Pharma Research Lab

The Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories was established in 1962 as the Basic Research Laboratories, and is positioned to create novel products with growth potential from a foundation of basic research. The Laboratories has created vital results in many fields, helping expand Toray’s exploits into new business domains. The focus of the laboratories has shifted over time to pharmaceuticals, and, in 1999, the name Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories was adopted to better clarify the company’s mission in pharmaceuticals. Inheriting the spirit of the Basic Research Laboratories, the laboratories is engaged in the creation of revolutionary novel pharmaceuticals.