Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Friday an alliance of drugmakers it spearheads has enrolled its first patient in a global clinical trial of a blood plasma treatment for COVID-19 after months of regulatory delays.

An experimental COVID-19 therapy using blood plasma, developed by Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co and its partners, is scheduled to begin a late-stage clinical trial after initial delays.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday it would sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group, as it aims to focus on developing drugs for unmet medical needs and rare diseases.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co has agreed to sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. investment fund Blackstone Group for 242 billion yen ($2.3 billion), Japan's largest drugmaker said on Monday.

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd <4502.T> is making final arrangements to sell its domestic over-the-counter (OTC) business to U.S. investment fund Blackstone Group Inc <BX.N>, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday.

Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year, the two companies said on Friday.

* NOVAVAX AND TAKEDA ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION FOR NOVAVAX' COVID-19 VACCINE CANDIDATE IN JAPAN

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co <4502.T> on Friday raised its full-year profit forecast as it refocuses on its core prescription drug businesses following its $59 billion(45 billion pounds)takeover of Shire Plc last year.

A group led by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co <4502.T> have completed test supplies of a blood plasma treatment for COVID-19, but pending regulator approval will likely prevent clinical trials from meeting a July start date.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co <4502.T> is looking to cut sales jobs in Japan in its latest restructuring effort, as it overhauls domestic business following its $59 billion purchase (45.67 billion pounds) of Shire Plc, sources familiar with the company's plans said.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co is looking to cut sales jobs in Japan in its latest restructuring effort, as it overhauls domestic business following its $59 billion purchase of Shire Plc, sources familiar with the company's plans said.

Takeda Pharmaceutical is showing signs of recovery after a mega-merger, but shareholders keep feeling the pain. Some 18 months after completing a $62 billion takeover of Irish rival Shire, the Japanese drugmaker may sell another business to further pare debt. Promised cost...

* TAKEDA PARTNERS WITH TWIST BIOSCIENCE TO EXPAND BIOLOGICS DISCOVERY CAPABILITIES Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

* TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO - FILES FOR OFFERING OF 4-PART, SENIOR NOTES OF UP TO $7 BILLION - SEC FILING Source text for Eikon: [ID: https://bit.ly/2YJG363] Further company coverage:

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd <4502.T> said on Monday it anticipates an operating loss of about $200 million related to Novartis AG's decision to withdraw a marketing application for the dry-eye drug Xiidra.

* TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL - FILES PRELIM PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT RELATED TO USD DENOMINATED FOUR-PART SENIOR NOTES OFFERING; SIZE NOT DISCLOSED Source text (https://bit.ly/3fXtUQM) Further company coverage:

* TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL SAYS IT FILES PRELIM PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT RELATED TO FOUR-PART SENIOR NOTES OFFERING; SIZE NOT DISCLOSED - SEC FILING Source text (https://bit.ly/2Nzc6zb) Further company coverage:

* TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD FILES FOR DEBT SHELF; SIZE NOT DISCLOSED - SEC FILING Source text: https://bit.ly/31ddjV9 Further company coverage:

Blackstone, Bain Capital and Taisho Pharmaceutical are among the final bidders for Takeda Pharmaceutical's <4502.T> consumer drug business in Japan, a deal that could be worth up to 400 billion yen (£3 billion), three people familiar with the deal said.