Terumo is a global leader in medical technology and has been committed to "Contributing to Society through Healthcare.

Toray Industries, Inc. (東レ株式会社 Tōre Kabushiki-gaisha) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan that specializes in industrial products centered on technologies in organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and biochemistry.

Toyobo Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture, processing, and sale of specialty and functional products. It operates through the following segments: Films and Functional Materials, Mobility, Life and Environment, Life Science, Real Estate, and Others The Films and Functional Materials segment includes manufacturing and sales of packaging films, industrial films, industrial adhesives, and optical functional materials. The Mobility segment handles the manufacture and sale of engineering plastics and airbag fabrics. The Life and Environment segment covers the manufacture and sales of aqua membranes, functional filters, super fibers, non-woven fabrics, functional clothing, apparel products, clothing textiles, and clothing fibers, The Life Science segment manufactures and sells bio-products such as enzymes for diagnostic reagents, pharmaceuticals, medical membranes, and medical equipment, The Real Estate segment engages in the leasing and management of real estate. The Others segment includes building design and construction, and information processing and logistic services. The company was founded by Eiichi Shibusawa on May 3, 1882 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

BioInteractions provides biocompatible solutions to the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.

FzioMed is a privately held medical device company. They develop, manufacture and commercialize absorbable, surgical biomaterials based on their patented polymer science. Surgeons use FzioMed adhesion barrier products in many surgical applications including spine, orthopedics, hand, tendon, peripheral nerve, and peritoneal/abdominal procedures. Their spine gel is the number 1 adhesion barrier gel for spine surgery worldwide. FzioMed’s exceptional biomaterial technology is ideal for use in surgery and other medical applications. FzioMed patents cover an array of compositions and methods, and all of the company’s products are based on this proprietary platform

Kaneka Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, synthetic resins, and plastics. It operates through the following segments: Material Solutions, Quality of Life Solutions, Health Care Solutions, Nutrition Solutions and Others. The Material Solutions segment covers biodegradable polymers, materials that support the development of social infrastructure and mobility which includes the weight reduction and fuel efficiency improvement. The Quality of Life Solutions segment handles energy saving needs such as housing and living infrastructure, and development of Internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). The Health Care Solutions segment offers solutions through the fusion of devices and medicines, and develops healthcare business based on biopharmaceuticals and regenerative and cellular medicines. The Nutrition Solutions segment provides materials and supplement solutions to food production support in livestock and fishery industries. The Others segment provides agency services for property and life insurance. The company was founded on September 1, 1949 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Merck (d.b.a. EMD Millipore in the U.S. and Canada) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Merck, also known as “German Merck” and “Merck Darmstadt”, was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1668, making it the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company. The company was privately owned until going public in 1995. However, the Merck family still controls a majority (≈70%) of the company's shares. Following World War I, Merck lost possession of its foreign sites, including the Merck & Co. subsidiary in the United States. Merck & Co., which operates as Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) outside the U.S. and Canada, is now an independent company. Merck KGaA operates mainly in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America. Since Merck & Co. holds the rights to the Merck name in the U.S. and Canada, the company operated under the umbrella brand EMD Chemicals in North America, and since 2010 as EMD Millipore (after the acquisition of Millipore Corporation), formed from the initials of Emanuel Merck, Darmstadt. Founded in 1668 in Darmstadt, Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. The success of the export business to the United States led in 1887 to the establishment of an office in New York, which gave rise to their subsidiary [Merck & Co.](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/merck-co-inc) four years later. Owing to World War I, Merck & Co. was expropriated in 1917. The two companies have been separate every since. Merck KGaA Subsidiaries: - [Merck Consumer Healthcare](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/merck-consumer-healthcare) - [Merck Performance Materials](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/merck-performance-materials)

Becton, Dickinson & Co. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products. It operates through the following segments: BD Medical, BD Life Sciences, and BD Interventional. The BD Medical segment produces medical technologies and devices that are used to help improve healthcare delivery. The BD Life Sciences segment provides products for the safe collection and transport of diagnostics specimens, and instruments and reagent systems to detect infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and cancers. The BD Interventional segment offers vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities, alternate site facilities, and patients via its Homecare business. The company was founded by Maxwell W. Becton and Fairleigh S. Dickinson in 1897 and is headquartered in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used principally to treat cardiovascular disease.

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. engages in the discovery, development, and manufacture of pharmaceutical products under Zydus brand. The firm's products portfolio includes active pharmaceutical ingredients, human formulations, and animal health & veterinary. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Products. The Pharmaceuticals segment represents the business of integrated pharmaceutical operations with business encompassing the entire value chain in the research, development, production, marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The Consumer Products segment represents the business of development, production, marketing, and distribution of differentiated health and wellness products. The company was founded by Ramanbhai B. Patel in 1952 and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

Target Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets disposable and implantable medical devices. It provides medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures to treat vascular diseases and other diseases related to small vessels of the circulatory system. The company was founded by Anna Marie and John R. Daniels in 1985 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Koken Co., Ltd. is a company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, that develops and manufactures silicone materials. It was founded in 1959 by Taichiro Akiyama.

Gambro Lundia AB operates as a medical technology company. It develops, manufactures, and distributes products and treatments for kidney and liver dialysis, treatment of myeloma kidney, and other extracorporeal treatments for chronically and acutely ill patients. The firm also holds shares in other companies. The company was founded on February 18, 1953 and is headquartered in Lund, Sweden.

Teijin Ltd. engages in the management of its group companies that are involved in the environment and energy, safety and protection, information and electronics, transportation, and healthcare businesses. It operates through the following segments: Materials, Healthcare, and Others. The Materials segment handles the manufacture and sale of polyester, aramid, and carbon fiber products as well as plastic and resin products from polycarbonate resin and polyester film. The Healthcare segment deals with the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals and home medical equipment. It also provides home healthcare services. The Others segment offers information technology services. The company was founded by Seita Kumura, Itsuzo Hata, and Naokichi Kaneko on June 17, 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Heart Research Institute is an internationally recognized medical research institute that performs groundbreaking cardiovascular research. The organization's mission is to prevent death and suffering from cardiovascular diseases, a complex array of illnesses affecting the heart and blood vessels. Cardiovascular diseases will be addressed, such as coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, hypertension, heart failure, preeclampsia, congenital heart disease, and pulmonary vascular disease, as well as metabolic complications such as diabetes.

NeTech, Inc., part of Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd., is a Japanese company located in Kanagawa that develops anti-cancer drugs, medical adhesives and wound dressing and cell diagnosis.

Bactiguard AB develops and supplies infection protection solutions to reduce the risk of hospital and healthcare related infections. Its product portfolio, Bactiguard Infection Protection, prevents bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on medical devices. The firm's products include Infection Prevention Foley Catheter, Central Venous Catheter, and Endotracheal Tube. The company was founded by Nils Peder Christian Kinch on June 13, 2005 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Société des Produits Nestlé SA engages in the manufacture and distribution of food, pharmaceutical, medical, and cosmetic products. The company was founded on December 15, 1936 and is headquartered in Vevey, France.

Asahi Kasei Medical Co. Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture and sale of medical devices. It also engages in the development, manufacture and sale of dialyzers, therapeutic apheresis products, leukocyte reduction filters and virus removal filters. The company was founded on July 24, 1974 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sumitomo Bakelite Company manufactures and sells semiconductor materials, and circuit and plastic products in Asia, North America, and Europe. It offers epoxy resin molding compounds and liquid epoxy resins for encapsulation of semiconductor devices, adhesive tapes for assembling semiconductors, coating resins for semiconductor wafers, and pastes for die bonding; and phenolic resins, thermoset plastic molding compounds, epoxy coating powders, heat dissipative materials, and molded parts and molding dies, as well as resins for photoresist, and circuitry materials. The company also provides co-extruded multilayered films and sheets for industrial use and food packaging, heat-resistant PVC sheets, engineering plastics films, pharmaceutical products packaging materials, packaging materials for cosmetics and toiletry products, dicing tapes, PVC and PETG sheets for plastic cards, and carrier tape materials; polycarbonate plates, anti-static plates, ABS plates, acrylic and polystyrene decorative plates, PET plates, PVC plates, PC/ABS alloy plates, and modified polystyrene sheets, as well as halogen-free, flame retardant, and heat resistant sheets; and high-pressure laminates (HPL), high design HPL, flame retardant HPL, melamine-faced solid panels, melamine-faced doors, postform counters, polyester plywoods, edge tapes, high-performance HPL, and laminates. In addition, it offers flexible printed circuits; endoscopic devices, surgery/drainage, and circulation/IVR; substrate materials for semiconductor packages; glycan related products, cryogenic vials, cell culture products, nerve-cell culture system, centrifuge tubes/conical tubes, and low protein adsorption products and ELISA; packaging for producers and vegetable factories, and freshness-keeping zipper bags for household use; and waterproofing for rooftop and pitched roof, solar-cell-integrated waterproof sheets, and waterproofing systems. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.