| 1973 |
Mar. |
Incorporated as a joint venture of Medi-Physics, Inc.,USA., Sumitomo
Chemical Co.,Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation. |
| 1974 |
May |
Construction of Takarazuka Facility completed. |
| Dec. |
The first cyclotron installed. |
| 1975 |
Mar. |
Nippon Roche K.K. took over the shares formerly owned by Medi-Physics,
Inc. |
| 1980 |
Apr. |
The first New Town Conference (symposium on cardiovascular nuclear
medicine) held. |
| 1981 |
Dec. |
The second cyclotron installed. |
| 1983 |
Oct. |
Construction of Chiba Facility completed. |
| 1985 |
Mar. |
Expansion of Chiba Facility completed. |
| Jun. |
The third cyclotron installed. |
| 1986 |
Jul. |
The fourth cyclotron installed. |
| 1987 |
Jul. |
Business diversified into in vitro diagnostics field. |
| 1990 |
Jul. |
Construction of Hyogo Facility completed. |
| |
Dec. |
The fifth cyclotron, negative ion (H-) type, installed. |
| 1991 |
Oct. |
Construction of Central Research Laboratory (currently Research
Centre) completed. |
| 1992 |
May |
Expansion of Hyogo Facility completed. |
| Aug. |
The sixth cyclotron, negative ion (H-) type, installed. |
| 1994 |
Mar. |
Nippon Roche K.K. ceased to be a shareholder. |
| Dec. |
Amersham International plc, U.K., participated in capital. |
| 1996 |
Sep. |
Healthcare businesses of Amersham K.K. integrated into Nihon Medi-Physics. |
| Oct. |
Sumitomo Corporation ceased to be a shareholder, and fifty-fifty shareholding between Sumitomo Chemical and Amersham
International established. |
| 1997 |
Oct. |
As a result of the merger of Amersham International Healthcare
and Nycomed (Norway), new company Nycomed Amersham became
a shareholder. |
| 2000 |
Mar. |
NMP Business Support Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary established. |
| 2001 |
Apr. |
Sumitomo Seiyaku Biochemical Co., Ltd.,
a new company established jointly with Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals for inheriting in vitro diagnostics business separated by both parent companies, started operation. |
| Jun. |
Hyogo Facility qualified for "ISO14001". |
| Sep. |
Chiba Facility qualified for "ISO14001". |
| 2004 |
Apr. |
As a result of take-over of Amersham by General Electric Company(GE), GE Healthcare became a shareholder of Nihon Medi-Physics. |
| 2005 |
Aug. |
Enter into the PET diagnostics business. |
| 2007 |
Feb. |
Customer Service Group of Sales Promotion Dept. qualified for "ISO9001". |
