Takeda leaving no stone unturned in battle to overcome historical challenges of neuroscience

14 March 2018

Takeda Pharmaceutical’s (TYO: 4502) vision in neuroscience is reminiscent of its approach in producing global vaccines, another massive healthcare challenge that the company has decided to confront head-on in recent years.

That approach is not to be put off by the high-profile failures that other companies have suffered in this space, with some big names exiting the area altogether because they believe the odds of finding an effective new drug in neurological conditions such as treatment-resistant depression or Alzheimer’s are just too low.

"The strategy to partnerships is to bring a maximum level of innovation into our portfolio, but also to bring together different kinds of minds and expertise that could be complimentary"

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