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Research and Development (R&D) has been positioned as Nissan Chemical’s key driver of business growth. The Company has successfully developed unique and excellent technology and delivered a variety of high value-added products into the market.
As a value creation company, we will promote the creation of products and services that are full of originality to satisfy our customer needs, and continue pursuing our Dream of Chemicals. |
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Utilizing our unique polymer technology,
we proceed with our research and development
on cutting edge electronic materials for
displays and semiconductors. Our core
products, the polyimide SUNEVER for LCD displays,
and bottom anti-reflective coating BARC for
semiconductors, have established a solid
reputation for high quality in a variety
of fields. By building on and utilizing
our specialized technologies such as nanoparticle
control, we are also continuing the development
of a wide variety of inorganic materials,
as represented by the inorganic silicasol
SNOWTEX®. In addition, in order
to accelerate the creation of new business
with next-generation materials, we devote
ceaseless effort to implement business-academia
collaboration. |
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By building on and utilizing our specialized
technologies such as fine organic synthesis,
we are continuing the development of new
products, as well as designing new applications
for existing products, such as the special
epoxy resin TEPIC®, in order to respond
to the needs of the market in cutting edge
fields. In addition, we support commercial
production of pharmaceutical ingredients
and intermediates using our technology in
process chemistry, which have been nurtured
through the manufacture of pharmaceuticals
and agricultural chemicals. We continuously
improve the technologies of asymmetric synthesis
and hetero ring compound synthesis. |
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As a result of our focus on R&D to produce
original agricultural chemicals, we have
created the herbicides, TARGA, SIRIUS and
PERMIT, and the acaricide, SANMITE, all of
which make significant contributions to the
world agricultural industry. A fungicide,
LEIMAY, and an acaricide, STARMITE were launched
in 2008 and in 2009 respectively. Additionally,
we are advancing research on the biological
effects, safety and manufacture of active
ingredients for promising new chemicals.
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PHARMACEUTICALS
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With a focus on new drug development to meet
the needs of an aging society, we introduced
our first new medicine, efonidipine hydrochloride
(LANDEL), a Ca antagonist targeting hypertension
in 1994, and pitavastatin calcium (LIVALO),
a statin agent targeting hyperlipidemia,
to Japanese market in 2003. Aiming
for the global market, development is steadily
moving ahead.
Among the promising new drugs under development,
a therapeutic drug for peripheral arterial
disease and asthma (NM/NT/INDI-702), a therapeutic
and preventive drug for atrial fibrillation
and flutter (NTC-801), and a new therapeutic
agent for thrombocytopenia (NIP-022) are
advanced to clinical development domestically
and abroad. We keep trying R&D
for innovative medicines by using the strategic
chemical library, the state-of-the-art evaluation
technology and fine organic synthesis technology. |
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| With the goal of becoming a distinctive Value
Creation Enterprise, we are commited to unique
R&D activities at our four domestic focal
laboratories, while simultaneously developing
collaborative research and/or technical collaboration
with domestic and overseas universities,
public research institutions as well as corporations.
Product development and experimental researches
are also carried out at overseas facilities.
At an experimental farm in Indiana,
US, and at a research center in France, which
is a joint venture with Philagro France,
R&D activities on agricultural chemicals
are conducted. R&D bases in Korea
and Taiwan carry out works on performance
materials. |
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CHEMICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
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Chemical Research Laboratories have become
integrated research and development center
committed to the discovery and development
of new compounds for agricultural chemicals,
pharmaceuticals and organic functional materials.
Synthetic studies and process development
for them are based on organic synthesis expertise
accumulated over years.
The facility also takes on analysis on various substances and materials, computational chemistry and development of new organic synthetic technology.
In close cooperation with other laboratories and the technology divisions of manufacturing plants, we will promote product development and technological improvement. |
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ELECTRONIC MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORIES
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Electronic Materials Research Laboratories are carrying out research on the next-generation recording and optical networking materials along with R&D on display and Semiconductor Materials.
We are presently researching alignment coating for LCD panels using our unique polyimide, anti-reflective coatings used in the photolithography process, and inorganic coatings formed through the sol-gel process.
Our laboratories are located on two spots; Funabashi laboratory is for studies on display materials and creation of innovative electronic materials, while Toyama laboratory, which has a class 1 clean room and advanced evaluation equipment, is for pursuing research on the development of next-generation Semiconductor Materials. |
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INORGANIC MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORIES
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Inorganic Materials Research Laboratories are carrying out research on the manufacturing of various metal oxide sol including silica sol by using super fine particle control technology.
Based on our technology, we are also putting our efforts into developmental research for their use such as polishing materials for silicon wafer and hard disk, hard-coat materials and/or anti-reflection materials for optical films.
We are challenging new materials development to expand the possibilities of nano-materials such as electrical conducting materials and optical functional materials. |
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BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
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Biological Research Laboratories are conducting research on drug efficacy evaluation, safety evaluation and environmental analysis for agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
In the agricultural chemicals area, we are
conducting research on commercialization
of existing active ingredients as well as
active ingredients to be introduced, paying
attention to user requirements and market
trend. The creation of new eco-friendly
agricultural chemicals which combine high
efficacy and safety, is another challenge.
We are promoting new chemical evaluation
focused on the research field overseas in
Indiana in the United States and a joint
venture with the Philagro France research
center.
In the pharmaceutical area, we are working toward the discovery of therapeutic agents that are gentle to the human body as well as effective in the treatment by carrying out pharmacological tests from the genetic level to pathological models, safety and ADME testing. |
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