To capitalize on the high growth in India and ASEAN countries, we are strengthening our analytical instrument sales and manufacturing capabilities in those markets.

Using the analytical application laboratories established at our subsidiaries in Singapore and India as bases, we are expanding our support activities to users in countries all over Asia. Also, in the field of medical systems, while Shimadzu general-purpose diagnostic imaging systems command a large share of the business generated by medical institutions in this highly populous region, by providing universities and core hospitals with advanced digital radiography systems, we are playing a part in a general improvement of medical standards in countries of this region.