Climate Change Data

TWi Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018)

Reporting Period: 2018

Environmental Metrics

Social Achievements

  • Established Employee Welfare Committees at the Company and Synpac-Kingdom Pharma, providing various employee welfare activities.

Governance Achievements

  • Established an Audit Committee composed of three Independent Directors in 2016.
  • Established a spokesperson/acting spokesperson system for information disclosure and communication.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Continue to focus on innovative special generic drugs and maintain the momentum of around 3-5 ANDA filings with the U.S. FDA per year.
  • Expand the technical platform to non-oral products such as local/percutaneous absorption preparations and special generic drug products such as eye drugs.
  • Enter the international market outside the United States and Greater China region to become one of the global integrated pharmaceutical companies.

Environmental Challenges

  • Market competition and insufficient economies of scale resulted in operating losses despite a slight increase in operating revenue.
  • Continuous investment in R&D of high-tech special generic drugs in the US market resulted in high R&D expenditures.
  • Litigation-related expenses from a lawsuit with a brand pharmaceutical manufacturer delayed the launch of generic drugs.
  • Subsidiary Synpac-Kingdom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. could not fully utilize its capacity due to ongoing eye drug development.
  • Subsidiary TWi Biotechnology, Inc. continued to invest in new drug development, increasing R&D expenses.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continued to focus on innovative special generic drugs and maintained a filing momentum of around 3-5 ANDA submissions with the U.S. FDA per year.
  • Expanded the technical platform to non-oral products such as local/percutaneous absorption preparations and special generic drug products such as eye drugs.
  • Integrated and strengthened the internal senior and professional R&D team.
  • Expanded the scope of dosage forms and product portfolio.
  • Enhanced global outreach through drug licensing, co-marketing, and strategic alliances.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities