About

Chugai Group’s mission is to create innovative drugs for the benefit of patients.

Company Profile

Chugai Pharmabody Research (CPR) was established in Singapore as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Chugai”), Japan’ s No.1 biopharmaceutical company, a member of Roche group, in January 2012 and started operations on July 2, 2012.

CPR conducts drug discovery research creating new antibody drug clinical candidates focusing on high value First-in-Class and Best-in-Class antibodies for a variety of targets and diseases using our proprietary antibody engineering technologies. CPR also conducts research utilizing our cyclic peptide drug discovery platform.

Company Name

Chugai Pharmabody Research Pte. Ltd.
(“Pharmabody” is coined from the words pharmaceutical and antibody.)

Establishment

January 10, 2012

Location

1A Science Park Drive, #07-21, Geneo, Singapore 119314

Commencement of Operations

July 2, 2012

Capital

S$ 21.5 million

CEO

Futa Mimoto Ph.D.

Shareholder

Wholly-owned subsidiary of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Board of Directors

Sir David Lane, Chairman of the Board

Futa Mimoto, Director and CEO
Hitoshi Iikura, Director
Ashok Venkitaraman, Director

Target Headcount

155 employees