| 1921 |
Founded 1921, Headquarters TOKYO, JAPAN |
| 1921-09 |
Foundation of Red Line Thermometer Corporation by a group of medical scientists led by Dr. Shibasaburo Kitasato for the purpose of manufacturing accurate clinical thermometers in Japan |
| 1922-02 |
Launch of Jintan Taionkei, the company’s first clinical thermometer, in Japan |
| 1936-11 |
Change of company name to Jintan Thermometer Corporation |
| 1963-01 |
Launch of Japan’s first disposable syringe |
| 1964-01 |
Launch of Japan’s first disposable hypodermic needle |
| 1969-07 |
Launch of Japan’s first blood bag |
| 1971-04 |
Establishment of a local affiliate in the U.S. |
| 1971-05 |
Establishment of a local affiliate in Europe (Belgium) |
| 1972 |
Founded 1972, Headquarters SOMERSET, NJ |
| 1973-07 |
Launch of Japan’s first intravenous solutions in soft plastic bags, based on the technology accumulated through the development of blood bags |
| 1974-10 |
Change of company name to Terumo Corporation |
| 1977-02 |
Launch of the hollow fiber dialyzer and entry to the field of artificial organs |
| 1980-02 |
Launch of Japan’s first parenteral nutrient solution in soft plastic bags |
| 1982-04 |
Launch of the world’s first microporous hollow-fiber membrane oxygenator |
| 1982-06 |
Listing of the company in the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1983-12 |
Launch of Japan’s first digital thermometer for hospitals |
| 1984-11 |
Termination of mercury thermometer production and implementation of efforts to spread digital thermometers |
| 1985-05 |
Designation of the company for listing in the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1985-09 |
Launch of the angiographic catheter system in Japan and entry to the field of vascular intervention |
| 1988-02 |
Launch of the peritoneal dialysis system in Japan |
| 1989-11 |
Establishment of the Shonan Center R&D facility in Japan |
| 1993-04 |
Launch of the blood glucose monitor in Japan |
| 1995-12 |
Foundation of Terumo Medical Products (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (China) |
| 1996-03 |
Foundation of Changchun Terumo Medical Products Co., Ltd. (China) |
| 1999-06 |
Establishment of Terumo Penpol Pvt. Ltd. (India) as a joint venture expanding the company’s business in blood transfusion products |
| 1999-07 |
The cardiovascular division of 3M joins Terumo Group, establishing Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (U.S.) |
| 1999-12 |
Launch of prefilled syringes in Japan |
| 2000-06 |
Start of production at Terumo (Philippines) Corp. |
| 2000-09 |
Introduction of the closed infusion system in Japan |
| 2001-09 |
The home oxygen division of Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (Japan) joins Terumo Group, establishing Terumo Medical Care K.K. |
| 2001-09 |
Ikiken Co., Ltd. (Japan) joins Terumo Group |
| 2002-05 |
Transfer of dialyzer marketing operations from Terumo to Asahi Medical |
| 2002-10 |
Establishment of Terumo Medical Pranex, a training facility for medical professionals in Japan |
| 2002-11 |
Vascutek Ltd. (U.K.), a manufacturer of vascular grafts, joins Terumo Group |
| 2003-01 |
Launch of the world’s first high-calorie IV solution containing multivitamins |
| 2005-07 |
Launch of the world’s thinnest injection needle for administering insulin and other medications in Japan |
| 2006-02 |
MicroVention Inc. (U.S.), a neurovascular intervention device company, joins Terumo Group, marking Terumo’s entry to neurovascular intervention therapy with embolization coils for treating brain aneurysms |
| 2007 |
Establishment of Olympus Terumo Biomaterials Corp. (Japan), a joint venture with Olympus Corp. |
| 2007-03 |
The heart valve division of Dr. Franz Köhler Chemie GmbH (Germany) joins Terumo Group, expanding Terumo’s operations related to vascular prostheses |
| 2007-05 |
Start of production at Terumo Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-08 |
Release of magnetically levitated centrifugal left ventricular assist systems in Europe |
| 2008-02 |
Launch of drug-eluting coronary stent in Europe |
| 2008-07 |
Clinical Supply Co., Ltd. (Japan), a manufacturer of interventional oncology devices, joins Terumo Group, enhancing Terumo’s interventional systems business in the field of radiotherapy |
| 2010-01 |
Foundation of Terumo Americas Holding, Inc. |
| 2011 |
Harvest Technologies Corp., a leader in the development of point-of-care cell therapy, joins Terumo Group |
| 2011-04 |
CaridianBCT Holding Corp. (currently Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies), a global leader in the blood transfusion industry, joins Terumo Group |
| 2011-04 |
Harvest Technologies Corp., a leader in the development of point-of-care cell therapy, joins Terumo Group |
| 2011-04 |
Release of magnetically levitated centrifugal left ventricular assist systems in Japan |
| 2011-08 |
Foundation of Terumo (China) Holding Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-12 |
Foundation of Terumo Yamaguchi Corp. |
| 2012-01 |
Onset Medical Corp., a leader in innovative sheath technology, joins Terumo Group |
| 2012-04 |
Foundation of Terumo Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. |
| 2012-04 |
Establishment of the Austria Branch of Terumo Deutschland GmbH |
| 2012-08 |
Terumo joins the United Nations Global Compact |
| 2012-10 |
Introduction of the IV solution bag for safe administration in Japan |
| 2012-11 |
Introduction of infusion systems that can be connected to hospital IT systems in Japan |
| 2012-11 |
Launch of the thoracic frozen elephant trunk in Europe |
| 2012-12 |
Foundation of Wego Terumo (Weihai) Medical Products Co., Ltd. for the Peritoneal Dialysis Business |
| 2013-01 |
Foundation of Terumo BCT Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-02 |
Foundation of Terumo Russia LLC |
| 2013-07 |
Foundation of Terumo India Pvt. Ltd. |
| 2013-07 |
Introduction of a series of vital measuring devices with communication functions in Japan |
| 2014-01 |
Foundation of Terumo Medical Innovation |
| 2015-09 |
Introduction of the autologous skeletal myoblast sheet, the world’s first approved regenerative medicine for cardiac regenerative therapy in Japan, with sales beginning in 2016 |
| 2016-06 |
Addition of the world’s first intrasaccular device to the aneurysm treatment portfolio |
| 2017-01 |
Bolton Medical, Inc. (U.S.), a manufacturer of stent grafts for aortic treatment, joins Terumo Group |
| 2017-01 |
The vascular closure business and other assets of Abbott and St. Jude Medical join Terumo Group |
| 2017-11 |
Approval of Japan’s first insulin patch pump |
| 2018-04 |
Launch of the new business brand “Terumo Aortic” |
| 2018-12 |
Essen Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (China), a specialized enterprise of coronary interventional devices, joins Terumo Group |
| 2019-04 |
Rebuilding of the Terumo Group Identity with newly established Core Values |
| 2019-10 |
Launch of the cell therapy fill and finish system |
| 2019-10 |
Rebuilding of the Terumo Group Identity with newly established Core Values |
| 2020-05 |
Rebrand to “Blood and Cell Technologies Company” to reflect the strengthening cell therapy field |
| 2021-09 |
100th anniversary of the Terumo Group |
| 2022-04 |
Launch of the new business brand “Terumo Medical Care Solutions” |
| 2023-11 |
Foundation of Terumo South Africa (Pty) Ltd.” |
