Story of Chugai
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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 29, 2026
Drug discovery is a complicated process of identifying the most promising clinical candidates from an enormous number of molecular combinations. Improving the
- Innovation
- R&D
- DX
Jul 21, 2026
Building Chugai's Bridge to Global Innovation: Inside the US Partnering Office
Chugai’s U.S. Partnering Office in South San Francisco is expanding the way Chugai Pharmaceutical engages with breakthrough science in the United States
- Innovation
- R&D
- Partnering
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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
- Innovation
- R&D
- DX
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Building Chugai's Bridge to Global Innovation: Inside the US Partnering Office
Chugai’s U.S. Partnering Office in South San Francisco is expanding the way Chugai Pharmaceutical engages with breakthrough science in the United States
- Innovation
- R&D
- Partnering
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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
- R&D
- DX
- Sustainable Healthcare
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Innovating Pharmaceutical Packaging to Protect Patients and the Planet: Chugai's Challenge to Implement Recycled Plastics and Biomass-Based Materials
Pharmaceutical packaging is far more than a simple container. It serves a vital mission: safeguarding drug quality, supporting improved usability for patients,
- R&D
- Sustainability
- Sustainable Healthcare
- Global Environment
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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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“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,
- Innovation
- R&D
- DX
- Partnering
- Event
- 100th Anniversary
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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
- R&D
- DX
- External Experts
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Creating and Expanding Regulatory T cells: The Possibility of Cellular Therapy Explored by a Joint Research Team from Chugai and the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), the University of Osaka
The immune system protects the body from harm. In this process, regulatory T cells act as regulators or brakes suppressing excessive immune responses. A recent
- Innovation
- R&D
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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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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 critically
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- R&D
- DX
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Working to Reform the Drug Discovery Process—Acceleration of Drug Discovery Research Using Cryo-EM
Torizawa is general manager of the Protein Science Research Department. He is currently in charge of the early stages of drug discovery to uncover molecules
- Innovation
- R&D
- Recruitment
- Research
- Cryo-Electron Microscopy
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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
- Innovation
- R&D
- DX
- Macrocyclic Peptide Drugs
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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,
- R&D
- DX
- Recruitment
- Research
- Drug Discovery Modalities
- Production Technology
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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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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
- Innovation
- R&D
- DX
- Sustainability
- CHUGAI DIGITAL VISION 2030
- Production Technology