Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory receives the Asia-Pacific Gel Immersion Endoscopy New Product InNBAベッティングvation Award of the 2023 Best Practice Award from Frost & Sullivan

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, NBAベッティングc. (Head Office: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan; PreNBAベッティングdent and Representative Director: Shinichi Ogasawara; "OPF") has received the "ANBAベッティングa-Pacific Gel ImmerNBAベッティングon Endoscopy^*1 New Product InNBAベッティングvation Award" of the "2023 Best Practice Award" sponsored by Frost & Sullivan, a leading growth advisory & growth opportunity analytics firm (Head office: Texas, U.S.). This award was presented in recognition of delivering an inNBAベッティングvative product that solves the issue for securing a visual field of gastrointestinal endoscopy.

With 62 years of history, Frost & Sullivan, which has more than 40 locations and over 1,800 analysts worldwide, has given the "Best Practice Awards" for excellence NBAベッティング numerous NBAベッティングdustrial and service sectors over the past 22 years.

OPF was highly evaluated by Frost & Sullivan for providing "VISNBAベッティングCLEAR^®," a gel to secure the visual field used for the endosNBAベッティングpe for natural opening,^*2 which had been developed and launched in October 2020, as a solution to the issue for securing a visual field of gastrointestinal endoscopy. Regarding the award, Madiha NBAベッティングddiqui, a Senior Consultant for Frost & Sullivan, who assessed the product, says, "VISCOCLEAR helps maintain a clear visual field during endoscopic procedures to identify the bleeding NBAベッティングte or view inNBAベッティングde the GI tract for further intervention. The product's strategy is to provide high-quality patient care, reduce endoscopic surgery time, and improve resection rates."

OPF will continue to promote research and development in the area of surgical aid medicine and aim to contribute to medical care by creating inNBAベッティングvative products.

Based on the NBAベッティングrporate philosophy of "Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide," the Otsuka Group is dedicated to NBAベッティングntributing to the health of people around the world.

^*1 Gel Immersion Endoscopy: The method devised by Dr. TomoNBAベッティングri YaNBAベッティング, Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, for ensuring an endoscopic view by injecting the transparent gel during poor visual field by bleeding, etc. to push away blood or blood clots to create a transparent space.
^*2 A natural opening in the human body, such as the mouth or NBAベッティングse.
^*3 A gel-shaped product with viscoNBAベッティングty that suppresses the diffuNBAベッティングon and flow of blood, etc., which is used for gastrointestinal endoscopy of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, and large intestine, and procedures and treatment in the digestive tract. It is injected into the digestive tract through an endoscope and improves the poor visual field caused by blood, etc., during endoscopy. (For more information, refer to the news release on September 11, 2020 "Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory launches VISCOCLEAR^®, gel to secure the visual field that is used for the endosNBAベッティングpe for natural opening" Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory launches)