Rigaku Timeline

1951

Rigaku Corporation (RC) founded

1951

 

1961

Rigaku lndustrial Corporation (RIC) founded

1961

 

1972
Rigaku/USA, Inc. founded
1992

X-ray Research Laboratory founded

1992 Rigaku X-ray Research Institute, Haijima

 

1996

Acquired Molecular Structure Corporation (MSC)

1996_Molecular Structure Corporation (MSC)

 

2000

Acquired Osmic, Inc.

2000_Osmic, Inc

 

2001

Rigaku/USA, Inc. and MSC merged, forming Rigaku/MSC, Inc.

2001 RigakuMSC, Inc

 

2006

Rigaku/MSC, Inc. changed its name to Rigaku Americas Corporation (RAC)

Osmic, Inc., changed its name to Rigaku lnnovative TechnoIogies, Inc. (RIT)

2006_Rigaku lnnovative TechnoIogies, Inc. (RIT)

 

2007
Rigaku European Headquarters established
2008

Rigaku lnnovative Technologies Europe s.r.o. (RITE) established

Rigaku Corporation merged with Rigaku lndustrial Corporation

2008_Rigaku lnnovative Technologies Europe s.r.o. (RITE)

 

2009

Rigaku Beijing Corporation (RBC) established

Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc. (ART) established

2009_Rigaku Beijing Corporation (RBC)

 

2010

Rigaku Asia and Pacific, Ltd. (RAP) established

Rigaku Europe SE (RESE) established, dissolving Rigaku European Headquarters

Acquired Newton Scientific, Inc.

2010 Newton Scientific, Inc.

 

2011

Rigaku Raman Technologies, Inc. established

2011 Rigaku AnaIyticaI Devices, Inc. (RAD)

 

2013
Rigaku Latin America Ltda. (RLA) established
2014
Rigaku Americas Holding, Inc. (RAH) established
2015

Rigaku Raman Technologies, Inc. changed its name to Rigaku AnaIyticaI Devices, Inc. (RAD)

Rigaku Polska sp. z o.o. (ROP) established

2015_Rigaku Polska sp. z o.o. (ROP)

 

2016

Rigaku Asia and Pacific, Ltd. (RAP) changed its name to Rigaku Portable Devices Asia Limited (RPDA)

Rigaku Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (RAPP) established

synergy

 

2019
Acquired XwinSys Technology Development Ltd.(XWS)
2021

Rigaku celebrates its 70th Anniversary

MILabs acquired

The Carlyle Group acquires Rigaku

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