Japanese drugmaker Eisai (TYO: 4523) today said it will strengthen and continue its venture investment business.
Eisai Ventures was launched in May 2019, with the aim of discovering innovative technologies and services, the scheme supports venture businesses with such technologies and partnering with those businesses in the future, so as to accelerate drug discovery innovation and the establishment of the ecosystem platform.
Eisai plans to increase in the annual investment limit from 3 billion to 4 billion yen ($25.5 million). Moreover, Eisai will seek further improvement in strategic return, which is the core of this investment operation, through expanding the scope of cooperation across the entire group to undertake a wider range of collaborations.
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