Hovione opens a new sales and customer support office in Japan

Japan is a strategic market for Hovione where the company is growing both its off-patent APIs and its contract manufacturing businesses.

The new office underlines the importance of Japan for Hovione’s business activities. Japan is a strategic market for Hovione where the company is growing both its off-patent APIs and its contract manufacturing businesses. The new office will support customer relations and help in the development of new business within Japan, while reinforcing Hovione’s global position.

“We are delighted to be opening our office in Osaka. Hovione’s advanced technologies and focus on quality gives us an excellent fit with the Japanese market so we wanted to have a local presence offering the best possible support to our customers,” said Mrs. Kristine Senft, Hovione’s Vice-President of Marketing and Sales.

“We are fortunate to have Mr Yasushi Usuda leading our office as he is a Japanese national with 20 years international business experience. Mr Usuda will ensure seamless communication with our customers and help us to develop our business even further.” said Dr Roger Viney, Senior Director of Off-Patent APIs.

The new office is located at 20F Hankyu Grand Building 8-47 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku Osaka 530-00178, Japan. The office offers a good accessibility and is centrally located in Osaka next to the main train station.