Shimadzu Corp.
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is a Japanese public KK company, manufacturing precision instruments, measuring instruments and medical equipment, based in Kyoto, Japan. It was established in 1875. The American arm of the company, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, was founded in 1975.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Shimadzu Corporation
- Company.native_name
- 株式会社 島津製作所
- Company.logo
- 270px280px
- Company.type
- Public KK
- Company.traded_as
- OSE: 7701
- Company.foundation
- Kyoto, Japan ()
- Company.founder
- Genzo Shimadzu
- Company.location
- 1, Nishinokyo-Kuwabara-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8511, Japan
- Company.key_people
- Teruhisa Ueda, (President and Chief Executive Officer)
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- Precision Instruments
- Company.products
- Scientific, medical, aircraft and industrial instruments
- Company.revenue
- $ 3.5 billion (FY 2019) (¥ 385.4 billion) (FY 2019)
- Company.net_income
- $ 384.19 million (FY 2019) (¥ 41.8 billion) (FY 2019)
- Company.num_employees
- 13,182 (as of March 31, 2020)
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1875
- Location
- Kyoto, Japan
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.274249.e · ISNI 0000 0004 0571 0853
Official website
SHIMADZU CORPORATION
Since 1875, Shimadzu is pursuing leading-edge science and technologies in analytical and measuring instruments including chromatographs and mass spectrometers, medical devices, aeronautics, and industrial equipment.
shimadzu.com →Link to the official site · 27,028 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public company
- Official name
- Shimadzu Corporation
- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Nakagyō Ward
- Stock exchange
- Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Legal form
- kabushiki gaisha
- Official website
- www.shimadzu.co.jp
- Image
- Shimadzu Corporation E1 Building 20160320-001.jpg
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- Commons category
- Shimadzu Corporation
- location of formation
- Kyoto
- inception
- 1917-09-01
- member of
- SD Association
- product or material produced
- scientific instrument
- social media followers
- 19247
- number of viewers/listeners
- 2734987
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Founding and early years
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- References
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is a Japanese public KK company, manufacturing precision instruments, measuring instruments and medical equipment, based in Kyoto, Japan. It was established in 1875. The American arm of the company, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, was founded in 1975.
==History== ===Founding and early years=== The company was established by in 1875. During the 1890s and 1900s, Shimadzu experienced rapid growth that occurred at the same time as higher education grew in Japan.
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