Institute Overview

The Office of Pharmaceutical Industry Research (The Pharmaceuticals Research Institute of Japan (PRI) is a research organization that analyzes and examines the environment surrounding the pharmaceutical industry and medium- to long-term issues facing the industry, and makes recommendations.

Purpose of Research Activities

Through surveys, analysis, and research on the pharmaceutical industry, and by making recommendations on the results of these studies, the institute aims to contribute to the improvement and enhancement of the environment for the creation of innovative and highly useful new drugs, and to the sound development of the pharmaceutical industry.

Outline of Research and Studies

  1. Research on the future vision of the pharmaceutical industry and strategies to realize the vision
  2. Research on industrial organization, industrial structure, industrial policy, etc. related to the pharmaceutical industry
  3. Research on issues related to the creation of innovative new drugs and the internal and external environment
  4. Research on issues and systems related to the utilization of health and medical data
  5. Research on pharmaceutical affairs and drug pricing systems related to the value and evaluation of pharmaceutical products
  6. Support for JPMA's policy advocacy activities
  7. Construction of databases related to industrial policy

Establishment

January 1999

Formation (as of 04/01/2025)

Director Kenji Yamada
Research Advisor Sadao Nagaoka
Senior Researcher Makoto Edahiro, Daisuke Kanai, Takahiro Shiraishi, Shinji Tsubakihara, Mariko Togashi, Kiyoshi Morimoto, Chie Yoshiura, Kumi Yoshino, Natsuko Watanabe
Visiting Researcher Yosuke Okada (Professor, Department of Policy Innovation, Faculty of Social Innovation, Seijo University)
Junichi Nisihimura, Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University

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