Corporate outline


Corporate outline
Corporate outline
Trading name
 Scalar Corporation
Founded
 6 November 1985
Capital
 497.5million yen
Representative
 Masao Yamamoto
Address:
Head office 2F. San-Ei Building 1-22-2, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku,
Tokyo 160-0023 . Japan
Tel +81-3-3348-0181 Fax +81-3-3348-0188
sales@scalar.co.jp
Osaka office 7-1-26 10F Nishi-Nakajima, Yodogawa-ku,
Osaka-shi, Osaka 532-0011. Japan
Tel: 81-6-6838-8080 Fax: 81-6-6838-8081
Factory Shonan Center Building 7F 370, Enzo, Chigasaki-shi,
Kanagawa-ken 253-0084. Japan
Tel: 81-467-84-6871 Fax: 81-467-85-2161
Manufacturing
properties held
 300 within and outside Japan (including applications)
Chronology
November 1985 Established (capital of 16 million yen)
June 1986 Opened business in Wakaba-cho, Shinjuku-ku.
Started from commissioned development of medical equipment, and computer software/hardware.
   1987 Developed the world's first video microscope
(portable TV microscope with self-contained light source).
March 1988 Moved to Nishi-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku.
June Commenced sales of VMS-1000 video microscope to business field via Myojin.
Commenced Nihon Koden Kogyo OEM sales of VMS-1000 video microscope.
   1989 Skin counseling system OEM.
March 1990 Commenced OEM of VMS-1000 video microscope to Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Ltd., and sales abroad.
June Increased capital to \32 million.
Increased capital to \55 million.
April 1991 Developed skin observation scope system OEM. Educational-use VMS-70 completed.
Commenced sales in education field.
May Fujisawa City selected for new factory.
November Commenced sales of video microscope for esthetic use abroad.
July 1992 CD-I, VL beauty counseling system developed.
February 1993 Commenced sales of video microscopes aimed at beauty businesses.
Head office moved to Chuo, Nakano-ku.
Commenced OEM sales of educational-use VMS-70.
January 1994 Commenced OEM sales of CD-I, VL beauty counseling system.
May Factory moved to Hon-cho, Fujisawa City.
June Developed ultra-compact teaching aid display device. Commenced sales to education field.
October Obtained Ministry of Health and Welfare medical equipment manufacturing approval (for Myojin) No. 0457.
VMS-7000 medical-use video microscope given pharmaceutical approval.
December Head office moved to Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku.
January 1995 Commenced sales of VL-7 ultra-compact video microscope to beauty businesses via Takikawa.
March Awarded top award in Tokyo Shinkin Bank Association Enterprise awards.
April Developed and commenced sales of education-oriented VL-11A.
Developed teaching aid display device SC-330 with auto-focus and power zoom.
March 1996 Developed and commenced sales of "Moisture checker" portable water content meter.
Developed and commenced sales of VL-77AT auto-focus, power zoom video microscope.
December Application submitted for medical equipment approval and license for pupillometer.
January 1997 Application submitted for medical device classification license for surgical microscope.
April Granted medical device classification license for surgical microscope.
April Granted medical equipment approval and license for pupillometer.
May Application submitted for medical equipment approval and license for skin water content gauge.
August Products reorganized into video endoscopes, video microscopes for external monitoring, and attachments for internal monitoring (VMS-7000).