{"id":208,"date":"2011-05-07T15:39:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2011-05-16T16:42:34","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T16:42:34","slug":"japanese-pharmeceutical-giant-moves-us-headquarters-to-emeryville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Pharmeceutical Giant Moves US Headquarters to Emeryville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Santen Inc., a subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan, has announced that its U.S. corporate headquarters, currently located in Napa, CA, will relocate to 2100 Powell in Emeryville in early July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the preparation of our new strategic plan we can see that there will be substantial expansion of the organization and we could not have accommodated this growth in the existing facility in Napa,\u201d stated Akihiro Tsujimura, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Santen Inc. \u201cSince we will experience a significant demand for new staff we believe that the new location will make it easier to recruit the highest quality talent as we will have increased access to the greater San Francisco Bay Area bio\u2010pharmaceutical talent pool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, it was noted that the increased interaction between the Company\u2019s Japanese and European colleagues was a secondary driving force behind the relocation, seeking a more convenient location for international transportation.<\/p>\n<p>The new location in Emeryville was chosen for a number of reasons, including:<br \/>\n\u2022 Access to a strong bio\u2010pharmaceutical talent pool<br \/>\n\u2022 A location that would provide the greatest opportunity to retain the company\u2019s existing experienced ophthalmic talent<br \/>\n\u2022 Improved access to international transportation<\/p>\n<p>Santen will occupy nearly 50,000 square feet on the top two floors of the 16\u2010story 2100 Powell building, which has significantly more square footage than Santen\u2019s current Napa facility and is projected to accommodate the growth in the organization over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmeryville provides an excellent centralized location that provides easy access to both Oakland and San Francisco airports, which will facilitate increased collaboration between our corporate and regional R&#038;D organizations,\u201d said Toshiaki Nishihata PhD, President and CEO of Santen Inc. \u201cFrom this site, we also have easy access to UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and Stanford, rich sources of intellectual capital and support for our R&#038;D initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emeryville&#8217;s proximity to San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the University of California, Berkeley, and Silicon Valley has been a catalyst for recent economic growth. It is home to a number of other pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis, aaiPharma, Adama Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Peplin, and Tethye Bioscience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About 2100 Powell:<\/strong><br \/>\n2100 Powell is located along Emeryville\u2019s waterfront and is centrally located at the intersection of Interstate Highways 80, 880, 580 and the Bay Bridge. The building is owned and managed by Hines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Santen Inc.:<\/strong><br \/>\nSanten Inc., currently based in Napa, California, is the U.S. subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a billion\u2010dollar global company headquartered in Osaka, Japan since 1890. Santen researches, develops and markets ophthalmic products for physicians worldwide. Santen has subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including its wholly\u2010owned Napa, California\u2010based Santen Inc. Santen Inc. also maintains a satellite business development office in Irvine, California which provides direct access to the regional cluster of ophthalmic companies operating in that area. Among prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, Santen holds the top share within the Japanese and Chinese markets and is one of the leading ophthalmic companies worldwide. Santen\u2019s<br \/>\nglobal product pipeline includes a number of prescription pharmaceuticals in varying clinical trial phases.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Santen.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Santen\" width=\"194\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-298\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Santen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Santen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-298\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Santen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Santen, Inc.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-301\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesecretnewsonline.com%2F%3Fp%3D208\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santen Inc., a subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan, has announced that its U.S. corporate headquarters, currently located in Napa, CA, will relocate to 2100 Powell in Emeryville in early July. \u201cIn the preparation of our new strategic &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/?p=208\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}