History

Company History/1990

1990.10
Establishment of 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
Establishment of 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
Establishment of ARKRAY Digital Laboratory, Inc.
1999.11
Establishment of KDK European Office in Dusseldorf, Germany
1999.12
Acquires the certificate of "ISO-13485" international standards for medical device quality assurance.

Product History/1990

1991.05
Development of self-monitoring blood glucose meter "GLUCOCARD/GT-1610"
1992.12
Development of automatic glycoalbumin analyzer "GAA-2000"
Advocates new diabetes monitoring indicator "glycated-albumin."
1997.02
Development of simple blood lactate analyzer "Lactate Pro/LT-1710"
1998.07
Development of and releases data management software "MEQNET"
1999.08
eleases TOUCH TEST, a sensory level evaluator for diabetic neuropathy.
1999.08
Releases Prenova Socks, socks for people with diabetes.