Shimadzu Corp.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1875 | The company was founded in 1875 in Kyoto by Genzo Shimadzu Sr. and started manufacturing instruments used to teach chemistry and physics. |
| 1877 | Launched first manned ballon flight in Japan. |
| 1896 | Shimadzu succeded in producing the X-ray photographs. |
| 1897 | He started the manufacturing of lead-acid storage batteries and sold these batteries under the “GS battery” name. |
| 1909 | Built Japan's first medical X-ray device. |
| 1915 | Started manufacture of optical measuring instruments. |
| 1916 | The production of optical measurement instruments (cathetometers) started. |
| 1917 | Reorganized Shimadzu as joint-stock company, with storage battery department established as separate company. |
| 1920 | Started manufacturing of “Gear Coupling” gear reducers. A patent application was filed for a reactive lead powder method. |
| 1930 | Genzo Shimadzu Jr. was invited to the Emperor's dinner party as one of the ten greatest inventors of Japan. |
| 1933 | Developed industrial X-ray device. |
| 1934 | Developed Japan's first spectrograph. |
| 1936 | Started manufacture of aircraft equipment. |
| 1952 | Developed Japan's first photoelectric spectrophotometer. |
| 1956 | Developed Japan's first gas chromatograph. |
| 1961 | Developed world's first remote-controlled fluoroscopy system. |
| 1963 | Established New York office. |
| Established Tokyo Research Center. | |
| 1968 | Established Shimadzu (Europa) GmbH in F.R. Germany. |
| 1975 | Established Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. in U.S. |
| 1979 | Established Shimadzu Precision Instruments, Inc. in U.S. |
| 1980 | Established Shimadzu Science Foundation. |
| 1983 | Started manufacture of analytical instruments in U.S. |
| 1987 | Started manufacture of analytical instruments in Germany. |
| 1989 | Acquired Kratos Group Plc. in U.K. |
| 1991 | Established Keihanna Research Laboratory. |
| Established Hadano Works. | |
| 1992 | Established Beijing Shimadzu Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 1994 | Established Tianjin-Shimadzu Hydraulic Equipment Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 1996 | Established Shimadzu Philippines Manufacturing, Inc. in Philippines. |
| 1997 | Established Shimane Shimadzu Corporation in Japan, a manufacturing company. |
| Established Shimadzu Vietnam Medical Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., in Vietnam | |
| 1998 | Established Shimadzu (Hong Kong) Ltd. |
| Established Shimadzu (Suzhou) Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in China. | |
| 1999 | Developed world's fastest DNA sequencer. |
| 2000 | Established Dong-il Shimadzu Corporation in Korea. |
| 2001 | Established Life Science Research Center in Kyoto and Tsukuba. |
| 2002 | Koichi Tanaka awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Japan's Order of Cultural Merit. |
| 2003 | Established Koichi Tanaka Mass Spectrometry Research Laboratory. |
| Developed world's first diagnostic X-ray imaging system equipped with a direct-conversion flat panel detector (FPD). | |
| 2005 | Strengthened measures to develop molecular imaging instruments, a next-generation medical technology. |
| Established Shimadzu Device Corporation to manufacture optical components. | |
| Established Shimadzu A-tech Manufacturing Corporation to manufacture analytical and measuring instruments. | |
| 2006 | Established three companies in Europe including Shimadzu UK Ltd. |
| Established Shimadzu Analytical (India) Pvt. Ltd. in India. | |
| Established Shimadzu (Guangzhou) Analysis & Technology Services Co., Ltd. in China, to perform contract analysis. | |
| 2008 | Took over Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' turbomolecular pump business. |
| 2011 | Established new R&D center for analytical and measuring instruments in China. |
| 2012 | Released the FOODSEYE Food Radioactivity Inspection System. |
| 2013 | Established Shimadzu Latin America S.A. in Uruguay. |
| Established Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. | |
| 2014 | Established Shimadzu Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. |
| Shimadzu Corporation Celebrates Its 140th Anniversary This Year. | |
| 2015 | Established SSI Innovation Center in U.S. |
| 2016 | Established Shimadzu Manufacturing Asia Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. |
| 2017 | Established Shimadzu Aerotech Manufacturing, Inc., in Japan. |
| Established Innovation Centre in Singapore. | |
| Acquired Alsachim SAS in France. | |
| 2018 | Acquired infraserv Vakuumservice GmbH in Germany. |
| Established Shimadzu Industrial Systems CO., Ltd in Japan. | |
| 2019 | Established Innovation Center in China. |
| Established Healthcare R&D Center in the head office. | |
| Established Shimadzu Scientific Korea Corporation in Korea. | |
| Acquired Core Medical Imaging, Inc. in U.S. | |
| 2020 | Established Shimadzu Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Vietnam. |
| Released the Ampdirect™ 2019-nCoV Detection Kit (only available in Japan). | |
| Released the AutoAmp Genetic Analyzer (only available in Japan). | |
| 2021 | Release of World’s First TOF-PET System Specialized for Head and Breast Examinations (only available in Japan). |
| Release of Amyloid MS CL System for Measuring Candidate Substance Potentially Causing Alzheimer’s Disease (only available in Japan). | |
| New Hydraulic Equipment Plant Completed in China. | |
| 2022 | Established Shimadzu Trustech Corporation in Japan. |
| Making Nissui Pharmaceutical as a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. |
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