Technomics, Inc.

Technomics, Inc. (株式会社テクノミック) is a Japanese company based in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, that publishes and distributes pharmaceutical, medical and scientific information. It was established in April 1978 in Nihonbashi-Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, under the name Technomics Information Service Co., Ltd. (株式会社テクノミックインフォメーションサービス), with initial capital of 3 million yen. The company changed its name to Technomics, Inc. in January 1993 and moved its head office to its current Kyobashi address in July 2003. Its capital stands at 16 million yen. The company's core business is the publication and licensing of drug-development and medical databases. Its flagship product, Asuno Shinyaku (明日の新薬, "Tomorrow's New Drugs"), was first published in November 1982 and has since appeared in print, floppy-disk, online, CD-ROM and web editions. Technomics also publishes BioToday and the Sanei Report, and acts as the Japanese general sales agent for a range of foreign medical information products, including Merative Micromedex, DRUGDEX, DynaMedex, POISINDEX, RED BOOK Online and RightAnswer. It is a member of the Publishers Copyright Management Organization (JCOPY) and the Japan Foreign Book Association. Technomics serves a specialized professional market: medical and pharmaceutical faculties and affiliated hospitals of national, public and private universities; government bodies including the National Diet Library and science and technology agencies; pharmaceutical, food-biotech and chemical companies; trading houses and drug wholesalers; and industry associations. Its main banks include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, Manufacturers Bank (Los Angeles) and SMBC Europe Ltd. (London). The company is led by Representative Director Yohei Otsuka, with Kenichiro Otsuka as advisor. It remains a privately held Japanese corporation and continues to operate its database and publishing business from its Tokyo head office.

Technomics, Inc. traces its origins to April 1978, when Technomics Information Service Co., Ltd. (株式会社テクノミックインフォメーションサービス) was established in Nihonbashi-Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, with capital of 3 million yen. In January 1979 the company became the Japanese general sales agent for Micromedex, Inc., beginning a long-standing role as a licensed distributor of foreign medical information products. During the 1980s the company expanded its publishing and database activities. Capital was increased to 4 million yen in August 1981, and in December 1981 it issued the first edition of the English-language Japanese pharmaceutical company directory (英文版日本製薬会社録). In November 1982 it launched Asuno Shinyaku (明日の新薬), which became its flagship drug-development publication. An English edition, Pharmcast, followed in May 1983, and in October 1983 the company issued what it describes as Japan's first electronic journal, the floppy-disk edition of Asuno Shinyaku. An online service for Asuno Shinyaku / PHARMCAST began in May 1986, and in January 1987 the company started supplying Micromedex's CCIS on CD-ROM. In the 1990s Technomics broadened its agency portfolio and corporate structure. It became the Japanese general sales agent for Current Patents Ltd. (later Thomson Scientific) in April 1991 and for Ashley Publications Ltd. (later Informa Healthcare) in April 1994. Capital was raised to 10 million yen in June 1992, and in January 1993 the company changed its name to Technomics, Inc. (株式会社テクノミック) and began offering the chemical structure-readable database PHARMCAST DATA. In November 1994 it published the first editions of the Asuno Shinyaku supplements New Drug Development Progress List and New Drug Development Stage Chart. The e-InfoStream edition of Asuno Shinyaku followed in July 1997, a general book-publishing business began in August 1998, and a CD-ROM edition of Asuno Shinyaku was issued in January 1999. From 2000 onward the company continued to update its product line and operations. It published Applied Therapeutics Volume 1 in February 2000, completing the five-volume series in January 2002. In January 2003 it began offering Asuno Shinyaku on IDdb, and in July 2003 it relocated its head office to its current address in Kyobashi. In February 2005 it absorbed Science Press Co., Ltd. (サイエンスプレス株式会社) as the Science Press Division (now SP Division), with capital restated at 16 million yen. The web edition of Asuno Shinyaku was launched in January 2006, and the SP Division moved to the current head office in August 2006. The company's published chronology continues into October 2008 and beyond. Today Technomics remains a privately held Japanese corporation headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, led by Representative Director Yohei Otsuka, with Kenichiro Otsuka as advisor. It continues to publish and distribute pharmaceutical and medical databases and to act as Japanese general sales agent for foreign information providers.

• 2006

  Asuno Shinyaku Web edition launched.

• 2006

  SP Division relocated to current head office.

• 2005

  Science Press Co., Ltd. absorbed as Science Press Division (now SP Division); capital restated at 16 million yen.

• 2003

  Asuno Shinyaku on IDdb begins.

• 2003

  Head office relocated to current address in Kyobashi.

• 2000

  Applied Therapeutics Volume 1 published (five-volume series completed January 2002).

• 1999

  Asuno Shinyaku CD-ROM edition published.

• 1998

  General book-publishing business begins.

• 1997

  Asuno Shinyaku e-InfoStream edition service begins.

• 1994

  Becomes Japanese general sales agent for Ashley Publications Ltd. (later Informa Healthcare).

• 1994

  First editions of Asuno Shinyaku supplements New Drug Development Progress List and New Drug Development Stage Chart published.

• 1993

  Company renamed Technomics, Inc.; PHARMCAST DATA database launched.

• 1992

  Capital increased to 10 million yen.

• 1991

  Becomes Japanese general sales agent for Current Patents Ltd. (later Thomson Scientific).

• 1987

  Begins supplying Micromedex CCIS on CD-ROM.

• 1986

  Online service for Asuno Shinyaku / PHARMCAST begins.

• 1983

  English edition Pharmcast published.

• 1983

  Floppy-disk edition of Asuno Shinyaku issued, described as Japan's first electronic journal.

• 1982

  Asuno Shinyaku (明日の新薬) first published.

• 1981

  Capital increased to 4 million yen.

• 1981

  First edition of the English-language Japanese pharmaceutical company directory published.

• 1979

  Becomes Japanese general sales agent for Micromedex, Inc.

• 1978

  Technomics Information Service Co., Ltd. established in Nihonbashi-Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, with capital of 3 million yen.

Specialist Japanese publisher and licensed distributor of pharmaceutical and medical information databases for academic, government and industry clients.

• Asuno Shinyaku (明日の新薬)

  Flagship drug-development database first published in 1982, later issued in floppy-disk, online, CD-ROM and web editions.

• BioToday

  Database product listed among the company's sales items.

• Sanei Report (サンエイレポート)

  Database product listed among the company's sales items.

• Merative Micromedex

  Foreign medical information product for which Technomics is the Japanese general sales agent.

• DRUGDEX

  Drug information database distributed in Japan by Technomics.

• DynaMedex

  Clinical reference product distributed in Japan by Technomics.

• POISINDEX

  Toxicology information database distributed in Japan by Technomics.

• RED BOOK Online

  Drug pricing and reference resource distributed in Japan by Technomics.

• RightAnswer

  Information product from RightAnswer.com, Inc. for which Technomics is the Japanese general sales agent.

1. 1株式会社テクノミック official websitetechnomics.co.jp
2. 2会社案内 | 株式会社テクノミックtechnomics.co.jp
3. 3Technomics Inc. (Japan) - Wikidatawikidata.org