Takeda is a large pharma headquartered in Japan. Over the past three years, Takeda has been involved in 30 licensing and acquisition transactions, with a primary focus on Peptides (9 deals). The company currently has 50 active clinical trials, primarily in Oncology.
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16
Active Trials
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Top Modality
Peptides
Focus Area
Oncology
Licensing, acquisition, and partnership transactions involving Takeda in the past 12 months.
| Asset | Partner | Modality | Phase | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rusfertide | Protagonist Therapeutics | Peptides | Unknown | license | Apr 2026 |
| olverembatinib | Ascentage Pharma | Small Molecules | Unknown | license | Apr 2026 |
| rusfertide | Protagonist Therapeutics | Peptides | Unknown | license | Apr 2026 |
Therapeutic areas and modalities where Takeda is most active based on deal history and clinical trial data.
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Takeda has 50 active clinical trials across 6 development phases.
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Phase 4
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Phase 2
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Phase 3
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Takeda is a large pharma company based in Japan that has been actively engaged in licensing transactions across the biopharma landscape. With 30 deals over the past three years, Takeda ranks among the most acquisitive companies tracked by Ambrosia Ventures.
Key therapeutic areas of focus for Takeda include Oncology (23 deals and trials), Autoimmune (15 deals and trials), Mega Deals (8 deals and trials), and CNS Disorders (6 deals and trials). In terms of modality, Takeda has shown particular interest in peptides, small molecules, small molecules.
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| Rusfertide | Protagonist | Peptides | Unknown | license | Apr 2026 |
| TAK-063 (balipodect) | Axsome Therapeutics | Small Molecules | Phase 2 | acquisition | Apr 2026 |
| DLL3 | Caribou Biosciences | mRNA | Phase 1 | acquisition | Dec 2025 |
| LAG-3-301 | PMV Pharmaceuticals | ADC | Phase 2 | acquisition | Dec 2025 |
| B7-H3-101 | Karyopharm Therapeutics | Mab | Phase 3 | license | Oct 2025 |
| Claudin 6 | Argenx | Small Molecules | Phase 1 | collaboration | Sep 2025 |
| Anti-B7-H4-201 | G1 Therapeutics | RNAi | Phase 2 | co development | Aug 2025 |
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