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Takeda To Shut Down San Francisco Site

by Lisa M. Jarvis
May 28, 2012 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 22

Takeda is shuttering its San Francisco R&D site and shifting some biologics research to its San Diego facility. The move comes several months after the Japanese firm said it will cut 9% of its workforce, or 2,800 employees, and consolidate R&D around the world. Takeda says the plan to merge California activities will “enhance communication and collaboration.” The San Diego site will focus on using structure-based drug discovery and antibody technology to develop drugs for metabolic diseases, cancer, and immunology.

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