Gunze Medical Division mainly manufactures and sells bioabsorbable medical devices using highly biocompatible polymers and porcine-derived collagen. Gunze is the only company in Japan with such a comprehensive range of absorbable medical materials including suture thread and 40% oftotal medical material sales achieved outside of Japan. Gunze is aiming to implement a more proactive global buisiness strategy. Our progressive R&D efforts are also moving toward tissue engineering, which is attracting growing attention. 1982 Started basic study with Kyoto University 1986 Entered into PGA suture market 1988 Medical Materials Center established 1992 Launched "NEOVEIL" - PGA Felt- Sheet Type 1994 Launched "NEOVEIL" - PGA Felt- Tube Type 1995 Launched "NEOFIX" -Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation Device- in Japan 1996 Launched "PELNAC" - Artificial Dermis 2003 "NEOVEIL" CE certificate Launched "GRANDFIX" -Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation Device- in China 2005 Launched "SEAMDURA" -Bioabsorbable Artificial Dural Substitute- in Europe "SEAMDURA" CE certificate ISO 13485: 2003 certificate 2007 Medical Division SHENZHEN Office (China) opened 2008 Launched "SEAMDURA " -Bioabsorbable Artificial Dural Substitute- in Japan 2010 Medical Materials Center was renamed to Medical Division as of April 1st. Medical Division Europe Office(DUESSELDORF) opened ''PELNAC'' CE certificate GUNZE MEDICAL DEVICES(SHENZHEN) LIMITED establised MEDICAL DIVISION Sales Division (TOKYO) Nihonbashi 2-10-4, Chuo-ku, TOKYO 103-0027 Tel +81-3-3276-8718 Fax +81-3-3276-8696 Europe Office（DUESSELDORF) Louise-Dumont-Strasse 31, 40211 Duesseldorf, Germany Tel +49-211-36-03-66 Fax +49-211-36-13-164 Factory (KYOTO) 46 Natsumegaichi, Aono-cho, AYABE, Kyoto 623-8513 ASIA PACIFIC GUNZE MEDICAL DEVICES (SHENZHEN) LIMITED Room 2516, Kerry Centre, 2008 Renminnan Rd., SHENZHEN 518001 P.R. China Tel +86-755 8230 0553 Fax +86-755 8230 0469 Established 1896 President CEO & COO Hiroshi Hirata Capital 26,071million yen(as of March,2010) No. of employees Gunze Limited (non-consolidated) 2,114 Gunze Group (consolidated) 8,989 (as of March 31,2011)