Company Profile
| Company Name: | MACHIDA Endoscope Co., Ltd. | Date Established: | March 1, 1956 | Head Office: | 15-12, Abiko 1-chome, Abiko-shi, Chiba 270-1166 Japan | Representative: | Yuichi Machida, President and CEO | Capital: | 80million yen | Scope of Business: | 1. Manufacturing, import and distribution of medical instruments 2. Manufacturing, and distribution of veterinary medical instruments 3. Manufacturing, import and distribution of industrial inspection instruments |
History
| 1956 | MACHIDA Endoscope Co., Ltd. founded with a capital of 600,000 yen. | 1963 | Made the first trial product of Fiber Gastroscope for diagnosis in Japan. | 1964 | Made the first trial product of Fiber Gastroscope for biopsy in the world. | 1967 | The company was incorporated. | 1968 | Started sales of industrial bore scopes. | 1971 | Increased capital to 40 million yen | 1973 | Advanced into the industrial inspection instrument field. | 1976 | Received the "Technology Award" from the Japan Medical Instrument Association. | 1979 | Entered into technical cooperation agreement with Shanghai Medical Instruments Factory, Peaples Republic of China. | 1983 | Introduced ultrasonic endoscopes through a technical cooperation with Toshiba Corp. | 1985 | Introduced CCD electronic endoscopes through a technical cooperation with Toshiba Corp. | 1990 | Opened Fukuoka Office. | 1990 | Received technical improvement grant-in-aid from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. | 1991 | Increased capital to 80 million yen. | 1996 | Opened Sendai Office. |