| 1921 |
Busaburo Otsuka founded the original Otsuka Factory in Tokushima, Japan. |
| 1964 |
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (OPC) was established to enhance Otsuka's pharmaceutical product development and commercialization. |
| 1985 |
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (OPC) established its first U.S. research institute, Maryland Research Laboratories, at Shady Grove Life Sciences Center in Rockville, MD. |
| 1989 |
Otsuka America, Inc. (OAI) was established as a holding company for the US subsidiaries of the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group. |
| 1989 |
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI) was incorporated to commercialize Otsuka-discovered and Otsuka-developed products, as well as other pharmaceutical products, in the United States. |
| 2001 |
Otsuka Maryland Research Institute, LLC (OMRI) was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of OAPI to research and develop innovative healthcare products. |
| 2003 |
Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Laboratories, LLC (OMML) was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of OMRI to conduct basic research to support clinical studies and engage in drug discovery in conjunction with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Japan. |
| 2007 |
Otsuka Maryland Research Institute, Inc. (OMRI) merged with Otsuka's Global Development and Commercialization division to establish Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC) to streamline development and launch of Otsuka's pharmaceutical products on a global basis. |
| 2007 |
Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Laboratories, LLC (OMML), formerly a subsidiary of Otsuka Maryland Research Institute, Inc., became a separate, incorporated entity, Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Laboratories, Inc. (OMML) |
| 2007 |
Meretek Diagnostics, Inc.,
previously acquired by Otsuka America, Inc. (OAI) in 2001,
merged with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., (OAPI) to form
the Meretek Diagnostics Group of OAPI. The newly formed
group is part of the Medical Device Division of OAPI. |
