History
| Company History - Awards | Product launch history | |
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| 1917 | Noda Shoyu Co. Ltd. (forerunner to Kikkoman)was founded. | |
| 1939 | Kamogawa Nickel Co., Ltd. was founded. | Nickel's first shipment |
| 1948 | Sodium Alginate | |
| 1956 | Loid（Propylene Glycol Alginate） | |
| 1961 | Seishin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was founded. | |
| 1983 | Company name change of Kibun Food Chemifa Co., Ltd. | |
| 1986 | Edogawa plant completed | |
| 1989 | Succeeded in mass production by genetic recombination enzyme "luciferase" of firefly light. | |
| 1990 | Hyaluronic Acid | |
| 1990 | ATP hygiene monitoring for paper pulp manufacturing : CheckLite KP ATP hygiene monitoring : CheckLite LU |
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| 1991 | ATP hygiene monitoring : CheckLite LU plus |
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| 1993 | Launched Bio-Chemicals Division／（Seishin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. merger） Seishin Co., Ltd. was founded. |
High performance luminometer : Lumitester K-100 |
| 1994 | ATP rapid hygiene monitoring system | |
| 1995 | High performance luminometer : Lumitester K-200 Glucose forming activity assay kit |
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| 1996 | Kamogawa Plant obtained a certification of ISO 9001. | |
| 1997 | High performance luminometer : Lumitester C-100 Emission plaything : Hotalight |
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| 1998 | Received the Nihon Jouyukai's Technology Award from Nihon Jyouyukai (Brewer's Association, Japan) ATP hygiene | ATP hygiene monitoring : LuciPac Acid carboxypeptidase assay kit |
| 1999 | Gravinol :Received the Japan Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Award for Achievement in Technological Research from the Japan Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry. | Quantification of Histamine : Histamine Test Detection of coliform : CheckLite CT |
| 2001 | ATP hygiene monitoring : LuciPac II Instrument for Hygiene monitoring : Lumitester PD-10 ATP+AMP hygiene monitoring : LuciPac W |
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| 2002 | Kamogawa Plant obtained a certification of ISO 14001. | |
| 2003 | Manufacturing of pharmaceutical API grade sodium hyaluronate got permitted and obtained a manufacturing approval (at Kamogawa Plant). | |
| 2004 | Capital and business alliance with Kikkoman Corporation | |
| 2007 | Received the Technical Achievement Award in Fisheries Science from the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science. | |
| 2008 | Manufacturing of alginate and PGA obtained a certification of ISO 22000. | High performance luminometer : Lumitester C-110 |
| 2009 | Instrument for Hygiene monitoring : Lumitester PD-20 ATP+AMP hygiene monitoring : LuciPac Pen |
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| 2011 | Kikkoman Biochemifa Company was founded. | |
| 2011 | Lumitester PD-20 Control Kit | |
| 2013 | Received the Technical Award of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan from the the Society for Biotechnology, Japan. | ATP+AMP hygiene monitoring : LuciPac Pen-AQUA |
| 2014 | Received the Japan Soy Sauce Technology Award in application section from the Japan Soy Sauce Association. | Instrument for Hygiene monitoring : Lumitester PD-30 ATP+AMP hygiene monitoring : LuciPac LS2.8-400/LS3.2-400 |
| 2016 | Long stem swabs for LuciPac : LuciSwab |
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| 2017 | ATP+ADP+AMP hygiene monitoring : LuciPac Pen A3 Surface/A3 Water |
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| 2019 | Instrument for Hygiene monitoring : Lumitester Smart Quantification of Histamine : Histamine Check Swab |
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| 2020 | Allergen Testing : Allergeneye Immunochromatography |
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| 2021 | Lumitester Smart win the iF DESIGN AWARD 2021 | Convenient microbial testing : Easy Plate |
- The business relevant to the former Biochemical Department and the former Ingredient Group of Health Food Sales Department of Kikkoman Food Products Company.
- The business relevant to the Chemicals Division of formerly known by the Foodchemifa Co., Ltd..