Company Profile

Corporate Profile

Corporate Profile

Company Name
Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd.
Established
August 25, 1983
Representative
Norihiko Shibayama, President
Capital

918 million yen

Number of Employees
Consolidated : 155, Non-consolidated : 122 (as of December 31, 2023)
Office

Head Office

Toyo-Ekimae Bldg., 2-20, Toyo 2-chome,
Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0016, Japan
TEL : +81-3-5632-9600 FAX : +81-3-5632-9613

Main Financing Banks
MUFG Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Bank,
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank
Description of Business
Life science research biotools (reagents, kits, instruments, diagnostics, software): import, export, manufacture, marketing, sales, customer support
Stock Exchange Listings
Tokyo Stock Exchange, JASDAQ (Standard)
Securities Code
3386

(as of December 31, 2021)

Corporate History

1978
Founded as Biochemical group in Technological Development Division, Maruzen Oil Co., Ltd. (as of now Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.)
1983
Founded Maruzen Oil Biochemical Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary of Maruzen Oil Co., Ltd.
1986
Changed company name to Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd.
1994
Moved main office to current location, Toyo, Koto-ku, Tokyo
2000
Management buyout (MBO) from Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.
2004
Established Cosmo Bio USA, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA
2005
Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange (as of now JASDAQ market of Tokyo Stock Exchange)
2006
80% stake in Primary Cell Co., Ltd.
2007
30% stake in BM Equipment Co., Ltd.
2008
100% ownership of Primary Cell Co., Ltd.
2010
63% stake in BM Equipment Co., Ltd. (controlling interest)
2013
Merged Primary Cell Co., Ltd.
Distribution center expansion and relocation
2016
Established a joint venture company “Proteintech Japan Co., Ltd.” with Proteintech Group, Inc.
2017
Opened Sapporo Site as R&D / manufacturing base for Cosmo Bio products

Subsidialies

Company Name
BM Equipment Co., Ltd.
Established
June, 1985
Office

Toyo-Ekimae Bldg., 2-20, Toyo 2-chome,
Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0016, Japan
TEL : +81-3-6666-5901 FAX : +81-3-6666-5906

Description of Business
Life science research consumables: import, marketing, sales, and customer support for general laboratory plasticware, glassware, small instruments
Website
Company Name
COSMO BIO USA, Inc.
Established
August, 2004
Office

2792 Loker Avenue West, Suite 101 Carlsbad, California 92010, USA
TEL : +1-760-431-4600 FAX : 760-431-4604

Description of Business
Life science research biotools: International sales of Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. export products
Website
Company Name
Proteintech Japan Co., Ltd.
Established
November, 2016
Office

Toyo-Ekimae Bldg., 2-20, Toyo 2-chome,
Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0016, Japan
TEL : +81-3-5632-9712

Description of Business
Marketing, promotion and technical support for ProteintechGroup, Inc. products.

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