Sumitomo Pharma Co Ltd (Sumitomo Pharma) formerly Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd, manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products, food additives, veterinary products, food ingredients and other products.

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Sumitomo Pharma’s R&D focuses on the development of therapeutic agents in areas including psychiatry and neurology, regenerative medicine, cell therapy, infectious diseases and oncology. The company is advancing pipeline products targeted for the treatment of schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), bipolar I depression, Alzheimer’s disease, prostate cancer, solid tumors, age-related mascular degeneration (AMD), uterine fibrosis, type 2 diabetes, and overactive bladder, among other indications. The company conducts competitive drug discovery research based on its proprietary drug discovery technology platform. It is actively pursuing research collaborations with research institutions, including universities, in Japan and overseas, investing in venture companies with innovative technologies, and making acquisitions and in-licensing products under development through strategic investments. The R&D units of Sumitomo Pharma include psychiatry and neurology area, oncology area, regenerative medicine/cell therapy business, and Frontier business. It conducts drug discovery research at three research facilities namely, Central Research Laboratories located at Suita, Osaka; Osaka Research Center at Konohana-ku, Osaka; and Regenerative & Cellular Medicine Kobe Center at Kobe, Japan. Sumitomo Dainippo also conducts R&D activities in collaboration with universities, research institutions and companies possessing innovative technologies. Its research partners include Kitasato Institutre; Healios K.K.; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and Hitachi Ltd.; and Colombia University, Ehime University and National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health, and Nutrition (NIBIOHN) among others. The company in collaboration with Save Medical Corp developing mobile applications for management of type 2 diabetic patients. There are new products in the development stage from Oncology, Psychiatry and Neurology, Regenerative Medicine & Cell Therapy, Infectious Diseases and Others such as ulotaront, SEP-4199, DSP-7888, EPI-589, RETHYMIC, Allogeneic iPS cell-derived photoreceptors, Lefamulin and malaria vaccines, Universal influenza vaccine along with the Latuda and Gemtesa. In FY2025, the company spent JPY49,865 million on its R&D activities, which as a percentage of revenue stood at 12.5%.