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Dear Reader,
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The year 2015 marks Shimadzu’s 140 anniversary, which provides an
Director’s note excellent opportunity to reflect on the past and celebrate our achievements.
We recognize that 140 years of continuous operation is the result of the
relationships we’ve built with customers throughout the world who utilize our
technologies and solutions to meet their needs. Moving forward, and guided
by our corporate philosophy: “Contributing to Society through Science and
Technologies” and this year’s slogan: “Design the future”, we will strive to
fulfill customers’ wishes more than ever.

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. This issue focuses on food development and contains
information on recent collaborations. In addition, this issue contains
information on other applicable topics, as well as the latest news and
applications.

We have two pieces of good news to share in this issue. One is that the new
Nexera UC fully automated SFE-SFC-MS system received the Editors’ Gold
Award at PITTCON 2015 in March. The Nexera UC was developed in
collaboration between Shimadzu Corporation, Osaka University, Kobe
University and Miyazaki Agricultural Research Institute, which is funded by the
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

The other news is the establishment of the new joint research laboratory with
Osaka University in April. It is called Osaka University and Shimadzu Analytical
Innovation Research Laboratory. This will be used to develop a broad scope of
potential applications in such areas as food products, healthcare,
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and the environment using metabolomics. The
mentor of this laboratory, Professor Eiichiro Fukusaki from Osaka University
and his colleague, Dr. Sastia Prama Putri, appear in this issue and introduce a
result of their recent study.
Both examples embody how collaborations with customers can generate
innovative instruments and create valuable solutions that deliver true
contributions to the world. Please find additional details about each in this
issue.

For 140 years, Shimadzu has been developing instrumentation and
technology to provide meaningful solutions and exceptional service and
support to customers in a variety of markets. We are passionate about the
promise the future holds and it’s our sincere desire to establish high-quality
relationships with you and to exceed your expectations.
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. We welcome your feedback at any time.

Yours Sincerely,
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Teruhisa UEDA, PhD.

General Manager, Analytical & Measurement Instruments Division