The Power 50: Nobuhiko Tamura

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NOBUHIKO TAMURA

Chairman & CEO

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Marlborough

Colleges: Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Science.

Tamura and the Marlborough-based drugmaker are big players in the state's growing life sciences industry, especially in Central Massachusetts, by developing drugs to treat Parkinson's disease, depression, schizophrenia and lung disease. The 1,700-employee company is part of efforts working with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and the 495 MetroWest Partnership in expanding economic development to help boost the region as a key player in healthcare manufacturing. Sunovion and Tamura are active in community building through its Hands On! program in which employees volunteer their time for community service to help support MetroWest area youth. The program has reached more than 23,000 employee volunteer hours since its inception in 2012.

A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Sunovion had 603 employees. The WBJ regrets the error.

First pitch: Sunovion is a partner of the Boston Red Sox, and we have contributed to the Red Sox Foundation, which benefits many organizations throughout the region and State. During the Sunovion Day at Fenway last year, I was able to throw out the first pitch and present a donation to the foundation. I really enjoyed this, and am looking forward to doing this again at the next event this summer.

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