Sumio Shirai

Part of Asahi Kasei Corp., Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. is a pharmaceutical and diagnostic company based in Tokyo, Japan. Asahi Kasei Pharma operates in the healthcare business unit of the Asahi Kasei Group, with a mission to sincerely care for each individual life and solve their unmet medical needs with a wealth of ideas and solid science. Asahi Kasei Corp. is a US $20 billion Japanese technology company that provides innovative, science-based solutions to a diverse range of markets including healthcare, chemicals and fibers, housing and construction materials, and electronics. Founded in 2003, the private company has developed innovative drugs in the fields of orthopedics, acute care, neurology (including pain), and immunology.