_ About us Our history Our global family Our responsibility Our history As part of the Kowa family of companies, we have more than 120 years of experience in business we can call upon and we are proud of our Japanese influence and heritage. Our experience not only encompasses pharmaceutical medicine development and marketing but also development of medical devices as well as experience in construction, the leisure industry, energy conservation and the environment. 1894 Kowa company founded as the Hattori Kanesaburo Wholesale Store 1947 Pharmaceutical division is established 1964 Tokyo research laboratory and Fuji manufacturing plant founded 1995 Hamamatsu Medical equipment manufacturing site built 2000 Kowa Pharmaceutical Europe Company Ltd. Established in Wokingham UK 2003 Livalo (Pitavastatin) for the treatment of dyslipidemia launched in Japan 2007 Kowa launch their Intraocular lens franchise: Avansee TM 2010/11 US and European launch of Pitavastatin 2014 Glanatec® (ripasudil) launched in Japan, first-in-class rho kinase inhibitor for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. 2017/2018 Parmodia (Pemafibrate) launched in Japan for the reduction of high triglycerides in patients suffering dyslipidaemia and begins Global cardiovascular outcomes trial Prominent 2020 Kowa company has more than 6500 employees worldwide, sales in excess of $3.5Bn and global businesses encompassing both trading and manufacturing. Kowa Pharmaceutical Europe Co. Ltd. 105 Wharfedale Road Winnersh Triangle Wokingham Berkshire, RG41 5RB CONTACT US Our products Livazo Avansee Research & development Pipeline Pemafibrate K-877 Ripasudil K-321 Adverse event reporting Kowa routinely monitors the safety of all its medicines. This includes review of safety data from clinical studies, and collection of reports and cases of adverse events for marketed products. REPORT ADVERSE EVENT Copyrights © 2020 Kowa Pharmaceutical Europe Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Date of preparation: 11 / 2020 UIN: KPE20 00002 Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of use