Roche [company] (English name) F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. AG

Japanese: ロシュ[会社](英語表記)F.Hoffmann‐La Roche & Co.AG
Roche [company] (English name) F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. AG
The world's largest Swiss pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Basel. Its predecessor was a pharmaceutical company founded in Basel in 1896 by Fritz Hoffmann (1868-1920). The company adopted its current name in 1919. In 1933, the company succeeded in synthesizing vitamin C, followed by vitamin E in 1938 and vitamin A in 1946, becoming famous as Roche Vitamins. After World War II, the company expanded into the fields of fragrances, reagents, medical equipment, and pesticides, and began selling liquid crystal materials in 1976.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
スイスの世界最大規模を誇る製薬会社。本社バーゼル。1896年ホフマンFritz Hoffmann(1868‐1920)によりバーゼルに設立された製薬会社が前身。1919年に現社名となる。33年にビタミンCの合成に成功,続いて38年にビタミンE,46年にビタミンAの合成にも成功し,ビタミンのロシュとして有名になった。第2次大戦後,香料,試薬,医療用機器,農薬の分野に進出,76年には液晶材料の販売も始めている。

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