- CEO
- Fuminari Karakawa
- Full Time Employees
- 193
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Medical specialties
- Address
- 5-4 Fujinoki-machi Tosu SA Japan 841-0048
- IPO Date
- Dec 17, 2015
- Business
- Mizuho Medy Co., Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures and sells in vitro diagnostic products and related scientific and technical information services primarily to hospitals, medical practitioners, pharmacies, drug stores and agricultural testing centers in Japan and select overseas markets including the United States, Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, Taiwan and Thailand. Established in 1977 and headquartered in Tosu City, Saga, Japan, the company offers nucleic acid amplification test products; rapid immunoassays for in vitro diagnostic use such as SARS-CoV-2 antigen kits, influenza virus kits, RS virus kits, group A streptococcal antigen kits, adenovirus kits, Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen kits, Legionella antigen kits, norovirus antigen kits, rotavirus kits, Clostridium difficile kits, Mycoplasma pneumoniae antigen kits, Helicobacter pylori antigen kits, pregnancy test kits and ovulation test kits; densitometry analyzers; fecal occult blood test kits; biochemical liquid stable reagents; over-the-counter drugs; and fruit tree virus test drugs utilizing immune serology technology. The company distributes its products through major partners including Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mediceo Corporation, VITAL-NET, INC., Alfresa Corporation and SUZUKEN CO., LTD., as well as FUJIFILM Corporation and Takeda Consumer Healthcare Company Limited. In recent developments, Mizuho Medy launched the Quick Chaser SARS-CoV-2/RSV product and its product page in May 2024, and plans to exhibit at JACLaS EXPO 2024 in October 2024, underscoring ongoing expansion in rapid immunoassay offerings for infectious diseases.