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Lobby organisation

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG

Company · Health & pharma · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

14
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
€1.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Takeda is a patient-focused, values-based, R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to people worldwide. Our passion and pursuit of potentially life-changing treatments for patients are deeply rooted in our distinguished 244-year history in Japan.”

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“Established by our founding spirit and integral to every part of our business, Takeda-ism and our priorities (Patient, Trust, Reputation, Business) guide us in our efforts to achieve our Vision 2025. Takeda is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and focuses its R&D on developing highly innovative medicines that contribute to making a difference in people’s lives by advancing the frontier of new treatment options and leveraging our enhanced collaborative R&D engine and capabilities to create a robust, modality-diverse pipeline. We aspire to bring our leadership in translating science into life-changing medicines to the next level, in our core focus areas: oncology, gastroentero (...)”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party536%
Renew Europe536%
Patriots for Europe214%
European Conservatives & Reformists17%
Socialists & Democrats17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2023). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
6
2024
3
2025
0
2026
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Andreas Glück
2 meetings · Renew
Billy Kelleher
2 meetings · Renew
Salvatore de Meo
2 meetings · EPP
Günther Sidl
1 meeting · S&D

The 14 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Sep 2026Aurelijus VerygaBiopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Security of Supply of Critical Medicines
1 Jul 2026Billy KelleherBioTech Act
29 Apr 2026Margarita de la Pisa CarriónSANT COMMITTEE ONGOING WORK
19 Feb 2026Elena Nevado del CampoSalud pública
28 Jan 2026Billy KelleherPharmaceutical Leglslation
11 Dec 2024Niels Flemming HansenPriorites for the mandate
10 Dec 2024Christian EhlerIndustrial Policy
10 Dec 2024Stine BosseEuropean health policy
13 Jul 2023Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
4 Jul 2023Andreas GlückPharmaceutical legislation
1 Jun 2023Salvatore de MeoSoHO
7 Mar 2023Salvatore de MeoSoHO
21 Feb 2023Kateřina KonečnáSOHO regulation
10 Jan 2023Andreas GlückSoHo

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