is a Japanese company headquartered in

Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...

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 Brompton Orato ...

), the Sysmex

brand A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's goods or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create and ...

was established in 1978, and were mainly involved with

haematology Hematology ( spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. It involves treating diseases that affect the production ...

analysers. The company was renamed ''Sysmex Corporation'' in 1998 taking advantage of brand recognition of their machines.

About the company

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

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, as well as branches in

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and

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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.

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Sysmex home page
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