Established 1980 · Tokyo & New Delhi
For more than 45 years, Kyodo International has connected Japanese and Indian pharmaceutical companies, from active ingredients and contract manufacturing to market-entry consulting, building the relationships that make cross-border pharma business work.
Our manufacturing and supply partners across India
Four decades of building the Japan-India bridge
Years in Japan-India trade
Years in pharmaceutical business
Offices across Japan & India
Who We Are
A Japanese healthcare and pharmaceutical organization, built on a bridge between two industries.
Kyodo International Corporation is a Japanese healthcare and pharmaceutical trading company headquartered in central Tokyo, with a wholly-owned subsidiary, Kyodo International Pvt. Ltd., established in New Delhi in 1996. Our core business is the contract manufacturing and supply of active ingredients and pharmaceutical dosage forms, connecting Japanese innovators and generic manufacturers with India's leading pharmaceutical companies.
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What We Do
Four businesses, one bridge between Japan and India
Why Kyodo
What it actually takes to do business between Japan and India
Cross-border pharmaceutical business surfaces problems that only show up once you're doing the work. We've spent three decades solving them.
Direct access to Indian pharmaceutical leadership
Our leadership and local Indian staff across Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, and Chennai maintain direct lines to decision-makers at India's leading pharmaceutical companies, relationships that take years to build and can't be replicated through a website search.
Fluency in both business cultures
Successful negotiation with Indian pharmaceutical companies takes more than English fluency. It requires understanding decision-making structures, key stakeholders, and negotiating rhythms on both sides. Our management and staff work across both cultures every day.
Navigating the gap between Japanese and international standards
Japanese regulatory and quality requirements (tighter residual solvent limits, unique ICH implementation, AFM and change-application procedures) differ meaningfully from Western practice. We help Indian manufacturers close that gap, and help Japanese companies understand what they're seeing on the ground.
Reliable supply chain management
From coordinating production changes on short notice to navigating India's import customs procedures, we manage the operational details that keep supply agreements on schedule.
Let's talk about your business in Japan or India.
Whether you're a pharmaceutical company looking for a partner in Japan or India, or a Japanese company considering your first steps into the Indian market, we'd welcome the conversation, large or small.
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