Corporate Code & Policies

Responsible corporation benefiting the community, with high ethical standards and highly motivated workers

Soundness

1. Respecting relevant regulations
2. Promoting transparency and disclosure,and fair competition
3. Sustaining equitable relationships with government, medical authorities and health care professionals
4. Resistant to illegal practices
5. Respecting Act on the Protection of personal Information

Safety

1. Steady supplying of high-quality drugs hallmarked for efficacy and safety
2. Collecting, evaluating, and distributing of scientific data to ensure proper use
3. Utmost care taken in clinical studies to ensure scientific quality and volunteers' human rights

Employees

1. Promoting ethical behavior and creativity
2. Securing better environment for human right protection

Frontier Spirit

1. Committing R & D innovation for medical progress
2. Improving of management structure and increased efficiency
3. Disclosing data fairly
4. Having to ecological issues

Fairness and Justice

1. Wages, raises and promotions based on achievement, contributions and ability
2. Office regulations promoting fairness and justice
3. Respecting for international standards concerning discrimination and sexual harassment

Working Environment

1. Workers free to give constructive opinions
2. A high level of professionalism to promote technical innovation
3. Contributing to environmental sustainability by promoting product quality while minimizing energy and consumption
4. Personnel training and education opportunities provided

Future Prospects

1. Developing and supplying of high-quality drugs contributing to public welfare and quality of life improvements
2. Developing and continuous launching of new products

Consideration to animal welfare in Research and Development

Toa Eiyo Ltd. has established in-house regulations for animal experiments, in compliance with Japan’s Law for the Humane Treatment and Management of Animals（Law No.105,1973） and “Basic policies for the conduct of animal experiments in research institutions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare” (issued on June 1, 2006) based on the 3Rs*, the scientific and ethical bases of animal testing. All our animal experiments are reviewed beforehand by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
We make regular self-inspection for scientifically and ethically proper conduct of animal experiments and check the consistency of the condition of animal testing and facility operations to in-house regulations as well as relevant laws and these Guidelines for animal experiments.

* 3Rs：Replacement (replacement of medical research using animals with those without animals), Reduction (reduction in the number of animals used in experiments) and Refinement (pain alleviation in experimental animals)