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- Nipro Corporation (8086.T), a Japan-based multinational medical equipment manufacturer founded on July 8, 1954, and headquartered at 3-26, Senriokashinmachi, Settsu, Osaka, 566-8510, Japan, primarily engages in the development, manufacturing, and sale of disposable medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical packaging solutions across three main segments; the Medical Devices segment offers products for renal care including dialysis machines such as DIAMAX™ WOW single patient dialysis systems, intervention and anesthesiology tools, injection and infusion devices, cardiopulmonary support equipment, diabetic care solutions like blood glucose monitors, and cell culture products; the Pharmaceuticals segment provides combination products such as dual chamber bags, pre-filled syringes, half-type kits, and contract manufacturing services for injectables, orally administered drugs, and external preparations; while the Pharma Packaging segment supplies glass vials, ampoules, syringes, cartridges, glass tubes, rubber plugs, and glass forming machinery for pharmaceuticals, food, and cosmetics. The company operates globally with subsidiaries and production sites in Japan, the United States, Europe including Sweden via inheritance of Gambro's dialysis legacy, Asia such as China and the Republic of Korea, North and South America, targeting hospitals, home care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech firms with a consolidated workforce of approximately 39,168 employees as of March 31, 2025. Recent developments include the October 2025 acquisition of shares in G2/Spryte Holdco, LLC to establish it as a subsidiary with its US affiliate Spryte Medical receiving FDA IDE approval in November 2025 for the INSYTE pivotal trial of the nOCT imaging system for brain aneurysm treatment; a June 2025 strategic partnership with Samsung Bioepis for biosimilars commercialization in Japan; an August 2025 commercial collaboration between US affiliate Gentuity LLC and GE Healthcare; the January 2025 international launch of DIAMAX™ WOW dialysis machines; multiple trade name changes such as Nipro Americas Group in August 2025, a US medical device subsidiary in January 2025, a Korean medical device subsidiary in April 2025, and a medical software subsidiary in October 2025; a July 2024 announcement of plant site acquisition in the USA for medical device manufacturing; and a 2024 strategic cooperation with Haselmeier to distribute the PiccoJect autoinjector exclusively in Japan.