http://www.takeda.com/ CSR News http://www.takeda.com/ http://www.takeda.com/favicon.ico icon http://www.takeda.com/press/article_29160.html March 31, 2008 Tokyo and Osaka, Japan --- Japan Poliomyelitis Research Institute (“JPRI”) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) jointly announced today that they have entered into an agreement for sharing of seed viruses for the Sabin-inactivated poliovirus vaccine ("Sabin-IPV") by JPRI and its commercialization by Takeda. Under this agreement, Takeda acquires the rights to worldwide development, manufacturing, and commercialization of Sabin-IPV and Sabin-IPV containing combination vaccines. 2008-03-31 http://www.takeda.com/press/article_28800.html Osaka, Japan, November 20, 2007 – Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, (“Takeda”) announced today its official sponsorship of Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship (“Fukuoka Marathon”) 2007 to be held on Sunday December 2. The Fukuoka Marathon is a historic marathon race established in 1947 and one of the three major men’s races in Japan along with the Tokyo Marathon and The Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon. This forthcoming race is drawing attention inside and outside Japan, as it is one of the Japan’s qualifying events for the men’s marathon race at the Beijing Olympic Games in August, 2008. 2007-11-20 http://www.takeda.com/investor-information/annual-reports/article_3366.html 2007-10-12 http://www.takeda.com/press/article_27596.html Osaka, Japan, September 21, 2007 --- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) announced today its official sponsorship of Berlin Marathon 2007 to be held on Sunday September 30, which will expand Takeda’s support for marathon to Europe, as Takeda has been sponsoring Hokkaido Marathon in Japan for 13 years while started its sponsorship for The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon last year. 2007-09-21