Medtronic Japan Co. Ltd. / Medtronic Japan He / Boehringer Ingelheim / U.S. Already / IMS Health / Sanofi / Innovative Pharmaceuticals / Medical Devices / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Germany / France / Japan / United States / /
Currency
USD / EUR / /
Event
Company Expansion / /
Facility
Boehringer Ingelheim Kobe Pharma Research Institute / Institute of Biomedical Research / Pharmaceutical Research Institute / Kobe Pharma Research Institute / Port Island / /
IndustryTerm
high-tech materials / difficult new technologies / drugs and medical devices / important impact with new technologies / approval applications / pharmaceutical and medical device market / medical devices / prompt and effective assessment systems / blockbuster products / public transportation / communications skills / pharmaceutical / pharmaceutical sales / pharmaceuticals / healthcare system / pharmaceutical and medical device industries / painrelief products / pharmaceutical makers / information technology / cardiac rhythm disease management products / electronics / manufacturing / pharmaceutical products / medication and new technologies / endoscopic technology / pharmaceutical and medical device environments / /
Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Japan / RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology / Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation / Boehringer Ingelheim Kobe Pharma Research Institute / Invest Japan Department / RIKEN Center for Molecular Imaging Science / Under government / Japanese government / FDA / Japan’s Expert Committee on FDI Promotion / Kobe Pharma Research Institute / Ministry of Health / /
Person
Takashi Shimada / Earl Bakken / Yoshiki Nishikawa / Andreas Barner / Patrick Chocat / Tomiko Tawaragi / /
Position
director of the office / president and representative director / president / president and representative / leader / tackle the five-year strategy / chairman / Director / director of sanofi-aventis K.K. / /
Product
Lantus / Plavix / Allegra / Amaryl / /
ProvinceOrState
Yamagata / Minnesota / Hyogo / /
Technology
information technology / Pharmacokinetics / drug discovery / /
Market Highlights JAPAN’S GROWING MAJOR MARKET FOR PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL DEVICES - MOVING TOWARD THE CUTTING EDGE Japan’s ageing society makes it a long-term growth market for pharmaceuticals and medical devic