Introducing Our Passionate People
Introduce our passionate colleagues who strive daily to create new value through continuous challenges.
Breaking Through Drug Discovery's Computational Challenge: Chugai's Path Toward Practical Quantum Computing
Drug discovery is a complicated process of identifying the most promising clinical candidates from an enormous number of molecular combinations. Improving the
Taking on the Challenge of “Co-Creation” and “Personalized Medicine”: An Interview with Chugai’s SaMD Development Team
Chugai is advancing its efforts to realize personalized medicine—delivering optimal treatment tailored to each individual patient—by exploring not
Chugai Pharmaceutical × Roche Diagnostics toward deeper Co‑Creation beyond corporate boundaries— Uniting Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Roche Diagnostics K.K. (hereinafter “RDKK”)—two companies active in different fields, pharmaceuticals and
Creating New Forms of Patient Contribution Through Real‑World Data: How the Drug Safety Division Is Leading the Way
Chugai Pharmaceutical is promoting the company-wide use of real-world data (RWD)*¹. In this article, we focus in particular on project members from the Dr
“CHUGAI INNOVATION DAY 2025” Event Report
The business conference "CHUGAI INNOVATION DAY 2025" hosted by Chugai Pharmaceutical was held at Marunouchi Building Hall & Conference Square (Marunouchi,
Pharmaceutical Development Accelerated with Real-world data (RWD) - Taking on the Challenge of Developing Acute-phase Therapeutic Drugs in Collaboration with MeDiCU, Inc.
Chugai Pharmaceutical utilizes real-world data (RWD)* for increased efficiency and advancement in the clinical development of new drugs, verification of drug v
Data Science Connecting Patients and Healthcare. Innovating Drug Development Through Data Management
Data science is being leveraged to streamline clinical development processes. From a data management (DM) perspective, the Biometrics Department is actively in
Tackling the Frontier of Drug Discovery with Digital Technology. AI and Computational Chemistry Opening a New Era in Pharmaceutical Development
Chugai Pharmaceutical has positioned digital transformation as a key driver of its growth strategy. Among its initiatives, the Advanced Computational Chemistry
Revolutionizing Development Processes with Digital Power. Tackling Fluid Simulation Technology × Pharmaceuticals
Yamamoto works in Digital Science within the Analysis Research Department of the Pharmaceutical Technology Division. He leads research and development in pharm
Transforming Bioprocesses Through the Use of AI: A Challenge Driven by Collaboration Between Data Scientists and Bioprocess Researchers
Bioprocessing is a method of producing active pharmaceutical ingredients for biopharmaceuticals using living cells and microorganisms, and it plays a criticall
CHUGAI INNOVATION DAY 2024 Report—More Than 3,000 in Attendance
Chugai Pharmaceutical’s CHUGAI INNOVATION DAY 2024 was hosted on November 25 (Mon) and 26 (Tue), 2024. This was the fifth hosting of the CHUGAI INNOVATIO
Working Toward Greater Efficiency in the Drug Discovery Process for Macrocyclic Peptides. Development of a Crystallization Confirmation App Using Agile Development Methods
Agile development has recently been garnering attention as a method that involves quickly ascertaining needs and progressing with a project in an agile and fle
Next-generation pharmaceutical lead by digital technology Taking on innovative drug development with a data-driven approach
The Pharmaceutical Technology Division is in charge of the development process leading to the commercialization of candidate molecules. Within that division, t
Takao Suzuki was previously an employee at Microsoft where he supported numerous companies as director of the DX strategy advisory department. He now works as Head of the DX Unit at Chugai Pharmaceutical. According to Suzuki, what are the key factors to ensuring the successful implementation of DX?
Aiming to become the top innovator in the healthcare industry, Chugai Pharmaceutical has positioned DX as a fundamental element of its growth strategy. Phase 1
Greater Efficiency in Bioprocess Development. Digital Transformations in Pharmaceuticals
Chugai Pharmaceutical is currently promoting companywide DX to achieve the targets of its new growth strategy Top I 2030. The company is focusing on innovative
Supporting the transformation of business with global-standard systems infrastructure. Stories from behind the scenes of the ERP system renewal project and the sense of reward that it gives, as discussed by staff working on the next-generation core business (ERP) system
With the promotion of DX, expectations are growing for the appropriate use of information about companies’ management resources. At Chugai Pharmaceutical
Supporting DX with substantive risk management. To take the lead in cybersecurity to realize word-class drug discovery
Concurrently with its promotion of digital transformation (DX), Chugai Pharmaceutical is strengthening cybersecurity measures for the entire Group, including i
Maximizing Drug Discovery Through Team Capabilities. Delivering Innovative Drugs to Patients with Process and Technological Development
Kondo is an employee at the pharmaceutical research department. Within his group, in addition to overseeing process development and manufacturing technology tr
Accelerating DX with open innovation. The future of healthcare aimed for through company-wide awareness reform
Yanaizu belongs to the Digital Strategy Department which leads Chugai Pharmaceutical’s digital transformation (DX). Since joining the company in 2023, sh
Realizing patient-centric clinical trials with DX. Decentralized clinical trials (DCT) initiative to achieve patient-centricity and more efficient clinical studies simultaneously
“We want to create a society that enables the choice of clinical trial methods that are closer to patients. The realization of DCT is expected to l
Digital x Drug Discovery
Chugai Pharmaceutical has established a grand strategy, titled CHUGAI DIGITAL VISION 2030, with the aim of becoming a top innovator that uses digital technolog
Someone who strives to lead clinical development in the right direction with a sense of responsibility and pride, as an expert in statistical analysis
He has always loved mathematics and was fascinated by statistics in his university days, and he wanted to find a job where he could work in this field. &lsqu
Someone who pursues drug safety by delving more deeply into esoteric data science
At a time when digital transformation (DX) is greatly transforming society, Chugai Pharmaceutical has declared its vision of transforming its own business to p
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