Asuka Miyabashira
InvestorPresident, Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Ventures Β· Vice President at Asia Partners
Tokyo
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About
Asuka Miyabashira is president of Takeda's Japan Pharma Business Unit, having joined the company in 2004 and held marketing and medical roles in Japan and abroad. Her prior positions include country manager at Takeda Vietnam, business operation manager at Takeda Indonesia, and head of the Neuroscience Business Unit within JPBU. She holds an MSc in Agriculture from Kyushu University, Japan.
Experience
- Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers AssociationPresidentcurrent2025 β present
- TakedaPresident, Japan Pharma Business Unitcurrent2024 β presentTokyo, Japan
- TakedaHead, Neuroscience Business Unit, Japan2022 β 2024Tokyo, Japan
- TakedaHead, Kyushu-Okinawa Region, Japan Pharma Business Unit2021 β 2022Fukuoka, Japan
- TakedaCountry Manager, Takeda Vietnam2019 β 2021Vietnam
- TakedaBusiness Operation Manager, PT. Takeda Indonesia2017 β 2019Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
- TakedaManager, Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs, Japan Oncology Business Unit2013 β 2017
- TakedaManager, Oncology Marketing & New Product Planning2008 β 2013Tokyo, Japan
- TakedaMedical Representative2004 β 2008Osaka, Japan
- Kansai Pharma Industries AssociationPresident2024 β 2025
Colleagues at Takeda Ventures
Akiko Amakawa
CEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures
Andrew S. Plump
Director - President, Research & Development at Takeda Ventures
Awny Farajallah
Chief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures
Elaine Shannon
President, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda Ventures
Gabriele Ricci
Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
Giles Platford
President, International Business Unit at Takeda Ventures
Jennifer Smoter
Chief Communications & Governance Officer at Takeda Ventures
Jiaping Gu
Partner at Takeda Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Asuka Miyabashira?
- Asuka Miyabashira is president of Takeda's Japan Pharma Business Unit, having joined the company in 2004 and held marketing and medical roles in Japan and abroad. Her prior positions include country manager at Takeda Vietnam, business operation manager at Takeda Indonesia, and head of the Neuroscience Business Unit within JPBU. She holds an MSc in Agriculture from Kyushu University, Japan.
- Where does Asuka Miyabashira work?
- Asuka Miyabashira is President, Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Ventures.
- Where did Asuka Miyabashira go to school?
- Asuka Miyabashira studied at Kyushu University (Master of Science - MS, Agriculture); Kyushu University (Bachelor's degree, Agriculture); Graduate School of Management, Globis University (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
Same school
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Also attended Graduate School of Management, Globis University3
Shared employers
Also worked at Takeda77
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