Daiichi Sankyo plans to become a leader in antithrombotics with prasugrel and DU-176b

19 October 2008

With the launch of Prasugrel and DU-176b, Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo says it hopes to become a leader in antithrombotics.

At a press conference in Tokyo, company chief executive Takashi Shoda reiterated the drugmaker's priority R&D areas: thromobosis, cancer, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis/autoimmune diseases.

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