| Takara Holdings Inc. | |
| Native Name: | 宝ホールディングス株式会社 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Romanized Name: | Takara Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha |
| Type: | Public KK) |
| Hq Location City: | Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto 600-8688 |
| Hq Location Country: | Japan |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Hisashi Ohmiya (Chairman) Toshio Kakimoto (President) |
| Industry: | Drink industry |
| Revenue: | JPY 225.3 billion (FY 2015) (US$ 1.99 billion) (FY 2015) |
| Net Income: | JPY 7 billion (Y 2015) (US$ 62.4 million) (FY 2015) |
| Num Employees: | 3,780 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2016) |
| Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
is a Japanese company based in Kyoto. The company is mainly involved in the production of beverages, food, printing and medical supplies.[2]
Co. produces sake, other beverages, and seasonings. This division comprises the original business; the holding company including it was formed in 2001.[3] Takara Shuzo also owns the Tomatin distillery of Highland single malt scotch whisky. Takara Shuzo Co. is the largest distiller of traditional shochu liquor in Japan.[4]
Clontech Laboratories was acquired from BD Biosciences in 2005.[5] In 2007, Clontech was involved in litigation with Invitrogen over patents for RNase H minus reverse transcriptase.[6]
Subsidiaries of Takara Bio Inc. include Takara Bio USA (formerly Clontech Laboratories), a Mountain View, California-based manufacturer of kits, reagents, instruments, and services for biological research, as well as regional subsidiaries in Europe, Korea, China, and India. The main offices of Takara Bio USA moved to San Jose in August 2021.