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1990

1990 Aug Released a integrated hematology system that fully automated the entire process from the counting of blood cells, leukocytes, and reticulocytes through preparation of smear samples.


hematology system

1991 Feb Established the Ono Factory(presently Sysmex International Reagents Co.,Ltd. OnoFactry) in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture and relocated the Reagent production Division.
  May Established the UK subsidiary TOA MEDICAL ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD. (presently Sysmex UK Limited).


Ono Factory

1993 Jul Completed construction of the Neumunster Factory to serve as the reagent production base for Europe.
  Dec Established a US subsidiary SYSMEX CORPORATION. (presently Sysmex Reagents America, Inc.)
    Released the Automated Hematology Analyzer ”SE-9000”.
1995 Mar Established a German subsidiary SYSMEX GMBH DEUTSCHLAND. (presently Sysmex Deutscland GmbH)
    Formed a strategic alliance with DADE INTERNATIONAL INC. (presently Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
) for coagulation product lines.
  Jun Established the joint venture JINAN DONGYA MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (presently Jinan Sysmex Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.) in China.
  Jul Obtained "ISO9001" certification, ensuring global standards in quality assurance.
  Nov Listed on the 2nd Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.
  Dec Released UF-100, the world's first analyzer of tangible constituents of urine that fully automated inspections of urinary sediments.
1996 Jul Listed on the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1997 Feb Established the US subsidiary SYSMEX INFOSYSTEMS AMERICA, INC.(presently Sysmex America, Inc.)
  Sep Established the Belgian subsidiary TOA MEDICAL ELECTRONICS (BELGIUM) S.A. (presently Sysmex Belgium IT S.A.)
  Dec Established Sysmex Logistics Co.,Ltd.
1998 Feb Established the Singaporean subsidiary SYSMEX SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.(presently Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.)
  Apr Established the Malaysian subsidiary Sysmex (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
  May Signed a basic agreement for a global alliance concerning marketing and join research and development with F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.
  Jun Concluded a distribution agreement for the European market with Malvern Instruments Ltd., a leading manufacturer of particle analyzers.
  Jul Established the joint venture SYSMEX TRANSASIA BIO-MEDICALS PRIVATE LTD. (presently Sysmex India Pvt. Ltd.)
    Obtained ISO13485 certification, a global standard in quality assurance of medical devices, and EN46001, a similar European standard.
  Oct Changed the company name to Sysmex Corporation.,on the 30th anniversary of the company’s establishment,and relocated the head office to east of Kobe.
  Dec Established the Brazilian subsidiary Sysmex Do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda.
1999 Feb Released XE-2100, an automatic multi-item blood cell analyzer developed as a product of the 21st century.
   Apr Released the world's first peripheral blood vessel monitoring device, ASTRIM.
  Jul Established the Thai subsidiary Sysmex (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
  Dec Established the Hong Kong subsidiary Sysmex Hong Kong Limited.


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ASTRIM

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