Kissei

Kissei Pharmaceutical

ISIN	JP3240600001
Industry	Pharmaceutical products, therapeutic and care foods
Founded	August 9, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-08-09)
Headquarters	Matsumoto, Nagano , Japan
Key people	Mutsuo Kanzawa (CEO)
Number of employees	1504
Website	www.kissei.co.jp/e_contents/

Kissei Pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical company based in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. Products discovered or developed by Kissei include:^[1]

Difelikefalin
Fostamatinib (trade name Tavalisse)
Linzagolix
Mitiglinide (Glufast)
Remogliflozin etabonate
Silodosin (Urief)
Tranilast (Rizaben)

In March 2020, Kissei and CG Oncology, Inc. announced an exclusive license, development, and commercialization agreement for CG's oncolytic immunotherapy drug CG0070. The agreement covered Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and other Asian countries, but not China.^[2]

References

^ "English Home".
^ "CG Oncology Announces License and Commercialization Agreement with Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for CG0070 in Japan and Other Asian Countries". www.businesswire.com. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-06-04.