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ARKRAY USA company history timeline

1990

1990.10 Establishment of Konan Factory in Konan-cho, Koka-gun, Shiga 1990.10 Achieves sales volume of 10 billion yen.

1991

1991.04 Tadashi Doi, the founder of the company, passes away.

1991.05 Development of self-monitoring blood glucose meter "GLUCOCARD/GT-1610"

1992

1992.04 Awarded Kyoto Prefecture award for invention for AUTO A1c.

1994

1994.05 Shigeru Doi becomes CEO. 1994.11 Designated as Medium and Small Business Model Factory by the governor of Kyoto.

1995

1995.01 Provides free loan of blood glucose meter (GLUCOCARD) in the aftermath of Kobe Earthquake.

1995.06 Introduces the corporate brand name "ARKRAY" 1995.10 Achieves sales volume of 20 billion yen.

1996

1996.11 Acquires the certificate of "ISO9001" international standard for quality system.

1997

1997.11 Establishment of ARKRAY FACTORY Inc. as an independent production company

1999

1999.02 Awarded the 24th Invention Award Sasagawa Honorable Prize for " glucose concentration measurement method" 1999.11 Acquires the certificate of "ISO-14001" international standard for the environmental management system.

1999.08 Releases Prenova Socks, socks for people with diabetes.

2000

2000.08 Development of clinical immunoassay analyzer "SPOTCHEM IM/SP-IM" 2000.09 Develops and releases low calorie Japanese cake, Prenova Kyoyu-kan, with technical cooperation from Kanou Shoujuan.

2001

2001.11 Separates marketing department and establishes ARKRAY Marketing, Inc. and ARKRAY Global Business, Inc. as independent marketing companies.

2002

2002.10 Achieves sales volume of 50 billion yen.

2002.12 "Kyoyu-cha" and "Kyoyu-zen mixed miso" are certified as foods for specified health use.

2003

2003.08 Places an art advertisement in Kyoto Station central concourse. (Uses a design from the public.)

2003.11 Acquires the certificate of "ISO-13485" in ARKRAY Factory Shanghai, Inc.

2004

2004.02 Awarded the 1st Prize for Promoting Machine Industry for SPOTCHEM-EZ. 2004.04 Establishment of ARKRAY Infinity, Inc.

2004.072004.07 Concludes business and capital alliance with MC lab.

2004.12 Closes contract with IRIS in USA for sales of a urine analyzer.

2007

2007.05 Development of glycohemoglobin A1c kit "CinQ HbA1c"

2008

Ltd. in India 2008.05 Starts direct marketing for SMBG for diabetes.

2008.05 Display of mosaic-style art in the Kyoto Station Building

2008.08 Development of Nintendo DS software for diabetes control

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