Timeline of Otsuka's History
1994～2003
- CorpCorporate
- PhPharmaceutical business
- NCNutraceutical business
1994
1996
Otsuka Beverage established the factory and transferred it to Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 2008. It produces mainly POCARI SWEAT.
1997
1998
The world's first museum featuring art replicas on ceramic panels
The Otsuka Museum of Art houses more than 1,000 exquisitely crafted replicas of masterpieces of Western art from more than 190 museums in 25 countries. Rendered with special technology developed by Otsuka Ohmi Ceramics Co., Ltd., the replicas are the same size as the originals.
The beginning of the growth era in Otsuka's European business
1999
The Tokushima Itano Factory began as a pharmaceuticals production site and currently also produces nutraceutical products.
A co-development and co-marketing contract was signed with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for the antipsychotic ABILIFY (aripiprazole) globally.
2000
Diagnostic agent for H. pylori infection
2001
The OIAA Division was established to build a strong and integrated business foundation for group companies in these regions, with a new perspective and accelerated decision-making.
2002
Antipsychotic drug
2003
Otsuka group companies collaborated to establish a free medical clinic in Pakistan for the provision of medical treatment to Afghan refugees, and more than 880, 000 people were supported during its more than 14.5 years of operation up until its closure in December 2017.