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Euglena with Takeda
Develop new products.

日本最大の医薬品メーカーでユーグレナを販売するまで

2013.10-2014.10

Done

A big project that I worked on in a month after joining the company

2013年10月、営業として入社して1カ月の石川は、チームの先輩である安井と、ある一大プロジェクトに取り組むことになった。
「石川さん、今期から武田薬品工業株式会社（タケダ）と一緒にユーグレナ入りサプリメントを開発します。そして、当社のメイン担当者は石川さんです。僕もサポートを精一杯するので、一緒に頑張りましょう」

この約半年前、日本のトップ医薬品メーカーであるタケダから「ユーグレナを使った商品の共同開発ができないか」と提案いただき、ユーグレナ入りのサプリメントをつくることになったのだ。

まだユーグレナという素材が世の中の人たちに知られつつある時期だった当時、ユーグレナをタケダの製品として扱っていただけるのはありがたいことであり、またバイオテクノロジー企業としてさらなる成長を目指す当社にとってまたとない機会だった。

However, Ishikawa joined the company only a month ago.
It was all groping about how to deal with this big project for the first time for both Ishikawa and our company. Even so, in order to grow into a full-fledged person in charge, I proceeded with preparations while dealing with distribution stores and food manufacturers across the country.

Ishikawa giving a greeting at the entrance ceremony in October 2013

With Takeda who trusted Euglena
Product development that struggled

When Takeda, which has a history of more than 230 years since its establishment, and Euglena Co., Ltd., which was just established in 2005, proceeded with product development, the difference in the history of the company and the difference between a pharmaceutical manufacturer and a health food manufacturer became clear.

Above all, the submission of research materials to Takeda required the full cooperation of the research department.
Euglena Co., Ltd., which succeeded in mass culturing outdoors for the first time in the world in 2005 and started selling as a food in 2006, has a lot of research data that has not yet been collected as materials, and Ishikawa has held many discussions with the research department. While doing this, I created the materials at a rapid pace.

In addition, this is the first time for Takeda to work on dietary supplements on a large scale, and it took more time than expected to collaborate on the design of new in-house standards and systems for dietary supplements.

石川は話し合いが進むにつれ、
「このままだと、いつまでも商品ができないんじゃないだろうか…」
と不安になることが幾度もあった。しかし、そのたびにタケダの担当者が、
「ユーグレナは素晴らしい素材です。一緒に頑張りましょう！」
と石川を勇気づけてくれたのだった。

A contract manufacturing and processing company for health foods and pharmaceuticals that both companies have been asking for the manufacture and processing Our supplements from Euglena, while both companies are trying and erroring how to meet the standards of both companies in the manufacture and processing of supplements. It turns out that Api has experience in manufacturing both health foods and pharmaceuticals.
By asking Api to manufacture this supplement, a product that meets the conditions of both companies was completed.

―2014年10月。
ついに、タケダのユーグレナ入りサプリメント『緑の習慣』が発売。

Left: Takeda Healthcare Company President Masashi Sugimoto (at that time), Right: Euglena President Mitsuru Izumo

発売にあたっては両社で合同記者会見を開催した。
なお、新商品の発表だけではなく、ユーグレナ社とタケダで、ユーグレナを配合する新たな製品の開発可能性を模索する包括的提携契約を結んだことも発表することになった。

Ishikawa before the press conference (front left)

In April 2017, about two and a half years after its launch, Takeda spun off its consumer healthcare business and established Takeda Consumer Healthcare Co., Ltd. At the press conference, the company gave us encouraging words, "I want to grow" green habits "into one of our main products."

Euglena will continue to focus on the healthcare business to support the health of people in Japan and around the world.

Posted in December 2017

Euglena Data

-About "Green Habits" sold by Takeda-

From "Green Customs", a green juice type was also released in August 2017.

