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Co .

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The largest pharmaceutical company in Asia , Takeda Pharmaceutical is based in Tokyo , Japan , with a further base in Osaka . The company was ranked 78th globally , achieving a score of 58.05 %. One of its better-known products is the diabetes medicine Actos . Christophe Weber , President and CEO , has described the company as a “ patientcentric , global , values-based R & D-driven biopharmaceutical company and responsible global corporate citizen .” SEPTEMBER 2019