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Dear Reader,

Director’s note The year 2015 has started with the celebration of Shimadzu’s 140th
anniversary. We have been striving for these 140 years to offer the
highest technologies and valuable solutions to meet our customers’
various needs, guided by our corporate philosophy: “Contributing to
Society through Science and Technologies”. We established this year’s
new corporate slogan: “Design the future –Best for our customer–” and
pledged to make every effort to fulfill customers’ dreams. We, as a
manufacturer, believe that collaboration with customers should generate
innovative instruments and create valuable solutions that deliver true
contributions to the world.

Shimadzu Journal has been highlighting various collaborative research
projects as well as technical reports and applications from our library since
its launch in October 2013. Previous issues have focused on the fields of
food safety, pharmaceuticals, clinical research, material science and
toxicology / forensics, and have showcased outstanding results from
collaborations with leading experts in each field.

This latest issue focuses on environmental analysis and contains
information from a collaboration with Professor Kevin A. Schug of the
University of Texas at Arlington, USA. He and his team use our
state-of-the-art analytical instruments to assess environmental waters. In
addition, this issue contains much information on other applicable topics,
as well as the latest news and applications.

For 140 years, Shimadzu has been developing instrumentation for a broad
range of applications in a variety of markets. This history is rivaled only by
the passion we have for the future and the sincere desire to establish
high-quality relationships with you. Our goal is to exceed your
expectations by providing meaningful solutions and exceptional service
and support.

Thank you for being a part of Shimadzu’s history and future. We hope this
journal will be of great help to all of you, and we welcome your feedback.

Yours Sincerely,

Teruhisa UEDA, PhD.
T

General Manager, Analytical & Measurement Instruments Division