Profile: Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. is involved in the research, development, production and marketing of amino and nucleic acids for pharmaceutical and industrial use. By our antibody engineering technology, we create new pharmaceuticals to treat diseases such as cancer, kidney and immunologic diseases. The products that we manufacture are Gran®, Nesp®, Espo®, Coniel®, Regpara® and Allelock®. Our Gran® is a protein produced by genetic recombination technology. It works to selectively increase the count of a type of white cell called neurotrophil, as well as increases the functional efficacy. Our Nesp® is a new anti-anemia agent that attaches new sugar chains through partial modification of the amino acid sequence of human erythropoietin.