Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
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This page is part of our public exclusion list — a transparency tool that shows which companies we screen out and why. It is not investment advice, and it is not an accusation. But it is subject to change as our understanding of the facts evolves.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited conducts animal testing as a core component of its pharmaceutical research and development. The company’s Shonan Research Center has been a documented site of animal research, drawing attention from animal welfare groups. Takeda’s own regulatory filings and research publications, such as a 2023 study on prucalopride, explicitly reference animal in vivo research conducted under institutional animal care committees. The company is listed by Cruelty Free Investors for exploiting animals through its testing practices.
While Takeda publishes a Supplier Code of Conduct that references animal welfare, its primary business model remains dependent on animal-based research to develop and gain regulatory approval for new drugs. There is no public commitment to eliminate animal testing from its R&D pipeline.
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