Business Unit Manager's Message

Nikon’s Role in Healthcare

For over a century, Nikon has been driven by its pursuit of making the invisible visible and making the impossible possible through optical technology. This same vision continues to guide our Healthcare Business today.

Nikon Healthcare is focused on three key solution areas. First, “Life Science Solutions” supports progress in medical research, drug discovery, and life sciences, building on our expertise in biological microscopy technologies with products that have been integral to our business since its founding. Secondly, the “Eye Care Solutions” business unit contributes to the early detection of eye diseases through ophthalmic devices and systems equipped with Nikon’s proprietary technology. Third, Nikon’s “Cell Contract Development and Manufacturing Solutions” is helping to bring regenerative medicine and cell therapy closer to reality by supporting the development and production of therapeutic cells.

Across all of these disciplines, two core technologies continue to be our focus to enable us to explore the smallest of worlds: advanced optics, and image processing/analysis. Through these technologies, we will continue to open up bright new possibilities for the future of healthcare.

Synergies Across Our Three Solutions and Our Commitment

Our three core solutions are deeply interconnected, creating powerful synergies across our business platforms. Life Science Solutions and Cell Contract Development and Manufacturing Solutions closely align their shared focus on the observation of living cells. Similarly, there are strong synergies between Cell Contract Development and Manufacturing Solutions with the Eye Care Solutions group, particularly in areas such as regenerative treatments and transplants using eye cells which plays a significant role in the future of ophthalmology. Furthermore, Life Science Solutions and Eye Care Solutions also intersect, as optical technologies originally developed for microscopes are now being applied to ophthalmic devices.

To continue unlocking exciting new possibilities, Nikon stays closely attuned to the needs of customers — including those who needs have not yet been expressed. We are committed to delivering solutions that anticipate these challenges, and to do so, continue to strengthen our capabilities by training highly responsive, insight-driven solution engineers.

Looking into the Next Century

It has been 100 years since Nikon launched the JOICO microscope, and during this period, microscope technology has evolved exponentially. Today, with data obtained through the microscope combined with AI-powered image and data analysis, far more comprehensive microscopy systems are being developed.

In the years ahead, through constantly evolving automation, microscope systems are expected to contribute to innovative advancements in fields such as life sciences, medicine, drug discovery, and pharmaceutical development. In Cell Contract Development and Manufacturing, Nikon continues to make advancements by providing ever higher-quality and faster services to clients such as pharmaceutical companies and biotech ventures.

With Eye Care Solutions, technologies such as remote diagnostics and AI-driven analysis are contributing to the earlier detection of eye conditions which can result in better treatment outcomes.

Nikon's Healthcare Business Unit aims to contribute to the advancement of science and medicine in an effort to improve the quality of life of people around the world.