About Otsuka
Timeline of Otsuka's History
1964～1973
- CorpCorporate
- PhPharmaceutical business
- NCNutraceutical business
Since
1964
Corp
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. established
1965
NC
ORONAMIN C DRINK launched
1970
Corp
Tokushima Factory began operations
Otsuka Pharmaceutical's first plant
Ph
Hi-z launched in Japan
Treatment for hyperlipidemia, menopausal symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome
1971
Ph
First Drug Discovery Research Institute established in Tokushima, Japan
Beginning of discovery of own therapeutic drugs
1973
Corp
Philosophy for the research institute of Otsuka Pharmaceutical (later Otsuka's corporate-wide philosophy) conceived.
“Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide”
Ph
Thai Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. established
Then continued to establish additional companies in Asia
First U.S. office opened in Palo Alto, California