Strengthening the Development Pipeline through Open Innovation
First written in FY2016. 19 of 28 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-03.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 1 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-03AdvancedEarnings
「In nucleic acid medicines, we are concentrating on drug discovery research for siRNA medicines with a view to securing a competitive advantage, while actively recruiting highly specialized personnel and acquiring drug discovery technologies. In cell therapies, we are partnering with companies that possess expertise and technologies in regenerative medicine and advancing the development of treatments using SHED, stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth, and REC, highly purified mesenchymal stem cells.」
Describes ongoing specific measures, including a focus on siRNA medicines, the recruitment of specialized personnel, acquisition of technologies, and development of SHED- and REC-based treatments. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In nucleic acid medicines, we are concentrating on drug discovery research for siRNA medicines with a view to securing a competitive advantage, while actively recruiting highly specialized personnel and acquiring drug discovery technologies. In cell therapies, we are partnering with companies that possess expertise and technologies in regenerative medicine and advancing the development of treatments using SHED, stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth, and REC, highly purified mesenchymal stem cells.」
The company has translated its open innovation and use of external resources into specific R&D activities for siRNA medicines and cell therapies. - 2026-05-15AdvancedRevision of earnings forecasts
「We continued preparations for the Phase III clinical trial of HLC-001 and submitted the clinical trial notification in January 2026.」
Describes specific progress on HLC-001, a cell therapy being developed in partnership with an external company, including preparation for a Phase III clinical trial and submission of the clinical trial notification. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In research, the company is working to strengthen its drug discovery pipeline by incorporating new modalities, including cells, nucleic acids and genes, through the promotion of open innovation and drug discovery using external resources.」
The company continues to incorporate cells, nucleic acids and genes through the use of external resources, while focusing on nucleic acid medicines and advancing cell therapy projects. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group is pursuing R&D activities focused primarily on prescription pharmaceuticals while actively promoting R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas, in keeping with its corporate motto, “Foresight, originality and research.” There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s R&D activities during the interim consolidated accounting period.」
The company continues its policy of conducting R&D activities through partnerships with external companies and strengthening its development pipeline. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In research, the company is working to strengthen its drug discovery pipeline by incorporating new modalities, including cells, nucleic acids and genes, through the promotion of open innovation and drug discovery using external resources. In particular, for nucleic acid medicines, it is actively recruiting personnel with advanced expertise and acquiring drug discovery technologies to advance drug discovery research with competitive advantages. In regenerative medicine products, it is giving priority to projects using mesenchymal stem cells and developing treatments based on human dental pulp stem cells (SHED) and high-purity mesenchymal stem cells (REC). Following the achievement of the primary endpoint in a Phase II clinical trial conducted by Human Life Code Co., Ltd. for HLC-001, an umbilical cord-derived cell product, for noninfectious pulmonary complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, the company is preparing for the next stage.」
The company describes specific progress, including its focus on nucleic acid medicines, the incorporation of new drug discovery modalities, the development of SHED and REC, and achievement of the primary endpoint in the Phase II clinical trial of HLC-001. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The company continues to pursue research and development activities through R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas, with the aim of strengthening its development pipeline. It states that there have been no material changes in the status of its R&D activities. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The company continues its policy of conducting R&D activities through partnerships with external companies and strengthening its development pipeline. No new agreements are described. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In research, the company is working to strengthen its drug discovery pipeline by incorporating new modalities, including cells, nucleic acids and genes, through the promotion of open innovation and drug discovery using external resources. Regenerative medicine products are one of its priority areas, and it is giving priority to projects using mesenchymal stem cells.」
The company has expanded the scope of its use of open innovation and external resources to cells, nucleic acids and genes, and is prioritizing regenerative medicine products and mesenchymal stem cell projects. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The company continues its policy of conducting R&D activities through partnerships with external companies and strengthening its development pipeline. There have been no material changes in the status of its R&D activities. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In research, the company is conducting drug discovery research to strengthen its development pipeline by introducing early-stage development candidates through the promotion of open innovation and other initiatives. It is also actively pursuing out-licensing activities for schizophrenia treatments and pain treatments (TRPV1 antagonists).」
The company describes out-licensing activities for schizophrenia and pain treatments in addition to the introduction of candidates, providing specific details of its open innovation initiatives. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas and enhancing the development pipeline continues. It is stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The company continues to pursue research and development activities through R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas. It states that there have been no material changes in the status of its R&D activities. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas continues. It is stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In research, the company is conducting drug discovery research to strengthen its development pipeline by introducing early-stage development candidates through the promotion of open innovation and other initiatives. It is also actively pursuing out-licensing activities for schizophrenia treatments and pain treatments (TRPV1 antagonists). In clinical development, the novel high-purity EPA formulation MND-2119, the pediatric indication for Lialda, the pediatric indication for Lexapro, and the antidepressant MD-120, which is being co-developed with Pfizer Inc., are each in Phase III clinical development.」
The company describes the introduction of candidates through open innovation, out-licensing activities, and several development products in Phase III clinical development, indicating specific progress in its development pipeline. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The company continues to pursue research and development activities through R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas, with the aim of strengthening its development pipeline. It states that there have been no material changes in the status of its R&D activities. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas and enhancing the development pipeline continues. It is stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas continues. It is stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In research, we are engaged in drug discovery research activities to enhance the development pipeline by introducing early-stage development candidates and other products through the promotion of open innovation.」
The policy of introducing candidate products and enhancing the development pipeline through open innovation continues. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Our Group practices its corporate philosophy of “foresight, originality and research” and conducts research and development activities centered on prescription medicines while actively promoting research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas. It is also stated that there were no significant changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the nine-month period of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas and enhancing the development pipeline continues. It is stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas is reaffirmed. It is also stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of actively promoting research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas is reaffirmed. It is also stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In research, we are engaged in drug discovery research activities to enhance the development pipeline by introducing early-stage development candidates and other products through the promotion of open innovation.」
The policy of introducing candidate products and enhancing the development pipeline through open innovation continues. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas and enhancing the development pipeline is reaffirmed. It is stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of conducting research and development activities through research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas is reaffirmed. It is stated that there have been no significant changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts R&D activities focused primarily on prescription drugs, putting into practice its corporate creed of “foresight, originality and research” and actively pursuing R&D partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas.」
The policy of actively promoting research and development partnerships with companies in Japan and overseas is reaffirmed. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In drug discovery research, we will enhance the development pipeline by introducing early-stage development candidates and other products through the promotion of open innovation.」
The policy of introducing candidate products and enhancing the development pipeline through open innovation continues. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will shift our research policy toward enhancing our development pipeline by introducing development candidates and other products through the promotion of open innovation and other initiatives.」
A clear shift is indicated from a policy centered on the drug discovery research institute to one that also includes external in-licensing.