- About Us -
CEO Greetings
NIREC was founded in 2019 with the purpose of developing medical fluorescent clips, fluorescent catheters, fluorescent markers by applying near-infrared technology, and locating tumor affected areas and reducing the risk of damage to important organs at laparoscopic surgery sites.
We are promoting the development of fluorescent resins and fluorescent imaging systems with the support of industry-academia collaboration.
We aim to develop the equipment desired by medical sites and medical equipment manufacturers.
CEO
Developer / Creator SATO Takayuki
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Control, Kochi University Medical School
We are engaged in the development of ICG fluorescent color imaging and near-infrared fluorescent resin.
With the success of industry-academia collaboration, we will continue to pursue our first intentions with members who can share the mission and values of delivering research results to the medical field.
NIREC : Origin of the company name
As medical application of near-infrared light is our core technology, "NIREC" is derived from the character.
We adopted "STOKES SHIFT" as our logo mark, which expresses near-infrared excitation light and fluorescence technology.
Company Profile
| Company Name | NIREC Corporation |
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| Type 3 medical device manufacturing and sales business | Permission number : No.39B3X10003 |
| Representative | KATAHIRA Haruyasu SUMIDA Tetsuo |
| Established | April 19th, 2019 |
| Capital | 72 million yen |
| Nature of business | Developing, manufacturing and sales of medical equipment and teaching materials Support to medical reserch |
| Head office | 11-7 Kitagoza, Kochi 781-0083 Japan Phone +81-88-856-5690 FAX +81-50-3730-9786 |
| Main bank | Umeda-bashi branch, Bank of Kochi Oroshi-danchi branch, Shikoku Bank |
| Joint research institute | National University Corporation Kochi University http://www.kochi-ms.ac.jp/~ff_heart/per.htm |
Corporate history
| April, 2019 | NIREC Corporation Established INO Shingo : Appointed CEO |
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| January, 2020 | Marged with PlusMed Co., Lid. |
| February, 2020 | KATAHIRA Haruyasu : Appointed CEO |
Access (by car)
15 min. from Kochi st.
30 min. from Kochi airport