Story of Chugai
Stories
A Story of Paving the Way to the Future,
Thinking
of Patients' Happiness
So many people around the world still suffer from diseases that have no cure.
Chugai aims to deliver effective treatments and services through the power of innovation, with the goal of bringing happiness to patients.
To achieve this, each employee pursues the creation of continuous innovation with fresh ideas that are not bound by conventional wisdom.
Realizing advanced and sustainable patient-centric healthcare.
We present to you the story of our employees' challenges as they forge ahead on uncharted paths, always keeping in mind the happiness of patients that lies beyond.
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Jul 08, 2026
Chugai is advancing its efforts to realize personalized medicine—delivering optimal treatment tailored to each individual patient—by exploring not
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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
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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
- DX
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"Creating Drugs That Benefit the World": A Century of Purpose and the Future Chugai Is Building
On March 10, 2025, Chugai Pharmaceutical celebrated its 100th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, we held a Commemorative Ceremony in May 2025,
- Innovation
- Sustainable Healthcare
- 100th Anniversary
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Carrying Patient Voices Into the Future: Japan’s Bleeding Disorders Registry
Delivering optimal care even for rare diseases — driven by this commitment, patient advocacy groups, an academic society, and a pharmaceutical company
- Disease Awareness
- Sustainable Healthcare
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Passing the Baton of Passion: The "My Action Declaration" 100th Anniversary Project
On March 10, 2025, Chugai Pharmaceutical celebrated its 100th anniversary. As part of this historic milestone, the company launched "My Action Declaration," an
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Engraving the Memory of Life Science: Monuments at Chugai Life Science Park Yokohama Earn Global Design Honors
Nestled in the lush greenery of Totsuka, Yokohama, Chugai Pharmaceutical’s Research Laboratory, Chugai Life Science Park Yokohama, now welcomes visitors
- Innovation
- R&D
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Learning Through Play: Cutting-Edge Drug Discovery at EXPO 2025. Chugai Employees Take On the Challenge of "Designing Future Society for Our Lives" at the Osaka-Kansai World Expo
"I defeated the cancer cells!" "Making medicine seems tough, but it's so cool!" The event venue was bustling with families, and children's excited voices echoed
- Sustainability
- Sustainable Healthcare
- Social Contribution
- Event
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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 INNOVATION
- Innovation
- R&D
- DX
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To become a top runner in drug production. Taking on the challenge of innovative drug manufacturing with next-generation manufacturing facilities
Chugai Pharmaceutical’s bio drug substance (DS) manufacturing facility “UK4,” which contributes to the realization of sustainable global
- R&D
- Recruitment
- Sustainability
- Supply Chain Management
- Drug Discovery Modalities
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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
- Innovation
- DX
- CHUGAI DIGITAL VISION 2030
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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, she
- R&D
- DX
- Partnering
- Recruitment
- CHUGAI DIGITAL VISION 2030
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The Bio Lab’s Development of the Next Generation of Scientists
One of Chugai Pharmaceutical’s research centers is the Chugai Life Science Park Yokohama in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama City. Within this center is the BIO LAB,
- Sustainability
- Social Contribution
- Bio Lab
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Working with Patients to Create a Future in Which Every Person Can Choose the Optimal Form of Treatment
Patients are at the center of all Chugai Pharmaceutical’s corporate activities, and the company is in constant pursuit of value to benefit them. Takeuchi
- Recruitment
- Sustainable Healthcare
- Corporate
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Chugai Pharmaceutical aims to realize a society in which everyone can shine, whether or not they have a disability
Chugai Pharmaceutical aims to foster an inclusive organizational culture in which individual employees make the most of their abilities and diverse employees
- Recruitment
- Human Resources
- Corporate
- Diversity
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Contributing to patients through drug discovery – Leveraging diverse individuals to achieve results
Rie Sugai, Group Manager, API Process Development Dept., Early Stage Cell Culture Process Development Group
- Human Resources
- Enable excellence of individuals