Company Profile

Name	Kyoto Monotech Co., Ltd.
Office	1095 Shuzei-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 　　602-8155、JAPAN
Phone	+81 75 432 7740
E-Mail	monotech@k-monotech.co.jp 　　http://www.k-monotech.co.jp
Date Established	January,2001
Capital Stock	20 million yen
Representative Director	Dr. Hiroyoshi MINAKUCHI

Company History　

1995	Established M.R.C. Limited Company in Kita-ku, Kyoto.
1997	Started the joint development of monolithic silica columns with E.Merck 　　KGaA. (Germany).
1999	Certified to the Kyoto venture connoisseur committee A rank companies.
2000	Started selling monolithic silica rod column in Europe with a trade name of 　　"Chromolith Speed ROD" from E.Merck KGaA, Inc. 　　Started selling 　“ChromolithSpeed ROD” in Japan and U.S.A..
2001	Changed organization and newly established Kyoto Monotech Co., Ltd.. 　　"Chromolith Speed ROD" was awarded the "Best New Products at Pittcon 　　2001 Gold Medal" at "Pittcon 2001 Conference".
2004	Awarded “Osaka Science Equipment Association Award” in “The 3rd Japan 　　Bio-venture Awards”. 　　Awarded “Encouragement Award” in “Founding Venture National Forum, 　　Enterprise Sector”
2009	Started selling “MonoBis”. 　　Selected as one of the Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry’s “300 of 　　Japan’s Vibrant Monodzukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs, 2009.
2010	Hiroyoshi Minakuchi, the Representative Director of the company, was 　　awarded “Science and Technology Award (Research sector), 　　Commendation for Science and Technology, 2010” by the Minister of 　　　Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 　　Started selling “Ex-Pure”, silica monolith column for antibody purification. 　　Started selling “MonoBis Guard Column”.
2011	Started selling “MonoBis Cartridge Column”, and “MonoBis Capillary 　　Column”.