Case Study: Eisai achieves global drug-approval compliance and major cost savings with Adobe Document Cloud

Eisai Gains Approval for Global Pharmaceutical Markets

Eisai, a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company with global R&D, manufacturing, and sales operations, faced growing document-management challenges as drug-approval workflows moved from paper to electronic formats. The company needed to convert large volumes of paperwork into eCTD‑compliant PDFs, ensure accuracy and auditability for global submissions, speed internal reviews, and reduce the high costs and space demands of printing, shipping, and storing paper records.

Eisai implemented Adobe Acrobat Pro and an electronic document management system, using Acrobat’s Preflight checks to validate eCTD specifications and built-in markup tools to streamline reviews and create audit trails, then moved to an enterprise Acrobat license for easier deployment. The result: millions saved by eliminating paper-related costs, reliable eCTD compliance, faster, more transparent review processes, and lower company‑wide licensing and management expenses.

Eisai

Ryouichi Hiruma

Eisai Co., Ltd.