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Shimadzu Europa’s 50th anniversary celebration

Shimadzu celebrated the 50th anniversary of Shimadzu Europa on
September 11, 2018. More than 300 people from all over Europe
participated in the event at Mercator Hall in Duisburg, Germany. The
anniversary event included music, show acts, dinner, speeches,
greeting notes, and a “Walk of History” in which 50 years of company
history in Europe was covered. The supervisory board and executive
board from Japan attended the party and had a great time with the
executives of Shimadzu subsidiaries and distributors from all over
Europe.
In the musical section, members of the Duisburg Philharmonic
Orchestra performed, and the show act included a combination of
entertainment and science.
As for the “Walk of History”, past advertisements, catalogs and
pictures from exhibitions were collected to introduced the firm’s
history. Those items bridged the gap that exists between past and
present to describe the development of Shimadzu Europa from
technological, economic, political, and social aspects.
Akira Nakamoto, Chairman of the Board of Shimadzu Corporation,
insisted on the importance of the European market in his welcoming
speech.
In addition to Mr. Nakamoto, Teruhisa Ueda, the President and CEO
of Shimadzu Corporation, presented his complimentary remarks to the
employees and represented Shimadzu Europa as a strong and creative
voice in the international organization where over 11,000 people are
employed globally.

In the first 25 years, SEG worked to expand its business and network to
East Germany, Russia, and Yugoslavia. The first turning point occurred in
1987: a move from Dusseldorf to Duisburg, Germany with 38
employees, where the European headquarters were located.
Our own R&D and production facilities laid the foundation for evolution,
allowing us to respond faster and flexibly to market needs. The total
floor space of 6,300 m for offices and production space provided
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possibilities for future expansion. In 1992, another 6,000 m were added
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for expansion of analytical and medical operations. Then, the ShimCAT
Center for Application and Training was established, achieving
application tasks on-site.
Since the 1990s, political and social changes on the continent brought
SEG the opportunity to develop new markets in Eastern Europe. It
started to enlarge its base in Europe with additional technical offices. In
the following years, many branch offices and subsidiaries were founded.
Now, Shimadzu has an enormous covering the entire continent.

The European Innovation Center (EUIC) is also integral to Shimadzu
Europa’s walk of history. The EUIC’s unique approach, which is a
combination of the academic and scientific knowledge of universities
and Shimadzu’s technological expertise, makes it possible to provide
more customer-focused service and to create new solutions for
tomorrow.

The latest milestone in the organizational development was the
Shimadzu Europa - Walk of History - acquisition of ALSACHIM, a French-based company specializing in stable
Everything started with five people in 1968. Shimadzu Europa’s isotope-labelled compounds, metabolites and pharmaceutical-concerned
50-year growth has resulted in a massive European network with substances and analytical purposes. With that acquisition, Shimadzu can
offices and trade partners in 81 cities from 47 countries, employing venture into the clinical market and provide a total solution comprising
over 700 people in Europe. both hardware and software.

Shimadzu Europa will continue to grow and to provide the best
solutions that meet our customers’ needs, both today and well into the
future.

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