Shanghai office in the eastern area of China opened.
Entered into International Distributor Agreement with General Atomics of the U.S. to market and distribute Diode Pumped Solid State Laser in Japan and Asia; Signed agreements with Stanford University of the U.S. for the research of Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy.
2002
Masatoshi Koshiba, professor emeritus of University of Tokyo, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. Prof. Koshiba was recognized for having established the new field of "Neutrino Astronomy" as a result of research conducted at the Kamiokande, which was equipped with photomultiplier tubes made by HAMAMATSU.
2003
The "APD" opto-semiconductor used in CMS, an international experimental project in high-energy physics conducted by CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics), was awarded "The CMS Award 2003".
As a first step of new industry to achieve "true health" for mankind, the building of a clinical facility for the Hamamatsu Medical Imaging Center run by the Hamamatsu Medical Photonics Foundation was completed to facilitate the early detection of cancer and dementia.
Electoron Tube Division and Solid State Division obtained ISO14001 certification.
Hamamatsu Medical Imaging Center
2004
Systems Division obtained ISO-14001 certification.
The Photon Fair '04 held.
TriPHEMOS was put on the market.
A Tie-up was formed with Hiroshima University to conduct comprehensive joint research programs on interactions between light and matter.
Photon Fair '04
2005
"The Graduate School For The Creation Of New Photonics Industries", where new industries based on light started.
NanoZoomer Digital Pathology was put on the market.
The Graduate School For The Creation Of New Photonics Industries
