Brief History
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October 1939 Dai Nippon Zoki Research Institute founded in Ikuno-ku, Osaka-shi
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April 1942 Head Office and Factory relocated to Hirano-ku, Osaka-shi
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June 1949 Nippon Zoki Allergy Research Institute established for the study and treatment of allergic diseases
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December 1954 Konishi Jin-emon joins management as an Executive Advisor
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April 1960 Jiro Sugano assumes presidency
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August 1960 General sales agent agreement with Shionogi & Co., Ltd. amicably dissolved to start independent marketing
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January 1961 Renamed as Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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May 1964 Executive Advisor Konishi Jin-emon assumes presidency
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May 1965 Business alliance agreements signed with Biobasal (Switzerland) and Promedica (France)
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October 1970 The first French-Japanese Meeting on Allergology held at the University of Paris (subsequently held alternately in Japan and France every three years)
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April 1971 Aeropur Japan Co., Ltd. established to manufacture and market the Aeropur® anti-air pollution control system
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November 1976 Neurotropin® Special 3 cc released
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October 1980 The first Chinese-Japanese Meeting on Immunology and Allergology held in Beijing and Shanghai, China
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March 1982 China-Japan Immunology and Hematology Research Center jointly established in Shanghai with the Chinese Ministry of Public Health, with the aim of promoting exchanges in basic medicine and human resources development
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June 1983 Completion of the Institute of Bio-Active Science (IBAS)
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November 1983 Konishi Foundation for International Exchange founded under charter by the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
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April 1985 The first U.S.S.R.-Bulgaria-Japan Meeting on Physiology of Emotion held in the IBAS International Conference Hall
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October 1985 The first French-Japanese-Chinese Meeting on Immunology and Allergology (the sixth French-Japanese Meeting on Allergology and the fifth Chinese-Japanese Meeting on Immunology and Allergology) held in Beijing and Shanghai, China
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November 1985 IBAS receives the Green Architecture Prize as part of the Hyogo Prefecture Parks and Greenery Concept
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April 1986 Completion of Ono Ryokuen FactoryNZP group founded for the company's self-protection
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July 1987 The first Chinese-Japanese Shanghai International Medical Seminar held
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July 1988 Neurotropin® tablet released
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October 1988 The seventh French-Japanese Meeting on Allergology (20th anniversary event) held in Clos de Vougeot, France
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January 1994 Beijing Liaison Office opened
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September 1994 Shanghai Konishi Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Japan-China joint venture) foundedImport of Neurotropin® tablet approved in China
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November 1994 Import of Neurotropin® Special 3 cc approved in China
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November 1996 Completion of Technology Research Laboratories
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May 1999 Completion of Konishi-MUSC Institute for Inflammation Research
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January 2002 Konishi Ryusaku assumes presidency
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May 2005 Completion of Shanghai Konishi Biological Technology's Spark Factory
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December 2005 Completion of Ono Ryokuen Factory Manufacturing Building No. 2
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April 2008 Completion of Formulation Research Laboratories
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August 2008 Raw material facility completed in Vietnam
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June 2011 Xiaoxi Medical Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. founded
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December 2011 Konishi Biotechnology Vietnam Co., Ltd. founded
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December 2013 Nippon Zoki Vietnam Co., Ltd. founded
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January 2017 Nippon Zoki Vietnam completes the first phase of raw material facility construction in Yên Bái, Vietnam
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March 2020 First-class marketing license for medical devices obtained
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August 2020 Head Office relocated to 4-chome, Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi
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June 2023 Konishi Takafumi assumes presidency