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Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza,

a New Center for Analytical & Measuring

Instruments Business has been completed

Accelerating Open Innovation at a Convenient Location
near Haneda Airport

In October 2022, Shimadzu completed the building of Shimadzu Tokyo Experience with Analytical Instruments/Laboratory
Innovation Plaza, a center for the development of technology for an- Environments in an Advanced Laboratory
alytical applications and the provision of solutions to customers. It is At this new center, in addition to performing demonstration measure-
located at KING SKYFRONT* (Kawasaki, Japan), a hub for open ments to introduce the functionality of Shimadzu’s leading equipment
innovation promoting new industrial development in the life sciences and usage methods, laboratory designs
and environmental fields which are expected to grow globally. and experimental environments will
be proposed. Analysis laboratories are
KING SKYFRONT is an open innovation hub that creates new industry opened using glass walls, enabling
from the world’s highest standard R&D, that plays an important role visitors to observe analyses from a
in Japan’s growth strategy by contributing solutions to a variety of walkway.
issues including health, medicine, welfare, and the environment while
also creating global businesses in these fields. It is located in the Tono- Exhibition areas, halls, lounges and con- Main hall
machi region of Kawasaki ward, across the Tamagawa River from ference rooms are available in addition ICHIHANA hall
Haneda Airport, a 10-minute drive away. to the analytical laboratories which are Green Science Office
the core of this new center. Hands-on
Learn more about KING SKYFRONT exhibits incorporating the five senses, Optics Science Healthcare Science
as well as demonstration measurements Entrance Exhibition space Material Science
and seminars, are among the events
Making use of this convenient location, Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation planned. Adopting a Floor Design that
Accelerates Open Innovation
Plaza aims to promote the development of cutting-edge analytical tech-
niques, the provision of solutions, and collaborative research together
with global customers and neighboring research agencies. It further aims *KING is an acronym for Kawasaki Innovation Gateway and reflects the meaning
of “tono” (feudal lord) as found in the name of the nearby town Tono-machi.
to be a space to exchange ideas and create new knowledge by engaging SKYFRONT refers to its location across from Haneda Airport, which connects
in international academic meetings, conferences, and seminars. Japan to the rest of the world.

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