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Takara Bio history
Takara Bio company history timeline
What scotch is to Scotland, shochu was to Japan after a Fushimi area merchant began producing it as a distilled variant of sake, a fermented liquor, in 1842.
1925: The distilling business is incorporated as Takara Shozu.
1949: Takara Shuzo goes public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
In 1957, the company launched its own beer brand, Takara Beer, which met with only limited success.
Takara Bio Inc. was established as an offshoot of the Takara Shuzo beverage company in 1967.
1977: The company launches its new "white" Shucho, Takara Shochu Jun.
Takara's break in the biotech sector came in 1979, when it became the first in Japan to produce restriction enzyme products.
1983: A United States sake brewing and sales subsidiary is established.
The company was founded in Silicon Valley in 1984 at the height of the molecular biology revolution.
1988: The company begins sales of DNA amplification products.
The company's United States interests were strengthened in 1991 when it acquired a strategic stake in Age International, before gaining full control of the bourbon maker and adding its Ancient Age, Ancient Ancient Age, and Blanton's brands to its drinks portfolio.
By then, the company had launched a new research and development laboratory in China, established in 1993.
1997: The company launches its patented RetroNectin reagent; begins production of DNA chips the following year.
In 2000, the company began a partnership with the United States' Lynx Therapeutics to develop new DNA microbeads array technologies.
By then, the company had launched a new research and development laboratory in China, established in 1993. It acquired Korea's ViroMed in 2000.
Nonetheless, in 2001, the company decided to reorganize its operation in order better to meet the coming competition, and, at the same time, to recognize the company's diversified operations.
Cellartis (now Takara Bio Europe AB) was founded by researchers from the University of Gothenburg in 2001 with the objective of providing cutting-edge products and services for research applications involving stem cells.
The company also built a new brewery, Shirakabegura at its Nada facility, which began producing specialty sakes in 2002.
In keeping with their commitment to quality, Takara Bio Inc. has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.
In keeping with our commitment to quality, Takara Bio USA, Inc. has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification.
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