| 1875 |
Genzo Shimadzu Sr. (1839-1894) starts
a business manufacturing educational physics and chemistry
instruments at Kiyamachi-Nijo in Kyoto. |
| 1877 |
A hydrogen balloon is manufactured and
a manned launch is performed successfully. |
| 1895 |
The manufacture of storage batteries begins. |
| 1896 |
Radiographs are successfully taken. |
| 1909 |
The first medical X-ray apparatus in
Japan is completed (delivered to the Chiba Kokufudai Eisei
Hospital) |
| 1917 |
The storage battery department is separated
and Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. established.
Reorganized into a joint stock company (established September
1st , with a capital of 2 million yen). |
| 1934 |
The first spectrographs in Japan are completed. |
| 1947 |
The manufacture of electron microscopes
is started for the first time in Japan. |
| 1956 |
The first gas chromatograph in Japan is
developed. |
| 1975 |
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is established. |
| 1980 |
The Shimadzu Science Foundation is established. |
| 1989 |
KRATOS GROUP PLC., U.K. is acquired. |
| 1991 |
The Keihanna Research Laboratory is established
(Kansai Science City Seika District). The Hadano Works is
established (Kanagawa prefecture). |
| 1992 |
A new operational principle is established
- "To Realize Our Wishes for the Well-being of Mankind and
the Earth". |
| 1994 |
SHIMADZU AUSTRALIA MANUFACTURING PTY.
LTD. is established in Australia (company producing measuring
instruments and medical equipment).
A joint venture company is established in China, the Tianjin-Shimadzu
Hydraulic Equipment Co., Ltd. |
| 1996 |
SHIMADZU PHILIPPINES MANUFACTURING INC.
(company producing electronic balances) is established in
the Philippines. |
| 1997 |
Shimadzu's
Sanjo works acquired ISO14001 accreditation. |
| 1998 |
Established SHIMADZU (SUZHOW) INSTRUMENTS
MANUFACTURING, Co., Ltd. in China. Acquired Nordiko Ltd.,
U.K. |
| 1999 |
Developed optical CT for the first time
in the world. |
| 2000 |
Established a joint-venture marketing
company Dong-il SHIMADZU Corporation in S.Korea.
Started practical trials of Carbon Dioxide Fixation technology.
|
| 2001 |
Developed the XciseTM, an integrated gel-excision
processor in partnership with Proteome Systems Limited.
Life Science Laboratory was established.(Kyoto,Tsukuba)
|
| 2002 |
Koichi
Tanaka was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. |
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The
corporate emblem, "the Circle Crossed" originates with Genzo Shimadzu,
the founder of Shimadzu Corporation, who decided to use it as our
trademark in 1912. Later, the emblem was scientifically re-designed
into the present trademark. 
