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Episode 22: Takeda
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From its humble beginnings in 1781 as a family-run herbal medicine shop in Osaka to becoming one of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies, Takeda’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and bold transformation.
In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead unpacks Takeda’s 240-year journey, from the vision of founder Chobei Takeda, through the blockbuster eras of Prevacid and Actos, to the game-changing acquisition of Shire under CEO Christophe Weber. We’ll dive into the discovery stories behind Takeda’s most important drugs, the leaders…
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