| 1947 |
Nipro was founded in 1947, starting with a light bulb regeneration business. Founder Minoru Sano, at age 20, established a light bulb regeneration business in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, with the cooperation of Biwa Lake Natural Gas Co., Ltd. |
| 1950 |
Operated Biwako Electric Bulb Manufacturing in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. This led to transactions with Japan Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (later Japan Electric Glass Co., Ltd.). |
| 1954 |
Became the general agent for Japan Electric Glass Co., Ltd. in Western Japan, and established Japan Glass Trading Co., Ltd. in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City. Started selling ampoule glass tubes and tablet bottle glass tubes. |
| 1959 |
Relocated headquarters to Osaka City, Oyodo Ward (now Kita Ward). |
| 1960 |
Established Otsu Factory (now Biwako Factory in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture) in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, and started production of pipe bottles and small electric bulb valves. |
| 1963 |
Developed automatic machinery for processing medium-sized bottles for vacuum flasks and started selling glass for vacuum flasks. Entered the supermarket business. |
| 1964 |
Built on the success of the glass and supermarket businesses, expanded into the medical field through capital participation and acquisitions. |
| 1964 |
Expansion into the medical field. Based on success in glass and supermarket businesses, expansion into the medical field through capital participation and acquisitions. |
| 1965 |
Started selling infusion sets to pharmaceutical companies, marking the beginning of the medical device business. |
| 1966 |
Established Tokyo Sales Office (now Pharma Packaging Business Division, Technical Sales Department) in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. |
| 1969 |
Participated in Tobizawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, now Nipro Medical Co., Ltd.) and began manufacturing injection needles. |
| 1972 |
Acquired Japan Plastic Specialty Co., Ltd. (later Nipro Corporation) and started domestic sales of medical devices. |
| 1972 |
Acquired Japan Plastic Specialty Co., Ltd. (renamed Nipro Corporation in the same year) and started domestic sales of medical devices. |
| 1974 |
Started manufacturing disposable syringes and coil-type dialyzers at Nipro Medical Co., Ltd. |
| 1975 |
Started manufacturing blood circuits, infusion sets, and hollow fiber dialyzers. |
| 1976 |
Started manufacturing vacuum blood collection tubes and catheters. |
| 1977 |
Changed the company name from Japan Glass Trading Co., Ltd. to Nissho Co., Ltd. |
| 1977 |
Changed the company name from Japan Glass Trading Co., Ltd. to Nissho Co., Ltd. Established a technology development center (now Nipro Creative Innovation Center) in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture. |
| 1978 |
Established the Technology Development Center (now Nipro Creative Innovation Center) in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture. |
| 1978 |
Started joint development of cellulose acetate hollow fiber membranes with a major material manufacturer. |
| 1981 |
Construction of Odate Factory in Odate City, Akita Prefecture. |
| 1983 |
Start of delivery of dialyzers and related products to a major US medical device sales company. Started manufacturing medical rubber stoppers. |
| 1984 |
Start of delivery of insulin syringes to a major Danish pharmaceutical company. |
| 1985 |
Start of delivery of vacuum blood collection needles to a major US medical device manufacturing and sales company. |
| 1985 |
Start of delivery of vacuum blood collection needles to a major US medical device manufacturing and sales company. Accelerated the kitization of medical devices through US-Japan MOSS negotiations. |
| 1986 |
Start of delivery of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) needles for dialysis to a major Swedish medical device manufacturer. |
| 1987 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| 1988 |
Birth of cellulose triacetate (CTA) dialyzers for international products. Capital participation in Hyoyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (now Nipro Pharma Co., Ltd.) and expansion into the pharmaceutical business. Established Nissho Nipro Corporation in Thailand (now Nipro Thailand Corporation). |
| 1988 |
Birth of cellulose triacetate (CTA) dialyzers for international products. Capital participation in Hyoyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (now Nipro Pharma Co., Ltd.) and expansion into the pharmaceutical business. Established Nissho Nipro Corporation in Thailand for manufacturing and selling medical devices. |
| 1990 |
Designated as a first-section stock on the Osaka Securities Exchange. Construction of Hyoyama Pharmaceutical Ise Factory (now Nipro Pharma Ise Factory). Developed a full (integrated) kit of antibiotics with major pharmaceutical companies. |
| 1991 |
Established Nissho Nipro Europe N.V. in Belgium for the purpose of selling medical devices (now Nipro Medical Europe N.V.). |
