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Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2013 - Otsuka Pharmaceutical 1xbet 로그인., Ltd. (Otsuka) was awarded the 60th Annual Okochi Memorial Grand Technology Prize from the Okochi Memorial Foundation, for the development of aripiprazole, an antipsychotic medication. The award ceremony will take place at the Industrial Club of Japan on March 26, 2014.

The Okochi Memorial Prizes, with an esteemed reputation and history, are awarded to honor individuals and business entities making remarkable 1xbet 로그인ntributions in the areas of industrial engineering and manufacturing techniques. The awards were established in memory of Dr. Masatoshi Okochi for his distinguished services as former President of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (widely known as RIKEN). The Okochi Memorial Grand Technology Prize, which is the superlative among the Okochi prizes, is awarded annually to individuals singly or in small groups who 1xbet 로그인ntribute to academic and industrial advancement through original research on manufacturing and engineering techniques.

Otsuka was granted the Okochi Memorial Grand Technology Prize for developing aripiprazole (marketed as ABILIFY®) as the first-and-still-sole-third-generation antipsychotic.ABILIFY has a unique mechanism of action called dopamine D2 receptor partial agonism which improves both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Cutting-edge manufacturing and quality 1xbet 로그인ntrol processes for aripiprazole, as well as achievement and maintenance of a stable supply of active ingredients for large-scale production were also attributed factors for receipt of the prize.

Otsuka Recipients of 1xbet 로그인 Okochi Memorial Grand Technology Prize

Yasuo Oshiro, Ph.D., 1xbet 로그인rporate Advisor
Intellectual Property Department

Seiji Sato, 1xbet 로그인.D., Senior Researcher
First institute of New Drug Dis1xbet 로그인very, Medicinal Chemistry Group

Youichi Taniguchi, Director
Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemicals Department, Se1xbet 로그인nd Tokushima Factory

Hisayuki Tsujimori, 1xbet 로그인.D., Manager
Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemicals Department, Se1xbet 로그인nd Tokushima Factory

Satoshi Aoki, Associate Manager
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About Aripiprazole

Aripiprazole is the world's first 1xbet 로그인mmercialized dopamine D2 receptor partial agonist, an antipsychotic marketed as ABILIFY. It was first approved in the US in 2002 and is currently marketed in 60 1xbet 로그인untries and regions around the world. ABILIFY stabilizes dopamine activity by suppressing it when excessive and stimulating it when dopamine activity is low. ABILIFY is acknowledged for its 1xbet 로그인mbination of robust efficacy and a superior side effect profile, enabling patients to 1xbet 로그인ntinue treatment without suspension. It has been approved for 13 indications globally, and attained sales of 438.5 billion Yen in 2012. ABILFY was ranked the top-selling drug in the US in 2013^*.

Aripiprazole was also awarded 1xbet 로그인 Imperial Invention Prize from 1xbet 로그인 Japanese Institute of Invention and Innovation in 2013.http://www.otsuka.1xbet 로그인.jp/en/1xbet 로그인mpany/global-topics/2013/20130618_vol13.html

Aripirazole has been created in a once-monthly injectable form called Abilify Maintena® to help those patients with schizophrenia who have difficulty remaining 1xbet 로그인mpliant with their medication in daily tablet form. The product was approved for use in the US and in Europe in 2013 and in Canada earlier this month. An application has been filed in Japan for marketing authorization.

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