Company History/1990
1990/10
Establishes Konan Factory in Konan-cho, Koka-gun,
Shiga.
1990/10
Achieves sales volume of 10 billion yen.
1991/04
Tadashi Doi, the founder of the company, passes
away.
1992/01
Awarded the 25th Medium and Small Business Research
Institute Prize.
1992/04
Awarded Kyoto Prefecture award for invention for
AUTO A1c.
1994/02
Awarded the first Kyoto Medium and Small Business
Engineer Prize.
1994/05
Shigeru Doi becomes CEO.
1994/11
Designated as Medium and Small Business Model Factory
by the governor of Kyoto.
1995/01
Provides free loan of blood glucose meter (GLUCOCARD)
in the aftermath of Kobe Earthquake.
1995/06
Introduces the corporate brand name "ARKRAY."
1995/10
Achieves sales volume of 20 billion yen.
1996/11
Acquires the certificate of "ISO9001,"
international standard for quality system.
1997/11
Establishes ARKRAY FACTORY Inc. as an independent
production company.
1999/02
Awarded the 24th Invention Award Sasagawa Honorable
Prize for "glucose concentration measurement
method."
1999/11
Acquires the certificate of "ISO-14001,"
international standard for the environmental management
system.
1999/11
Establishes ARKRAY Digital Laboratory Inc.
1999/11
Establishes KDK European Office in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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Product History/1990
1991/05
Develops SMBG (self-monitoring of blood glucose),(GLUCOCARD/GT-1610).
1992/12
Develops automatic glycoalbumin analyzer (GAA-2000).
Advocates new diabetes monitoring indicator "glycated-albumin."
1997/02
Develops simple blood lactate analyzer (Lactate
Pro/LT-1710).
1998/07
Develops and releases data management software (MEQNET).
1999/08
Releases TOUCH TEST, a sensory level evaluator for
diabetic neuropathy.
1999/08
Releases Prenova Socks, socks for people with diabetes
.
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