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 ‚悤‚±‚»Yokoso (Welcome) to the Cosmo Bio International Sales website. Here we offer you a wide range of research reagents and research instruments, both unique and routine, primarily from Japanese manufacturers. Many products are being made available outside Japan for the first time. Cosmo Bio has been supporting and inspiring the Japan life science research community for over 25 years with products from hundreds of domestic and international manufacturers. We are proud to be recognized as one of Japan’s leading suppliers, and equally proud of our reputation for excellent customer service. 
 The International Sales Division strives to earn this same recognition from you, our valued international customers.

Cosmo Bio provides the most up-to-date products and technical information available from world-class manufacturers, to laboratories, research institutes, life-science education and testing organizations throughout Japan and around the world. We are proud that our ability to supply a vast array of products and information allows us to serve the needs of all of our customers. By making full use of our international network, coupled with the highest quality information, we support the life sciences community with a level of commitment and responsibility befitting a company that is trusted by its valued customers.

Corporate Beliefs

  1. Contributing to the progress and development of life sciences By improving health and saving life, the life science research we support will contribute to building a more affluent and reliable society.
  2. Being a valued and trusted partner to our customers The satisfaction of our customers is our number one goal.
  3. Taking care of employees We strive to maintain and improve the workplace so that so our employees may lead a satisfied and fulfilling life.

Business Policies

Rich product offerings:

To support our customer's widely ranging research fields, We offer them provide customers with approximately 200,000 different products, including the very latest available, so as to support a wide range of customers research.

Reliable information service:

We provide our customers with information on a variety of products through our via catalogs, periodicals, and our website. On our website page, we provide customers with a efficient search function service that allows them to quickly find the precise information they need.

Speedy logistics service:

With strict inventory management and an excellent logistics system, we can deliver our products and services in the shortest possible time.

Reliable advice:

We are staffed and equipped to handle the wide variety of inquiries made by our customers and thus to help our customers to solve their problems.

Company Outline

Title COSMO BIO CO., LTD.
Office Toyo-Ekimae Bldg., 2-20, Toyo 2-Chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0016, Japan
Representative Toshiaki Kasamatsu, President
Capital 918 million yen
Main Financing Banks Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank
Financial Year January to December
Company History

Mar. 1978 :
Founded as Biochemical group, Technological Development Division, Maruzen Oil Co., Ltd.
Aug. 1983 :
Founded Maruzen Oil Biochemical Co., Ltd.
Apr. 1986 :
Changed company name to Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2000 :
Separated from Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. through a management buy-out (MBO).
Aug. 2004 :
Established Cosmo Bio USA Inc. in San Diego
Sep. 2005 :
Initial Public Offering to JASDAQ Market.
Nov. 2006 :
Purchased majority stake in Primary Cell, Co., Ltd. (100% in 2008)
Jul. 2007 :
Purchased 30% of stake in BM Equipment, Co., Ltd.
Feb. 2010 :
Purchased 33% of stake in BM Equipment, Co., Ltd.
Own 63% of the BM Equipment, Co., Ltd’s stock

Description of Business

Export, import, and sales of research reagents, instruments and software, and diagnostics

Products

Research Reagents for Immunology

Monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, labeled antisera, special antisera, purified antigens, and physiologically active substances

Research Reagents for Gene Engineering

Restriction enzymes, modification enzymes, nucleic acids, reagents for detecting genes, PCR-related reagents, and equipment

Research Reagents for Tissue Culture

Animal serums, media, culture systems/apparatus, and antibiotics

Miscellaneous Research Reagents for Biochemistry

Sugars, lipids, lectins, hormones, peptides, amino acids, chemical substances, virus, bacteria, enzymes, and enzyme substrates

Apparatus for Biochemical Research

Electrophoresis apparatus, cell-gene operation equipment, analysis software, isolation-refining equipment, culture apparatus, measuring instruments, gel photograph devices and related products, disposable products, biohazard safety appliances, and auxiliary equipment for experiments such as cold insulation

Reagents for Clinical Diagnostics

Reagents for transfusions, blood and serum, bacteria tests, and pathological testsBusiness

Network

Network of the Sales Agents

Approximately 200 outlets throughout Japan and agents in many parts of the world support our business.

Network of the Manufacturers We Support

From our network of more than 400 manufacturers, most of them overseas, we select world-class products and provide them to our customers.

Information Service

We provide a wide range of data and solutions to support researchers around the grobe.

Catalogs

Cosmo Bio, Co. handles more than 200,000 distinct products. All of these can be searched on our website. Also, Cosmo Bio distributes more than twenty-thousand general catalogs to researchers throughout Japan to let them easily find the products that are necessary to their research. Moreover, in addition to general catalogs, Cosmo Bio issues special catalogs in which specific product groups are explained in detail for the convenience of researchers.

Internet

Our website (www.cosmobio.co.jp) supports the real-time searching of all products offered by Cosmo Bio. Our pages also introduce new product information and the latest news from the fieldtopics. Upon obtaining a search result, the customer can then check inventory and view detailed descriptions of the products. We also distribute offer brochures according to the needs of our customers.

Newsletters and Leaflets

The Cosmo Bio News, issued monthly, introduces our latest products. Also, we strive to provide information in a speedy and timely manner by using direct mail and other means. The Cosmo Bio News, which runs to over 20 pages, includes introductions to new products, feature articles, articles by researchers working in the field, and an articles that introduce our suppliers to our customers. Cosmo Bio News is written to intended to be an enjoyable information magazine. Several times a year, we also issue special news brochures and leaflets in which a certain specialized fields of study or product groups are spotlighted.

Academic Societies and Exhibitions

Cosmo Bio participates in academic and industrial societies such as the Molecular Biology Society, the Biochemistry Society, the Association of Immunologists, the Cancer Society, and the Agricultural Chemistry Society. And, we aggressively actively take part in participate in exhibitions related to biotechnology as a way of introducing our products and services.

Seminars

Cosmo Bio is happy to provide seminars and customer training. Also, we hold large seminars for our sales agents twice each year, in the spring and autumn.

Contact

e-mail; export@cosmobio.co.jp
Phone; +81-3-5632-9617
Fax; +81-3-5632-9618