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Eiken Chemical 
Summary
Eiken Chemical (栄研化学株式会社, Eiken Kagaku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo, established in 1939. The company's business is manufacturing and sales of clinical diagnostics and equipment.
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Native name | 栄研化学株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 4549 | |
| ISIN | JP3160700005 |
| Industry | Pharmaceutical |
| Founded | February 20, 1939 |
| Headquarters | Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8408 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Morifumi Wada (President and CEO) |
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| Revenue |  JPY 35 billion (FY 2017)
(US$ 315 million) (FY 2017) |
 JPY 2.6 billion (FY 2017)
(US$ 23.5 million) (FY 2017) | |
Number of employees | 659 (as of March 31, 2018) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Eiken's major products include fecal immunochemical test reagents, immunological and serological reagents, microbiological reagents, urinalysis test strips, clinical chemistry reagents, molecular genetics, medical devices and industrial products.[3]
The company in 1998 developed the Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method, a nucleic acid amplification method, which is one of the most valuable tools in virtually all life science fields.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Eiken Chemical. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Bridge Report — Eiken Chemical (4549)". BRIDGE REPORT. Investment Bridge Co., Ltd. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Gupta, Varsha; Sengupta, Manjistha; Prakash, Jaya; Tripathy, Baishnab Charan (October 22, 2016). Basic and Applied Aspects of Biotechnology. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 222. ISBN 978-981-10-0875-7.
External links edit
- Eiken Chemical website (in English)