Corporate Development

1976	July	Kaken Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established (Toride City, Ibaraki Pref.) with \3 million in capital
1989	April	Delivered first unit of gas injection (gas-assist molding) equipment (joint development with Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd.)
1989	October	Capital increased to \6 million
1993	April	Capital increased to \10 million
1995	July	Made an agency agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (robotics business unit), and started delivering robotics automation facilities
1998	June	Reloacted head office to Matsuhidai 439-1, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture
1998	October	Started research on DNA-related devices aiming at wider application of in-house technologies as a foray into a new business area. The first project was the development of a DNA microarrayer under the guidance of Prof. Matsushima (Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)
1999	December	Capital increased to \30 million
2000	February	Patent granted for DNA microarrayer
	March	Started a bio-research group (DNA array based equipment for gene analysis) under the subsidies of funds granted from Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (Innovative Technology R&D Plan)
	May	Corporate name changed to “Kaken Geneqs Co., Ltd.”
	June	Developed a nitrogen generator used in LC/MC (an analytic instrument) and started delivery
	October	Capital increased to \80 million
	November	Established a co-parent company, JGS Corporation, for the development of gene diagnosis/analysis technology in cooperation with the following companies: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., Fujirebio Inc., and SRL Inc.
2001	September	Capital increased to \102.05 million
2001	October	Capital increased to \135.5 million Participated in the “Development of Next Generation Advanced Technologies Based on Genome Information“ (a joint research project based in Chiba Prefecture), in which Kaken Geneqs focused on the development of DNA/antibody/protein arrayers.
2002	January	Capital increased to \150.5 million
2002	April	Patent granted for DNA microarrayer
2004	June	Trademarks registered: “Geneqs”, “Kaken Geneqs”
2004	December	Developed protein microarryer and delivered the first unit
2005	August	Received an award for Excellence in the first Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Nippon Grand Awards (The Prime Minister Award) for the achievements of the DNA/antibody/protein microarray chip and the manufacturing equipment (arrayer)
2006	March	Received an award for Excellence in the first Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Nippon Grand Awards (The Prime Minister Award) for the achievements of the DNA/antibody/protein microarray chip and manufacturing equipment (arrayer)
2006	April	Received an Award for Excellence in the 18th Awards for Excellent New Technologies and Products from Small and Medium Enterprises (co-hosted by the Risona Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion, and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd.) (DNA/antibody/protein microarrayer: “Genex2005Arrayer”)
2007	August	Started independent delivery of the “NEO-200” gas booster
2008	February	The DNA/antibody/protein microarrayer was selected as one of the qualified products in the 4th Monozukuri Award in Chiba
	May	Obtained ISO 9001:2000 certificate (international standard for quality management and assurance)
	November	Developed “i2 Mold”: A hot/cold thermal cycling gas assistance joint system (integrated version with two functions: gas assist molding and heat & cool molding)
2009	September	”i2 Mold” was registered as a trademark
2010	July	Received “Ecostage” environmental management system certificate
2010	December	Developed counter pressure equipment that assists with foam molding
2011	November	Registered patent for Paramate glass sample embedding device (joint application with Kitasato University)
2013	March	Received an Excellent Invention award in the 38th Invention Awards for the Paramate glass sample embedding device
2014	April	Became a wholly-owned subsidiary of WDB Holdings Co., Ltd.
2014	August	Developed and released compressor integrated nitrogen generator for use in LC/MC