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Corporate Profile
Daiichi Sankyo was established in 2005, after the merger of two leading century-old Japanese pharmaceutical companies. With more than 100 years of scientific expertise across a wide range of therapeutic categories, our new company draws upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robustpipeline of promising new compounds.
Our Mission
Pharmaceutical innovation and therapeutic advances have had a dramatic
impact on the lives of millions of people the world over.
While Daiichi Sankyo is proud to have been a part of this transformative era in human health, we realize that challenges remain. Treatments for many diseases are inadequate or non-existent, and patients and society are looking to our industry to provide effective, safe solutions that will improve their quality of life. It is at the intersection of research and patient need that we find our greatest challenges and our most extraordinary opportunities. It is where we direct our efforts and energies; it is at the heart of our mission.
While Daiichi Sankyo is proud to have been a part of this transformative era in human health, we realize that challenges remain. Treatments for many diseases are inadequate or non-existent, and patients and society are looking to our industry to provide effective, safe solutions that will improve their quality of life. It is at the intersection of research and patient need that we find our greatest challenges and our most extraordinary opportunities. It is where we direct our efforts and energies; it is at the heart of our mission.
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