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Strengths Sumitomo Pharma’s Three Strengths

  • 1R&D Capabilities
  • 2Human Resources
  • 3Global Business Platforms
Small molecule Molecular design/synthesis based on accumulated experience/know-how Regenerative medicine/ cell therapy Know-how acquired by pioneering initiatives ☓ Psychiatry & Neurology Area Oncology Area Other Areas *Womens health issues, urological diseases, diabetes, rare diseases, infectious diseases

The position the Company aspires to establish by FY2033 is to become a company that strongly turns the “value creation cycle” and continuously translates innovation into real-world solutions focusing on disease fields in oncology, psychiatry & neurology and others, and on modalities such as small molecules and regenerative medicine/cell therapy. By turning the value creation cycle, the Company will strategically deepen and expand these strengths as well as establish a distinctive global presence in order to contribute to the betterment of healthcare and fuller lives of people worldwide.

Working Environment which Allow Employees to Work with Their Full Creativity and MotivationWorking Environment which Allow Employees to Work with Their Full Creativity and Motivation
  • Implementing Health and Safety Risk Assessments
  • Promoting Health Management
  • Supporting Mental Wellbeing
  • Preventing of Overwork
  • Operating of Consultation Desks and Hotlines
  • Providing Opportunities for Growth
  • Promoting Work Style Innovation
  • Achieving Work-Life Balance
  • Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
  • Supporting Women’s Active Participation

At Sumitomo Pharma, we have diligent and honest human resources with resilient and detailed execution and a framework to utilize individual employee’s capabilities. We build a strong corporate culture and instill professionalism in our staff through our HR management framework, which brings out the best in talents who are highly capable of achieving results based on their expertise and our research project system, which develops project leaders, as well as our company-wide learning and development program. In addition, as part of our initiatives to further strengthen our human resources, we are working to nurture a corporate culture imbued with an enterprising, promote Project CHANTO, develop leaders and DX human resources, as well as to enhance diversity and inclusion targeting active participation by a varied work force.

Regional Strategies

Focus on Japan, which has the pharmaceutical business platform including drug discovery research, and the US, the largest market.

Organizational Operations

For the organizational operations in Japan and the US, consider the balance between strengthening cooperation and delegating authority according to functional characteristics, while ensuring speed.

Balancing unified group management and local responsiveness

Ensuring swift decision-making and execution

Strong cooperation among global strategic functions
  • Strategy/ Planning / Business Development
  • Finance
  • R&D/CMC
Timely cooperation for efficiency
  • Regulatory affairs/reliability/production
  • IT&Digital
  • Legal/IP/internal audit/IR
  • HR
Focus on local responsiveness
  • Sales/marketing

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