Meiji Seika Pharma facts for kids
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Meiji Seika ファルマ株式会社
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| Founded | Tokyo, Japan (October 9, 1916, Tokyo Kashi Company) |
| Headquarters | 4-16, Kyobashi Nitchome, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent | Meiji Holdings |
Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company. It makes medicines and other health products. This company is part of a bigger group called Meiji Holdings. Meiji Pharma is a leader in treating infectious diseases in Japan.
The company also used to make popular snacks. These included Hello Panda and Yan Yan. Some of its main competitors in the snack world were Ezaki Glico and Lotte Confectionery.
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What Meiji Pharma Does
Meiji Seika Pharma focuses on making important medicines. They create treatments for conditions like depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. They also make vaccines to help prevent diseases. In addition, they produce medicines for allergies.
Research and New Medicines
Meiji Pharma is always working on new treatments. They research generic anticancer drugs. These are cheaper versions of cancer medicines. They also develop biosimilars. Biosimilars are very similar to existing biological medicines. They work with other companies to do this research.
History of Meiji Seika Pharma
The company started a long time ago in Japan. It began as Tokyo Confectionery Co., Ltd. in 1916. Over the years, its name changed several times. It was known as Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. for many years.
Growing the Company
In 2004, Meiji Seika bought an American company. This was the Stauffer Biscuit Company. It is located in York, Pennsylvania, in the USA. This helped Meiji grow its business in other countries.
Becoming Meiji Holdings
On April 1, 2009, a big change happened. Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. joined with Meiji Dairies Corporation. They created a new main company called Meiji Holdings. This new company became very important in Japan. It is even part of the Nikkei 225 stock index.
Focusing on Medicine
Two years later, in 2011, the company changed again. The food and health parts of the business became "Meiji Co., Ltd." Meiji Seika then became "Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd." This meant it would focus only on medicines.
In 2014, Meiji Pharma bought another company. This was Medreich, an Indian company. Medreich sells generic medicines in Europe, Asia, and Africa. This helped Meiji Pharma reach even more people around the world.
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Old Meiji Seika brand logo (used from 1955 until March 2009)
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Current logo
See also
In Spanish: Meiji Seika para niños
