is a Japanese company headquartered in
Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whi ...
that is engaged in the health care business. Originally called TOA Medical Electronics (a branch of the
TOA Corporation
is a Japanese electronics company, specializing in public address systems, intercom systems, microphones, array speakers and megaphones. The company's products are used in a variety of settings, among them Brompton Oratory
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), the Sysmex
brand
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was established in 1978, and were mainly involved with
haematology
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analysers. The company was renamed ''Sysmex Corporation'' in 1998 taking advantage of brand recognition of their machines.
About the company
Along 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
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, as well as branches in
Europe
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,
Canada
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,
United States
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,
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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. 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
*Sysmex Corporation - Global -
Kobe, Japan
*Sysmex America Inc - North & South America -
Lincolnshire, Illinois
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,
United States
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*Sysmex Canada Inc.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
*Sysmex Europe SE - Europe, Middle East and Africa -
Norderstedt, Germany
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*Sysmex Shanghai Ltd. - China -
Shanghai, China
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*Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. - Asia/Pacific -
Tampines, Singapore
Tampines () is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is ...
*Sysmex Korea Co., Ltd -
Seoul, Korea
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*Sysmex Vietnam Co., Ltd -
Ho Chi Minh City
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Vietnam
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See also
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Medical technologist
A medical laboratory scientist (MLS) or clinical laboratory scientist (CLS) or medical technologist (MT) performs diagnostic testing of blood and body fluids in clinical laboratories. The scope of a medical laboratory scientist's work begins wit ...
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Automated analyzer An automated analyser is a medical laboratory instrument designed to measure different chemicals and other characteristics in a number of biological samples quickly, with minimal human assistance. These measured properties of blood and other fluids ...
References
External links
Sysmex home page
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Medical technology companies of Japan
Companies based in Kobe
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Technology companies established in 1968
Japanese brands
1968 establishments in Japan