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Aiming to be a Global Niche Top Company in Healthcare

“We are a company moving forward with a self-contained business, from the cultivation of medical plants through to the extraction of active components”
Osamu Ushimaru, President, Alps Pharmaceutical

The spectacular mountain range in Japan’s Hida region, known as the Northern Alps, has long been valued for its rich abundance of native plants and herbs. And it is there where the roots of one of Japan’s leading API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) manufacturers can be traced.

Established in 1947

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