History

Company History/2000

2000.06: Changes company name to "ARKRAY, Inc."
2000.09: Establishment of Optron Business Center China Office in Shanghai
2001.02: Establishment of ARKRAY Optron, Inc.
2001.11: Separates marketing department and establishes ARKRAY Marketing, Inc. and ARKRAY Global Business, Inc. as independent marketing companies.
2002.07: Establishment of ARKRAY Factory Shanghai, Inc. in China
2002.10: Achieves sales volume of 50 billion yen.
2003.02: Awarded the 4th Japan IT Management Grand Prize for call center system. The first company to acquire this prize in clinical laboratory test industry.
2003.04: Establishment of ARKRAY Marketing Shanghai, Inc.
2003.08: Places an art advertisement in Kyoto Station central concourse. (Uses a design from the public.)
2003.11: Acquires the certificate of "ISO-13485" in ARKRAY Factory Shanghai, Inc.
2004.02: Awarded the 1st Prize for Promoting Machine Industry for SPOTCHEM-EZ.
2004.04: Establishment of ARKRAY Infinity, Inc.
2004.072004.07: Concludes business and capital alliance with MC lab.
2004.11: Establishment of ARKRAY Europe, B.V. in Netherlands
2005.03: Establishment of office in Seoul
2006.01: Establishment of ARKRAY Marketing Inc. Headquarters in Yotsuya.
2006.02: Establishment of ARKRAY Group Kyoto Headquarters in Shijo-Karasuma
Change former Kyoto Headquarters' name into Science Park
2006.04: Establishment of ARKRAY AMERICA, Inc.; located in Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006.05: Establishment of ARKRAY USA and ARKRAY FACTORY USA, Inc.
2006.06: Enteres "Functional Food Material Market."
2006.07: "Style Seminor" hosted by ARKRAY becomes recognized as certified workshop by registered medical practitioner system in Japan Association for Diabetes Care and Education.
2007.04: Awarded "Japan Patent Office Administrator Honor" as a superior enterprize in patent strategy.
2007.11: Establishment of office in Beijing
2007.12: Establishment of joint venture company, ARKRAY PIRAMAL Medical Pvt. Ltd. in India
2008.05: Starts direct marketing for SMBG for diabetes.
2008.05: Display of mosaic-style art in the Kyoto Station Building
2008.08: Opens "Daruma Dojo" for employee training.
2009.04: Establishes ARKRAY Factory, Ltd.
2009.05: Establishment of ARKRAY SAS
2009.10: Investment in ELITECH France SAS.

Product History/2000

2000.08: Development of clinical immunoassay analyzer "SPOTCHEM IM/SP-IM"
2000.09: Develops and releases low calorie Japanese cake, Prenova Kyoyu-kan, with technical cooperation from Kanou Shoujuan.
2000.12: Development of compact automatic cytometer "SPOTCHEM BC/SB-1410"
2001.05: Releases functional food, Kyoyu-cha and Kyoyu-zen.
2001.06: Starts diabetes care servise, e-SMBG.
2001.07: Releases foot care products, Prenova foot mirror, Prenova foot mist.
2002.12: "Kyoyu-cha" and "Kyoyu-zen mixed miso" are certified as foods for specified health use.
2003.08: Releases functional food, Kyoyu-gayu "Kishu-Ume porridge" and "Kyo-Mizuna egg porridge."
2003.09: Releases "GLUCORESCUE," low blood glucose supplement jelly.
2004.12: Closes contract with IRIS in USA for sales of a urine analyzer.
Releases "AUTION IQ/IQ-5210."
2004.12: Starts internet retail of medical data managing system "synergy."
2005.01: Development of self-monitoring blood glucose meter "X-meter GT-1910"
2005.06: Releases Micro Channel Array Flow Analyzer (MC FAN/HR300).
2006.02: Development of "i-Pack A1c"
2006.07: Development of blood sampling lancing device "NATURALET DEVICE" and blood sampling lancet "NATURALET"
2007.04: Development of dry clinical chemistry analyzer "SPOTCHEM D-Concept"
2007.05: Development of glycohemoglobin A1c kit "CinQ HbA1c"
2008.08: Development of Nintendo DS software for diabetes control
2008.11: Development of self-monitoring blood glucose meter "GLUCOCARD X-mini/01-mini"
2009.01: Development of fully-automated SNP analyzer "i-densy IS-5310"