Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (TYO:4506)
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1,565.50
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May 19, 2026, 1:55 PM JST

Sumitomo Pharma Company Description

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, food ingredients and additives, veterinary medicines, and others in Japan, North America, China, and internationally.

The company offers pharmaceutical products, such as therapeutic agents for Parkinson's disease, depression, type 2 diabetes, systemic fungal infection, hypertension, pruritus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, angina pectoris, and arrhythmia.

It also provides products for atypical antipsychotic, antiepileptic, carbapenem antibiotic, and gastrointestinal; and Anderson-Fabry disease drugs.

In addition, the company offers food ingredients and additives, such as polysaccharides, as well as seasonings, such as soups or bouillons; and chemical product materials, which include pharmaceutical excipients, personal care products, coatings and industrial materials, and electronic materials.

Further, it provides veterinary medicines for companion animals, such as dogs and cats; and livestock comprising cattle, swine, poultry, horses, and aquacultured fish.

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. has partnerships with Healios K.K.; Keio University; RIKEN; the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application; Kyoto University; and Aikomi Co., Ltd., as well as a joint development agreement with SanBio Company Limited; and collaboration and license agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. It also has a strategic alliance with Roivant Sciences Ltd. The company was formerly known as Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. in April 2022.

The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited.

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
CountryJapan
Founded1897
IndustryDrug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
SectorHealthcare
Employees3,832
CEOToru Kimura

Contact Details

Address:
6-8, Doshomachi 2-chome
Osaka
Japan
Phone81 6 6203 5321

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol4506
ExchangeTokyo Stock Exchange
Fiscal YearApril - March
Reporting CurrencyJPY
ISIN NumberJP3495000006
SIC Code2834

Key Executives

NamePosition
Toru KimuraChief Executive Officer