Company profile

Trading name	NARD Institute, Ltd.
Locations	Headquarters: 2-6-1 Nishinagasu-cho, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture 660-0805, Japan TEL.+81-6-6482-7010  FAX.+81-6-6482-8020
	Kobe Research Laboratory: 5-4-1 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture 650-004, Japan +81-78-958-7011  FAX.+81-78-958-8021
Executives	Yukio Dohi, President and CEO
	Akihiko Kawasaki, Chief Operating Officer
	Isao Hirota, Director Yuzo Ogawa, Director
	Mitsuhiro Asakura, Executive Officer Shin Gohda, Executive Officer Toshiki Nishino, Executive Officer
	Hirohisa Otsuka, Auditor Masaichi Nomura, Auditor (licensed certified public accountant)
Senior Advisor	Teruhiro Arakawa
Establishment	March 14, 1972
Capital investment	100,000,000 JPY
Employees	154 (Including the number of employees of Nard Chemicals, LTD.) (as of April, 2024)
Technical Advisers	Hiroshi Akimoto, PhD (pharmacology). Formerly, executive managing director, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Group company	About NARD Chemicals

Corporate History

1972	Mar. Originally located at Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka City, with an investment capital of 5,000,000 JPY Morimasa Arakawa becomes the company president
	Dec. The Research Laboratory was established in Chifune, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City
1975	May Headquarters relocated to Chifune, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City
1987	May Morimasa Arakawa becomes the chairman Koichi Hirooka becomes the company president
1989	Nov. Relocation to the present location Investment capital (20,000,000 JPY) received from Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd. Investment capital increased to 50,000,000 JPY
1995	Mar. Investment capital increased to 55,000,000 JPY
1997	Mar. Norio Minami becomes company president Investment capital increased to 63,250,000 JPY
1998	Mar. Investment capital increased to 75,900,000 JPY
1999	Mar. Investment capital increased to 91,080,000 JPY
2000	June Annex to main office building constructed
2007	Mar. Takeru Kitashoji becomes company president Investment capital increased to 100,180,000 JPY
	Oct. Kobe Laboratory established
2012	Dec. Kobe Laboratory relocated to Kobe Port Island
2014	Mar. Yukio Doi appointed president
2018	Sep. Investment capital decreased to 100,000,000
2022	Mar. 50th anniversary of foundation.

Patent applications as of the end of December 2023: 202 (Refer to J-PlatPat for details)
Revenue: 4,300,000,000 JPY (FY 2023)