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Director’s note Dear Reader,

It is our sincere pleasure that Shimadzu’s collaborative partnerships have
accelerated recently. This started with the establishment of our third Innovation
Center, located in Europe, to promote collaborative research and development
projects with leading academic and research institutes. This center joins Shimadzu
Innovation Centers in Maryland, USA, and Beijing, China, where they serve as
drivers of joint research and new product developments. We plan to establish a
fourth one in Singapore in the near future.

In addition to the new Innovation Center, in July 2017, Shimadzu hosted its
inaugural Global Innovation Summit. This Summit provided a platform for Key
Opinion Leaders and Emerging Thought Leaders to join Shimadzu executives and
scientists in discussions about the use of analytical technologies in the fields of
human health, food safety and environmental conservation. The event provided a
forum for thoughtful and engaging communications about current and future
research projects, while strengthening the bonds between Shimadzu and
participants.
We believe collaboration works best when it advances new technologies that
bring true solutions to the world. We are eager to see what results these recent
developments bring.

Shimadzu Journal has highlighted various collaborative research projects in
specific application fields since its launch in October 2013. This issue focuses on
Clinical Research. For an insight from a customer, we interviewed Professor Daniel
W. Chan from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research is
focused on the development and application of proteomic and immunologic
techniques in the diagnosis, management, and understanding of cancer. Also,
Professor Joy Hirsch from the Yale School of Medicine shared with us the
state-of-the-art brain research being conducted using Shimadzu’s functional
near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system.

Thank you for being a partner of Shimadzu. We hope this journal will be of great
help to all of you. We welcome your feedback at any time.

Yours Sincerely,

Shuzo Maruyama

General Manager, Analytical & Measurement Instruments Division