Corporate information and History
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Rating: +4 When was the company established?
We began in 1968 as a sales agency affiliated with Toa Electric Co. Ltd. (now TOA Corporation) for its medical electronics devices and equipment. Sysmex UK was opened in 1968.
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Where are you headquartered?
Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Aside from the Corporate Headquarter, we also have R&D and production bases in the greater Kobe area, from which we manage our global operations. The UK Headquarters are base in Milton Keynes.
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When were you listed on the stock market?
We listed our stock on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1995 and 1996, respectively. We were then promoted to the first sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange in 2000.
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What is your Company Registration no. in the UK?
Sysmex UK Registration no. 2598523.
Sysmex Logistics UK Registration no. 05014336
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What does the corporate name (Sysmex) mean?
It is derived from "Systematical + Medics + infinite possibilities (X)."
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What are your corporate values?
We sincerely aspire "to continually develop advanced technologies and create value with the aim of serving our customers and society at large; and to play a key role in contributing to the health and vitality of people the world over." Guided by these corporate values, we will remain committed to shaping the future of a healthy and prosperous society.
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What is your core business?
Haematology is our core business area. We are market share leaders in this field in Japan having earned an excellent reputation with our customers.
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What are your main consolidated subsidiaries?
We have about thirty subsidiaries globally. We have established our own marketing services networks in all of the emerging economies known as BRICs. For details, please visit "Subsidiaries, Associated Foundation".
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When do you announce your financial results?
Please visit "IR Calendar"
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Where can the latest financial data be found?
The latest IR materials in the form of PDF files may be downloaded from "Investor Relations". Videos of the most recent conference on results are also available "Presentation".
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We would like to know about Sysmex's past performance records.
Please visit "Financial Highlights", which shows five-year financial results (consolidated, non-consolidated) with graphs.
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Where can investment indices, such as ROE, equity ratio, and shareholders' equity per share be found?
Please visit "Financial Highlights" , which shows five-year financial results (consolidated, non-consolidated) with graphs. Financial Data can be found here.
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What are your corporate management risks?
Our corporate management risks include: 1. exchange rate fluctuations, 2. the impact of medical system reforms, 3. raw materials procurement, and 4. security of information systems.
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Could you tell me specifically what risks are inherent in raw materials procurement, and how you counter them?
We purchase raw materials used in diagnostic instruments, reagents, and other products from about 300 Japanese companies and 50 overseas companies. The procurement of important parts and materials may become difficult due to issues including revisions to the laws and regulations of supplier countries, supplier realignment, or quality concerns.
The Sysmex Group is constructing a group-wide shared framework for the unified management of information on suppliers and on industry, legal, and regulatory trends necessary to ensure stable procurement. By means of an electronic procurement system (Sysmex Trade Mission or STM) implemented in fiscal 2004 as the initial phase in a series of initiatives, we have constructed a system that will meet contingencies by sharing information with suppliers.
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Could you tell us specifically what risks there are concerning information systems use, and how you counter them?
The Sysmex Group encourages active use of information technologies throughout the entire business process, i.e. R＆D, purchasing, manufacturing, sales, planning, and management, by lending one personal computer to each employee. Employee communications and approval requests are performed through a computer network. For this reason, any extended system failure might seriously affect business operations. For important networks, we have secured alternate routes through redundancy and other means. To enhance security, we have implemented a double security scheme which includes the installation of anti-virus software in every personal computer to protect them from viruses, and the use of firewalls at Internet connections. Sysmex UK comply to ISO27001 as a part of our Business Management System.
To guard against information leakage from laptop computers, a problem that recently has become increasingly prevalent, we have made the use of fingerprint authentication devices mandatory for laptop computers likely to be taken out of offices to prevent unauthorized access by persons other than the owners.
To prepare ourselves for the worst, we have implemented a daily backup procedure that makes it possible to restore important systems that support mission-critical tasks back to the state they were in at the close of business on the previous day.
To prevent service interruption and maintain the provision of services to global customers, we have installed the servers used for the Sysmex website and e-mail servers, which are critical points of contact between Sysmex and the world, and the servers used for the Sysmex Network Communication System (SNCS), which is a high-value-added customer service, in off-premise service centres where professional engineers monitor system operations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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