Global 140-Year-Old Analytical Instrument Giant Shimadzu Bags 2015 Frost & Sullivan APAC Mass Spectrometry Company Of The Year Award

Singapore, 8th September 2015: Shimadzu, a global leader in providing analytical solutions, scientific equipment, testing machines, balances and medical equipment, has received the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Mass Spectrometry (MS) Company of the Year award. The award was bestowed on the Asia Pacific subsidiary of Kyoto-based Shimadzu Corporation, which is celebrating its 140th Anniversary this year. Interestingly, Shimadzu’s Koichi Tanaka is also the only person in the world to have won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering MS analyses of biological macromolecules in 2002.

Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, which operates across 18 countries in APAC, ventured into providing MS technology to its customers in the year 2010. It has since emerged strongly as one of the most sought after MS leader in the region.

Two key factors were evaluated while deciding on the Company of the Year Award - 'Visionary Innovation and Performance' and 'Customer Impact'. While Visionary Innovation and Performance included criteria like Addressing Unmet Needs, Visionary Scenarios Through Mega Trends, Implementation Best Practices, Blue Ocean Strategy and Financial Performance; Customer Impact considered criteria like Price/Performance Value, Customer Purchase Experience, Customer Ownership Experience, Customer Service Experience and Brand Equity.

Ms Rhenu Bhuller, Partner & Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific Healthcare Practice, Frost & Sullivan, said that, "Since 2010 when Shimadzu launched its first triple quadropole mass, the company has continued to push the boundaries in providing advanced solutions. The company's expansive analytical range of high-speed technologies that provide high sensitivity performance as well as excellent data quality enables improvements in analytical throughput and expands the potential range of applications. Keeping the end user in mind, it's user-friendly interfaces also provide for good customer experience leading to more productive analytical workflow. As the requirements of qualitation for applications requiring high sensitivity and speed in the Asia Pacific region grow, Shimadzu's solutions are well placed to meet the needs of the industries within the region."

Mr Kiminobu Imura, the Managing Director of the 25-year-old Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, said that, “It is a very big honor for us to receive the prestigious 2015 Frost & Sullivan APAC Mass Spectrometry Company of the Year award. I would like to congratulate everyone at Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) for their dedication in working towards the company philosophy of “Contributing to Society through Science and Technology”. The recognition by Frost & Sullivan reiterates our commitment towards our customers in line with our company's slogan. 'Excellence in Science' is not just our motto but is a way of life for us at Shimadzu. This award proves that our efforts are certainly helping to make the world a better place.”

Mr Prem Anand, Senior General Manager, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, highlighted that, “We are thankful to Frost & Sullivan for recognizing the strength of Shimadzu's Vision, Innovation, Performance and Customer Impact. MS is the latest frontier of scientific innovation on which the Analytical Industry is relying on. And every member of the Shimadzu Family works towards making this frontier more productive and affordable for all our valuable customers. We ardently follow our Corporate Philosophy of 'Contributing to the Society Through Science and Technology' and believe that with 'Excellence in Science' we can transform the way analytical chemistry is experienced in labs. Shimadzu is the future."

Ms Sandhya Nargund (Sandy), Product Manager, MS and Chromato, said: "This prestigious award has been bestowed upon us for our activities in the year 2014. It gives me immense pleasure to reveal that this year in 2015, we have even better instruments and services on offer to our customers. We recently launched our best-ever MS product till date, the LCMS-8060, with unique features such as 'Fusion of Unprecedented Speed and Sensitivity' and 'Outstanding Durability', and a honest tag line that says "Changes Everything". Shimadzu has always provided the best quality of products and services to its customers and will continue to do the same in the future. Thank you Frost & Sullivan for recognizing the true leader in the analytical industry."