Character

Management Department
General Affairs and Human Resources Division Team Leader Kumiko Ishikawa

Joined the company in September 2013.
After being in charge of product development and distribution sales with business partners, he has been in charge of human resources in the General Affairs and Human Resources Division of the Administration Department since 2015.

"Everything about this project is learning, and I am very grateful to all the people involved. I am very happy that the Euglena"

euglena Projects

vol.00

Bangladeshi children
Find the material to save.

vol.01

Euglena that no one has achieved
Establish outdoor mass culture technology.

vol.02

Euglena
Grow it into a 30 billion yen market.

vol.03

Bangladesh
Lunch for all elementary schools.

vol.04

With CO2 emitted from the chimney
Cultivate Euglena.

vol.05

Euglena cosmetics business
Get up.

vol.06

Japan's first bio-jet fuel
Build a manufacturing plant.

vol.07

The name of "Euglena"
Use it as a weapon.

vol.08

Bringing Euglena to China
Spread it.

vol.09

Acquire super-Euglena.
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vol.10

Solve the poverty issue in Bangladesh with the Mung Bean Project.
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vol.11

Euglena with Takeda
Develop new products.

vol.12

Utilizing sewage from sewage treatment plants,
Cultivate Euglena.

vol.13

Create a set of guiding principles for euglena’s employees.
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vol.14

Japan's unique technology
Cultivate Euglena.

vol.15

Aim to create an office that promotes a pleasant working environment for our employees.
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vol.16

Establish the Yugurin Nursery School next to our office.
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vol.17

Euglena in Ishigaki Island
Contribute to regional revitalization.

vol.18

Raise awareness of Euglena
Jointly develop new products

vol.19

Euglena cafe
Open a store on Ishigaki Island.

vol.20

Using Euglena as fodder
Raise Hinai chicken.

vol.21

Euglena-containing diesel fuel
Collaborate with Isuzu Motors to put it into practical use.

vol.22

using Euglena
Produce biofuel.

vol.23

研究系ベンチャーを
ヒト、モノ、カネで支える
新しいファンドを確立せよ。

© 2018 MELTIN MMI

vol.24

The world's first Euglena and chlorella
Get ASC-MSC algae certification.

vol.25

Build synergy with group companies.
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vol.26

With new friends
Make people healthy at the genetic level.

vol.27

Jiyugaoka and
Popularize Euglena.

vol.28

Euglena supplement
Start up a processing plant.

vol.29

Contribute to community revitalization on Ishigaki Island through the power of science.
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vol.30

new Euglena
Develop core cosmetics.

vol.31

Contribute toward solving food shortages among Rohingya refugees.
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vol.32

Beauty ingredients derived from Euglena
Unravel your research.

vol.33

Supporting students in taking on challenges!
Start all-year-round recruitment.

vol.34

Euglena and Chlorella
Get halal certification.

vol.35

Euglena that extends healthy life expectancy
Discover possibilities.

vol.36

Taketomi Island prawn farming business
Develop.

vol.37

Drive your car on Euglena biodiesel fuel at the G20 Karuizawa.

vol.38

Plan a mascot character to communicate the appeal of Euglena from Ishigaki Island.

vol.39

Recruit and select CFOs (Chief Financial Officers).

vol.40

Domestic Kalahari watermelon
Cultivate.

vol.41

Japan's first "virtual only
Hold a general meeting of shareholders.

vol.42

next-generation biodiesel fuel
popularize it

vol.43

Corporate
Renew your identity.

vol.44

Born in Ishigaki Island
Euglena permeate.

vol.45

derived from Euglena
Accelerate fertilizer research.

vol.46

Japan's skies with biofuel
keep it clean.

vol.47

improve the office environment
Make your teammates more productive.

vol.48

in cosmetics
Pursue sustainability

vol.49

Next new material "Midori Koji"
Spread your value to the world.

vol.50

ユーグレナの
ESG経営を加速させよ

vol.51

未来世代アドバイザリーボードを
設置せよ。

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