| 1955 |
Jul. |
Sogo Blood Bank, Inc. was founded as a corporation to produce and sell conserved blood, with its head office at Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1964 |
Mar. |
As the handling of blood transfers was centralized at the Japan Red Cross Blood Center, it was decided to diversify its business to clinical inspections. |
| 1967 |
Aug. |
A clinical laboratory test center was established within the corporation where the laboratory test service began. |
| 1973 |
Apr. |
Japan Clinical Service, Inc. was established as a corporation to collect specimens. |
| 1976 |
Jul. |
The corporate name was changed to Sogo Biomedical Laboratory. At the same time, its head office was moved to Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1985 |
Jan. |
The head office was moved to Suginami-ku, Tokyo. BML General Laboratory was established in Kawagoe-shi, Saitama as a core unit of the corporation. |
| 1986 |
Jul. |
PCL Japan, Inc. was established to perform pathological and cytological tests. |
| 1989 |
Mar. |
Merits, Inc. was established to build medical information systems. |
| Apr. |
The corporate name was changed to BML, Inc. |
| 1991 |
Jun. |
Tokyo Koshueisei Laboratories, Inc. was acquired, and became a subsidiary company. |
| Nov. |
The “Frontier Specimen Dispensing System,” an automated specimen receiving, sorting, dispensing system, was developed. |
| 1992 |
Aug. |
BML, Inc. was accepted as an accredited facility of the College of American Pathologists. |
| 1993 |
Apr. |
The head office was moved to Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1995 |
Jan. |
Ehime Medical Laboratories, Inc. was established to probide clinical laboratory test services in Matsuyama. |
| Jun. |
The “Symphony,” an automated laboratory test line system for biochemical and hematological tests, was developed. |
| 1996 |
Jan. |
Biomedical Science Laboratory, Inc. was acquired, and became a subsidiary company. |
| Jul. |
Kyodo Igaku Laboratories, Inc. was acquired, and became a subsidiary company. |
| 1997 |
Aug. |
F&S Testing Division was established within the corporation where the food sanitation test service began. |
| 1998 |
Aug. |
Aria drug store was opened in Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, Japan and the pharmacy business began. |
| Oct. |
he “Symphony RIA,” an automated unmanned laboratory test line system in the Ligand Assay Section was developed. |
| Nov. |
Daiichi Clinical Laboratories, Inc. was acquired, and became a subsidiary company. |
| Dec. |
Allegro, Inc. was established as a CRO (Contract Research Organization) for the development of new drugs. |
| 1999 |
Nov. |
Listed its stock with the Japan Securities Dealers Association, OTS Stock Market. |
| 2000 |
Jan. |
Medical Information Systems Division was launched and sales of Electronic Patients’ Chart System was started. |
| Apr. |
Environmental Testing Division was established to conduct environment analysis, including air and water pollution analysis. |
| Dec. |
Genome Science Division was established to provide gene analysis services utilizing “Invader Method.” |
| 2001 |
Apr. |
Listed its stock on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| |
Aug. |
Kyodo Clinical System, Inc. was acquired, and became a subsidiary company. |
| 2002 |
Sep. |
Clinical Testing Division of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was assigned.
Otsuka Tokyo Assay Laboratories was acquired, and became a subsidiary company. |
| 2003 |
Feb. |
EAC Corporation was acquired, and became a subsidiary company. |
| 2006 |
Oct. |
New automatic Line of biochemical general inspection by the specimen material automatic operaion transportation robot (new Symphony chemistry) is completed BML General laboratory. |
| 2007 |
Mar. |
Business transfer of pharmacy business. |
| 2010 |
Sep. |
The United States [Covance]Co, and joint lab for an international clinical trial are established. |
| 2011 |
Apr. |
New electronic medical chart system for the clinic “QUALIS” Launches. |
