Meiji Techno

Meiji Techno is a Japanese manufacturer of optical microscopes and related accessories serving laboratory, biomedical, pharmaceutical, educational, and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1964 as Azuma Optics and was reorganized in 1975 as Meiji Techno, after which it began selling products under the Meiji Techno brand. Its portfolio includes biological, fluorescent, polarizing, stereo, metallurgical, and digital microscopy systems used in research, diagnostics support, quality control, and teaching. Meiji Techno operates globally through subsidiaries and distributors, including Meiji Techno America and Meiji Techno UK. While the company is relevant to life sciences and healthcare through its microscopy products, it is not a therapeutics developer and does not appear to maintain a drug pipeline.