Terumo

Terumo Corporation
Company typePublic (K.K)
TYO: 4543
Nikkei 225 Component
IndustryMedical equipment
FoundedSeptember 17, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-09-17)
Headquarters44-1, 2-chome, Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0072, Japan
Key people
Takayoshi Mimura, (Chairman)
Shinjiro Sato, (President)
Products
RevenueIncrease $ 4.27 billion (FY 2012) (¥ 402.294 billion) (FY 2012)
Increase $ 500.01 million (FY 2012) (¥ 47.01 billion) (FY 2012)
Number of employees
19,261 (consolidated) (as of September 30, 2013)
SubsidiariesTerumo Cardiovascular Systems, Corp.
Vascutek Ltd.
Microvention Inc.
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
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Terumo Corporation (テルモ株式会社, Terumo Kabushiki-gaisha) was founded in 1921 as Red Line Thermometer Corporation by a group of medical scientists led by Dr. Kitasato Shibasaburō to produce medical thermometers in Japan.

The company's first product was "Jintan Taionkei", the first Japanese-made thermometer available for sale, and it has since expanded into a medical devices manufacturer, producing medical disposables, cardiovascular systems and diabetes care products.[3][4]

In 1971, Terumo opened its first overseas office in the United States. Since then, the company has established subsidiaries in Europe (1971), South America, China, India, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia. The company later expanded its product range to include coronary stents and catheters, and acquired, among others, the cardiovascular specialty companies Vascutek and Microvention in 2002 and 2006 respectively.

  1. ^ "Terumo Corporate Profile". Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Terumo Financial Statement". Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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  4. ^ Das, S.; Zutshi, A.; Janardhanan, J. (2021). The Great Lockdown: Lessons Learned During the Pandemic from Organizations Around the World. Wiley. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-119-81042-1. Retrieved 2023-09-11.