¶¶Òõpro Chronology
2024-
Strengthening our global framework for sustainable growth
2024
- Certified as a 2024 Sports Yell Company by the Japan Sports Agency (March)
- Certified as a 2024 White 500 Company for outstanding health and productivity management (March)
- NTT and ¶¶Òõpro begin world¡¯s first joint demonstration experiment of cloud endoscopy system (March)
- Enhances innovation capabilities by expanding R&D to hyderabad, India (June)
- Launch of two new jaw designs in the POWERSEAL Sealer/Divider family of advanced bipolar surgical energy products (August)
- First cloud-based AI endoscopy system for colonoscopy receives FDA clearance (September)
- Launch of a new 4K camera head, CH-S700-08-LB, for endoscopic urology and gynecology procedures (September)
- Launch of VISERA S, the all-in-one imaging platform with stroboscopy (September)
- Partners with Rizal Medical Center - center for digestive and liver care for digestive health training in the Philippines (October)
- CE approval for three cloud-based AI medical devices and announces plans for launch of AI-powered endoscopy ecosystem in 2025 (October)
- Demonstration shows IOWN APN¡¯s low-latency capability can be used for real-time diagnosis and treatment on a remote server to realize world¡¯s first cloud endoscopy system (November)
- Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the fourth consecutive year (December)
2025
- Recognized on CDP¡¯s ¡°A List¡±, the highest rating in the field of climate change (February)
- Announced a milestone for its iTind device with expanded availability across major markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region (February)
- Certified as a 2025 White 500 Company for outstanding health and productivity management (March)
- Certified as a 2025 Sports Yell Company by the Japan Sports Agency (March)
- A decade of ¶¶Òõpro India's commitment to community welfare (April)
- Bob White is appointed Representative Executive Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer and a new Director candidate (April)
- Achieves 100% renewable energy at manufacturing site in Vietnam (July)
- Launch of EU-ME3 ultrasound processor for GI and pulmonary disease detection and diagnosis in U.S. market (July)
- Selected as a supplier engagement leader 2024, the highest rating in the CDP Supplier Engagement Rating (July)
- Enters strategic partnership to develop endoluminal gastrointestinal robotics (July)
- Supports Kenyan endoscopists (July)
- Named as a ¡°Co-creator¡± company for the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) (August)
- Obtains its first medical device registration certificate for a locally-manufactured product in China with its most advanced imaging endoscope (September)
- Launch of EBUS bronchoscope BF-UCP190F in EMEA and APAC (September)
- U.S. launch of newest imaging platform for ENT and urological applications (September)
- Launch of OLYSENSE CAD/AI in the US and Europe (September)
- Launch of SecureFlex, a single-use fine needle biopsy device (October)
- ¶¶Òõpro and W. L. Gore & Associates enter into international distribution agreement to expand the ¶¶Òõpro endo therapy portfolio (October)
- ¡°Feasibility study on the development of Japanese digitalized endoscopy infection control systems in India¡± selected for METI¡¯s FY2024 supplementary ¡°Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Subsidy Program (Small-Scale Demonstration/Feasibility Study Project)¡± (October)
- Launch of THUNDERBEAT II, the next generation hybrid energy device (October)
- Unveiled a comprehensive strategy to transform endoscopy-enabled care through innovation and operational excellence (November)
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