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21Nitto Group Report 2017Technologies and Products that Benet SocietyThe Nitto Group’s life science business dates back to the late 1960s, when Nitto first produced medical adhesive sheets by combining its adhesion, coating, and polymer synthesis/processing technologies. Since then, the Group has opened up a new path for administration and development of drugs.As medical needs continue to rise amid the rapidly aging populations in developed countries and the population explosions in emerging countries, shortages of medical professionals and poor access to healthcare are posing ever more difficult problems. Meanwhile, there have been increasing calls for the development of drugs for hard-to-treat diseases. The Nitto Group will improve and expand its products and services that address these issues, thereby enhancing people’s quality of life (QOL).Globalization and rapid development have brought along with them various social challenges. Nitto, which was founded in 1918 to produce the electrical insulating materials that would go on to underpin Japan’s development, has long offered solutions to such challenges while achieving dramatic growth through global expansion. With its focus spreading to cover the new Green (environment), Clean (new energy), and Fine (life science) domains, the Nitto Group continues to provide new value to the global community.For People’s Good HealthFor Example•The Nitto Group’s Life Science Business at a GlanceCore technologies•Adhesion technology•Coating technology•Polymer synthesis/ processing technologyOligonucleotide drug discovery technologySurgical tapesTransdermal drug delivery patchesActive TTS technology* Nitto PassPort® SystemContract oligonucleotide synthesisClinical trialsDrug discoveryPharmaceutical designIntellectual property acquisitionPolymer beadsNew Value for SocietyFeature2016* Active Transdermal Therapeutic System technologyIn this chapter, we introduce our new products and services, and those we aim to commercialize, as well as our existing products and services.Products and services in new domains that Nitto is putting emphasis onProducts and services which we aim to commercialize.CleanGreenFineProposals for the Future!