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- Shimadzu Corporation manufactures and sells analytical and measuring instruments, medical systems, aircraft equipment, vacuum and industrial machinery, hydraulic equipment, and optical devices. The company offers a broad range of analytical products including chromatographs such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC), gas chromatography (GC), supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), and multidimensional chromatography systems; mass spectrometers including liquid chromatograph mass spectrometers (LCMS) like the Nexera CL and LCMS-8065XE; spectroscopy instruments such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers, ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectrophotometers, fluorescence spectrometers, and energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometers like the ALTRACE; balances including analytical balances AP W-AD ex and AP W ex; scanning probe microscopes like the SPM-9700HT Plus; microchip electrophoresis systems such as MultiNA II; high-speed video cameras including HyperVision HPV-X3; and software solutions like LabSolutions Detect for AI impurity detection and MicrobialTrack for microbial identification. In medical systems, Shimadzu provides diagnostic imaging equipment encompassing X-ray systems including mobile X-ray systems like MobileDaRt Evolution MX9, computed tomography (CT) systems such as inspeXio 7000, positron emission tomography (PET) systems like PositView, and R/F systems with Smart FOV software; Vacuum and industrial machinery includes semiconductor manufacturing equipment, testing systems like Autograph AGS-V precision universal testing machines, particle analysis systems for microplastics, and gas analyzers like FluxEdge GC and TOC-1000e; aircraft equipment covers components for commercial aircraft; hydraulic equipment includes systems developed jointly with partners; and optical devices support diverse applications. Shimadzu operates globally with subsidiaries and sales offices in the United States, Europe, China, India, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, and other regions, serving industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food and agriculture, environmental testing, semiconductors, chemicals, energy, and healthcare; the company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Recent developments include a strategic partnership with Japan Activation Capital signed in November 2025 to enhance corporate value; a business alliance with Sumitomo Precision Products announced in November 2025 for hydraulic equipment development aiming for 2027 product launches; exclusive marketing partnership with Sepragen Corporation from November 2024 for bioprocess chromatography products in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia; a comprehensive collaborative agreement with Osaka Metropolitan University in September 2025 for all-solid-state batteries and infectious diseases research; integration of two European group companies in April 2025 to strengthen analytical reagents business; formation of Shimadzu Aerotech Manufacturing Inc. in April 2025 to meet aircraft demand; investments by its CVC fund Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund in 2025 including Persist AI, SUN METALON Inc., RLWRLD Inc., and Basetwo AI; launch of new facilities such as the Environmental Health Innovation Center in Hangzhou China in June 2025, Shimadzu Kobe Innovation Lab in May 2025, and a new plant in India planned for 2027 operation; and product releases including the i-Series integrated HPLC in September 2025, LCMS-8065XE in August 2025, and multiple chromatography and analysis systems throughout 2025.