About the Company

About Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

In July of 2008, Kowa Company, Ltd., of Nagoya, Japan, acquired ProEthic Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. (KPA) was born.

Kowa's entry into the U.S. pharmaceutical market represents a significant step towards its vision of creating a global pharmaceutical organization. KPA is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on delivering customer solutions for cardiovascular conditions. The privately held company focuses its efforts on the acquisition, development, licensing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products.

The first pharmaceutical product launched by KPA was LIVALO® (pitavastatin), an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor for the treatment of primary hyperlipidemia and mixed dyslipidemia as an adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B (Apo B), triglycerides (TG), and to increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Pitavastatin is available in Japan, Korea and Thailand under the brand name Livalo®, and recently received a European Marketing Authorization Approval in the UK.  This followed the completion of the decentralized regulatory procedure, in which the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency page (MHRA) delivered a positive outcome for pitavastatin while acting as the Reference Member State for 16 EU member states.

About Kowa Company, Ltd.

Since its establishment in 1894, Kowa has grown into a multinational Japanese company actively engaged in various manufacturing and trading activities in the fields of pharmaceutical, life science and information technology, textiles, machinery and various consumer products. During its long history, Kowa has consistently strived to meet the changing needs, and with its continuing entrepreneurial initiative, is determined to meet the needs of future generations. It is this commitment to consistency and initiative in an ever-changing world that Kowa vows to carry forward through each generation.

To visit Kowa Company, Ltd.'s website, please visit www.kowa.com.

About Kowa Research Institute, Inc.

Kowa Research Institute, Inc. (KRI) located in the RTP area of North Carolina is responsible for the clinical development of Kowa Company's new drugs in the United States. Kowa Research Institute, Inc. is a division of Kowa Co., Ltd. Kowa Research Institute was established in 1997 in California and began operations at the current location in 2003.