, formerly is a Japanese

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company. It is currently a subsidiary of

Meiji Holdings is a Japanese holding company established on April 1, 2009, after the stock transfer from Meiji Seika and Meiji Dairies and is the fourth largest confectionery company in the world. Reorganization Meiji Holdings held a press conference on Sep ...

and a Japanese leader in the area of infectious disease with 18% market share. It markets treatments for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, vaccines and allergy drugs. Meiji Pharma is doing research in generic anticancer drugs and biosimilars with partner organisations. They acquired the Stauffer Biscuit Company based in

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, US, in 2004. On April 1, 2009, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. and Meiji Dairies Corporation established a joint holding company, Meiji Holdings, which is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. Two years later on the day, the food and healthcare business was taken over by Meiji Dairies to form " Meiji Co., Ltd.", and Meiji Seika was reorganized to a pharmaceutical company "Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd." In 2014 Meiji acquired Medreich for $290 million, an Indian company active in selling generic pharmaceuticals to Europe, Asia and Africa.

Logos

File:Meiji Seika Kaisha logo.svg, Old Meiji Seika brand logo (used from 1955 until March 2009) File:Meiji logo.svg, Current logo

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Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (English)Meiji Co., Ltd. (English)Stauffer Biscuit Company
Japanese companies established in 1916 Japanese brands Pharmaceutical companies based in Tokyo Pharmaceutical companies established in 1916 2004 mergers and acquisitions 2011 mergers and acquisitions Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Chūō, Tokyo {{med-company-stub