CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

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Our Business

Company name
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Representative
Osamu Nagayama, President & CEO
Foundation
March 10, 1925
Establishment
March 08, 1943
Stated capital
¥72,966,000,000 (as of December 31, 2011)
Financial year-end
December 31
Revenue
¥373,516 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2011)
Number of employees
6,779 (as of December 31, 2011)
Principal lines of business
Manufacture, sale, import and export of pharmaceuticals
Head office
1-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Research laboratories
Three locations: Fuji-Gotemba, Kamakura, Ukima
Plants(Chugai Pharma Manufacturing Co., Ltd.)
Three locations: Ukima, Fujieda, Utsunomiya
Domestic branches
Eleven locations: Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo Branch 1, Tokyo Branch 2, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Fukuoka
Telephone
81-(0)3-3281-6611

Position of Affiliated Companies within Chugai Pharmaceutical Business Activities

The Chugai Group is composed of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Roche Pharmholding B.V.), 18 subsidiaries and one affiliated company. The position of applicable businesses of each company are outlined as follows.

Domestic Business

Manufacturing
Chugai Pharma Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is commissioned to manufacture pharmaceuticals.
Research
Chugai Research Institute for Medical Science, Inc. is commissioned to conduct a portion of the Company's research related to pharmaceuticals as well as carry out administrative duties in such areas as experimental animals and research facilities. Forerunner Pharma Research Co., Ltd. conducts drug-discovery research.
Development
Chugai Clinical Research Center Co., Ltd. is commissioned to conduct a portion of the Company's clinical development operations.

Chugai Business Support Co., Ltd. is contracted to perform administrative functions for Chugai while Chugai Distribution Co., Ltd. provides transportation and storage services and Medical Culture Inc. undertakes bibliographical surveys of pharmaceutical-related information for the Company.

Overseas Businesses

America
Chugai U.S.A., Inc. is the holding company and in charge of business administration in the United States.
Europe
Chugai Pharma Marketing Ltd. is responsible for sales administration of the Company's pharmaceuticals in Europe.
CHUGAI sanofi-aventis S.N.C. undertakes imports and sales of the Company's pharmaceuticals.
Sales activities in Germany are undertaken by Chugai Pharma Marketing Ltd., in the United Kingdom by Chugai Pharma U.K. Ltd. and in France by Chugai Pharma France S.A.S.
Taiwan
Chugai Pharma Taiwan Ltd. undertakes sales of the Company's pharmaceuticals.
China
Chugai Pharma (Shanghai) Consulting Co., Ltd. provides scientific information on pharmaceuticals.

Overseas R&D Activities

Chugai Pharma U.S.A., LLC develops pharmaceuticals in the United States, Chugai Pharma Europe Ltd. develops and undertakes applications for pharmaceuticals in Europe, PharmaLogicals Research Pte. Ltd. and the affiliated company, C&C Research Laboratories, undertake pharmaceuticals research in Singapore and the Republic of Korea, respectively.

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