Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski) is a multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company based in Japan. It is the largest pharmaceutical company in Asia and one of the top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue.

Etymology

The company is named after its founder, Takeda Chobei, who started the business in 1781 selling traditional Japanese medicines in Osaka.

History

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company was founded in 1781, and incorporated on January 29, 1925. The company has its origins in the business of Chobei Takeda, who started selling traditional Japanese and Chinese medicines in Osaka. Over the years, the company expanded its business to include Western medicines and pharmaceuticals.

Business

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is involved in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter medicines and health products. It operates in the fields of oncology, gastroenterology, neuroscience, and vaccines, among others.

Related Companies

Takeda has a number of subsidiaries and related companies worldwide, including Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inviragen, and Nycomed.

See Also

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