Sysmex Corporation (シスメックス株式会社, Shisumekkusu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company headquartered in Kobe that is engaged in the health care business. Originally called TOA Medical Electronics (a branch of the TOA Corporation), the Sysmex brand was established in 1978, and were mainly involved with haematology analysers. The company was renamed Sysmex Corporation in 1998 taking advantage of brand recognition of their machines.
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
|---|---|
| TYO: 6869 | |
| ISIN | JP3351100007  |
| Industry | Medical equipment and devices |
| Founded | (February 20, 1968) as TOA Medical Electronics |
| Headquarters | 1-5-1,Wakinohama-kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hisashi Ietsugu (Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  JPY 253.1 billion (FY 2015)
(US$ 2.2 billion) (FY 2015) |
| JPY 41.2 billion (FY 2019)
(US$ 388.2 million) (FY 2019) | |
Number of employees | 9,231 (as of March 31, 2020) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
About the company
editAlong with its subsidiaries, Sysmex is involved in the development, manufacture and sale of laboratory testing reagents and laboratory equipment; the development and sale of computer systems for medical institutions, as well as the development and sale of software used for clinical examination information systems.
In addition, through its associated company, Sysmex is also engaged in the sale of extracorporeal diagnostic agents, as well as the import and sale of medical devices. The company distributes its products in the domestic market and to the overseas markets including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, China and Singapore, among others. It has offices and factories throughout Asia, as well as branches in Europe, Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand. As of March 31, 2022, Sysmex had 76 subsidiaries and one associated company in total. On April 1, 2011, Katakura Industries Co., Ltd. sold its biological science research department to the company.
Global and regional headquarters
edit- Sysmex Corporation - Global - Kobe, Japan
- Sysmex America Inc - North & South America - Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States
- Sysmex Canada Inc. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Sysmex Europe SE - Europe, Middle East and Africa - Norderstedt, Germany
- Sysmex Shanghai Ltd. - China - Shanghai, China
- Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. - Asia/Pacific - Tampines, Singapore
- Sysmex Korea Co., Ltd - Seoul, Korea
- Sysmex Vietnam Co., Ltd - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Corporate Profile". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Annual Report 2014". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
External links
edit- Sysmex home page (in English)