Shionogi

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
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Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 4507; OSE: 4507; Nikkei 225 Component
Industry	Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Founded	Osaka, Japan (March 17, 1878)
Founder	Gisaburo Shiono, Sr.
Headquarters	1-8, Doshomachi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0045, Japan
Key people	Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D. (CEO and President);
Products	Diagnostics; Medical devices; Pharmaceuticals etc.;
Revenue	$ 3.009 billion USD (FY 2012); (¥ 282.904 billion JPY) (FY 2012)
Net income	$709.79 million USD (FY 2012); (¥ 66.728 billion JPY) (FY 2012)
Number of employees	Consolidated : 6,082
Website	Official website
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Shionogi & Company, Limited (塩野義製薬株式会社, Shionogi Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese pharmaceutical company best known for developing Crestor. Medical supply and brand name also uses Shionogi ("シオノギ").

Shionogi has business roots that date back to 1878, and was incorporated in 1919. Among the medicines produced are for hyperlipidaemia, antibiotics, and cancer medicines.

In Japan it is particularly known as a producer of antimicrobial and antibiotics. Because of antibiotic resistance and slow growth of the antibiotic market, it has teamed up with US based Schering-Plough to become a sole marketing agent for its products in Japan.

Shionogi had supported the initial formation of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, a generic manufacturer based in India. In 2012 the company became a partial owner of ViiV Healthcare, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of therapies for HIV.^[3]

The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange and is constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.^[4]

Medicines

Claritin, An anti-histamine marketed in alliance with Schering-Plough.
Crestor, cholesterol drug
Shionogi Headquarters in Osaka
Nitrazepam, a short-term treatment for insomnia.
Differin, a topical retinoid for acne.
Moxifloxacin, antibacterial antiseptic that treats a number of infections
Cymbalta, an SNRI class anti-depressant, marketed in alliance with Eli Lilly
Ospemifene, an estrogen receptor agonist

Media

Shionogi has a close relationship with Fuji Television Network, Inc., because Shionogi is the sponsor of "Music Fair" (as of 2024, aired on 17 TV stations including TV Oita System Co.) started in 1964.
Shionogi was a main sponsor of Team Lotus during the age 1991/1994.^[5]