Background
Morita, Katsura was born on May 6, 1925 in Osaka-fu, Japan. Son of Keijiro and Sueno Morita.
Morita, Katsura was born on May 6, 1925 in Osaka-fu, Japan. Son of Keijiro and Sueno Morita.
Bachelor of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto University, 1960.
Manager new product planning and development division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Japan, 1974-1975; director central research division, Medicinal Research laboratories, Takeda, 1975-1981; general manager central research division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., 1982-1985; also board directors, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. managing director, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., 1985-1986; senior managing director, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., since 1986; executive vice president, since 1989; president, Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., Osaka-shi, Japan, since 1991. Board directors Protein Engineering Research Institute, Tokyo.
Fellow Bioindustry Development Center. Member Chemical Society Japan, Pharmaceutical Society Japan.
Married Mitome Morita. Children: Atsuko Matsumura, Hiroshi.