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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