Kyowa Kirin Company Description

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceuticals in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally.

The company offers Ziftomenib, an oral menin inhibitor for the treatment of adult relapsed or refractory and acute myeloid leukemia with a nucelophosmin1 mutation; and Lumicef for the treatment of palmoplantar pustulosis.

It also develops KHK4083/AMG 451 rocatinlimab, which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis; KK8398 infigratinib, which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of achondroplasia; OTL-203, which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of hurler syndrome; KHK4951 tivozanib, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration; and OTL-201, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of sanfilippo syndrome type A.

In addition, the company is involved in the development of KK2260 and KK2269, which are both in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of advanced or metastatic solid tumors; KK2845, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia; KK3910, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of essential hypertension; KK4277, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of systemic/cutaneous lupus erythematosus; and KK8123, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia.

It has a partnership with La Jolla Institute for Immunology for research in disease areas; AstraZeneca for severe asthma treatment; and AMGEN for therapeutic drugs development.

The company was formerly known as Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. in July 2019.

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan. The company operates as a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited.