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Native name | 宝ホールディングス株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Takara Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | PublicKK |
| Industry | Drink industry |
| Founded | 1925 June 09; 99 years ago (09-06-1925) |
| Headquarters | Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto 600-8688 ,Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hisashi Ohmiya (Chairman) Toshio Kakimoto (President) |
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| Revenue |  JPY 225.3 billion (FY 2015) (US$ 1.99 billion) (FY 2015) |
| JPY 7 billion (Y 2015) (US$62.4 million) (FY 2015) | |
Number of employees | 3,780 (consolidated, as of 31 March 2016) |
| Website | Official website |
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Takara Holdings (宝ホールディングス株式会社,Takara Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha, stylized asTaKaRa) is a Japanese company based inKyoto. The company is mainly involved in the production of beverages, food, printing and medical supplies.[2]
Takara Shuzo (宝酒造) Co. producessake, other beverages, and seasonings. This division comprises the original business; the holding company including it was formed in 2001.[3] Takara Shuzo also owns theTomatin distillery of Highlandsingle malt scotch whisky. Takara Shuzo Co. is the largest distiller of traditionalshochu liquor in Japan.[4]
Clontech Laboratories was acquired from BD Biosciences in 2005.[5] In 2007, Clontech was involved in litigation withInvitrogen over patents forRNase H minusreverse transcriptase.[6]
Subsidiaries of Takara Bio Inc. include Takara Bio USA (formerly Clontech Laboratories), aMountain View, California-based manufacturer of kits, reagents, instruments, and services for biological research, as well as regional subsidiaries inEurope,Korea, China, and India. The main offices of Takara Bio USA moved to San Jose in August 2021.
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