Fruits Day

Keeping our employees happy and healthy is important to us! To promote a healthier lifestyle amongst our employees, our Wellness Club kickstarted the Fruits Day initiative in June 2020.

Throughout the year-long initiative, we provided free fruit packs to our employees so they could enjoy that extra dose of vitamins and nutrients at the workplace.

Why fruits? Fruits offer a bountiful of health benefits – they are great-tasting yet rich in nutrients. Besides being a source of natural energy, fruits have essential vitamins, minerals and fibre and contain health-boosting anti-oxidants. Consuming a diet that contains fruits may also help to prevent chronic diseases.

Check out the selection of fresh fruits our employees enjoyed throughout the year-long Fruits Day campaign.

June 2020: Crunchy apples that are high in vitamins
July 2020 and March 2021: Juicy, sweet oranges that are packed with vitamin C
September and December 2020: Energy-boosting bananas that are also good for digestive health
November 2020: Blueberries rich with antioxidants and superb for cardiovascular health
April 2021: Fruit bonanza pack containing a mix oranges, kiwis, cherry tomatoes and more that are all rich in antioxidants and vitamin C

Lastly, here are some fun fruit facts you may not know!

Apples, peaches and raspberries belong to the rose plant family!
A strawberry isn’t a “true” berry … but a banana is!
Apples give you more energy than coffee!

2021 Kaizen and 2020 Christmas Party

Kaizen (改善) means continuous improvement. It is a unique part of Japanese corporate culture where employees from all levels of an organisation proactively work together to bring about incremental improvements that will contribute to the organisation’s success. 

The Kaizen concept is embedded in CPR’s corporate values.  Every year, we hold an annual Kaizen presentation where employees present how they plan to implement this concept for the year ahead by making improvements within their team in their day-to-day operations.

7th Antibody Symposium

Jointly organised by CPR and p53Lab of A*STAR, the 7th Antibody Symposium was held on 23 November 2020. Unlike previous runs of the Symposium, the 7th edition went digital due to COVID-19.

Presenters for the full-day Zoom webinar included scientists from CPR, DSO, SIgN, SRIS, p53Lab and a keynote speaker from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. They shared their latest antibody treatment research findings and industry updates to the scientific community.

The two speakers from CPR were Dr Futa Mimoto who presented his findings on using novel antibody engineering to treat solid tumors and Dr Tomoyuki Igawa who spoke on utilising antibody engineering to treat the Hemophilia A disease.

8th anniversary online party

Despite the pandemic situation, nothing stops us from getting together for our 8th Anniversary Party. A big THANK YOU to Recreation Club members’ great effort in organizing the event during these tough times!

The party began with building a Terrarium activity where many of our colleagues could participate with their kids. Great catch-ups during the dinner session as some of our colleagues are still working from home. The lucky draw was the highlight after dinner, with 20 prizes to be won which include trendy gadgets, electrical appliances, staycation, and vouchers.

2019 Kaizen Presentation

Kaizen (改善) is a Japanese term meaning change for the better or continuous improvement. CPR values the Kaizen concept, believing in making small improvements daily.

The Kaizen presentation is a yearly event, involving all employees presenting on the improvement they have made within the team in their daily operation.

1sᴛ Student Visit

On February 20th, 2019, CPR welcomes our 1st delegates from NTU CBC (Chemistry and Biological Chemistry) division.

This event has been organized by NTU to introduce real working/research environment for CBC students’ prior graduation and CPR supported such intention by NTU.

The students were welcomed by Dr Tomoyuki Igawa, CEO of CPR, and Mr Yugo Fukuhara, Administration Head of CPR, followed by a Research Overview presentation by Dr Igawa and unit representatives.

6th Antibody Symposium in Biopolis, Singapore

The 6th Antibody Symposium was held on 23 September 2019, co-organized and co-sponsored by the p53 Laboratory, A*STAR Biomedical Sciences Institutes and Chugai Pharmabody Research (“CPR”), was held at Matrix, Biopolis with around 300 audiences.

Dr Tatsushi Kodama and Taichi Kuramochi from CPR have described the work on the development of the T-cell redirecting antibody (TRAB) program and Sweeping Antibody technology®. 

We are honoured to help scientists with cutting-edge antibody research and greatly appreciate the interaction among government, academia, and industry.