KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Shigeru Ogihara, "KYORIN"), a subsidiary of KYORIN Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yutaka Ogihara), and Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") have entered into a license agreement for development and distribution of vibegron, a therapeutic agent for overactive bladder, in four ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states; Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Based on this agreement, Eisai will acquire exclusive development and marketing rights from KYORIN for the agent in the said four countries, and will be responsible for submitting a New Drug Application for the agent.
Eisai’s affiliates in China are wholly-owned by Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai), a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company with strong R&D capabilities, as global headquarter in Tokyo and headquarter of China in Shanghai.
Eisai has grown smoothly since entering the Chinese market in the early 1990s and the total …