“MERA” is a registered brand name of our company, and was originally named after Mera in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture which was the birthplace of the founder Risaburo Aoki.
| 1940 |
The Aoki instrument shop was founded by Risaburo Aoki.  |
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| 1950 |
Established SENKO MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Mfg. CO., LTD. Released Japan’s first positive pressure closed circuit anesthesia machine.  |
| 1953 |
Released Japan’s first heart-lung machine, released Nakayama-style stomach and intestine suture device.   |
| 1954 |
Completed Japan’s first dialysis machine.  |
| 1959 |
Completed Iguchi-style vascular suturing device.  |
| 1964 | Won Tokyo invention service prize. |
| 1965 |
Completed Japan’s first artificial heart valve, SAM valve  |
| 1970 | Completed frozen blood storage unit. |
| 1971 | The company’s first president, Risaburo Aoki, receives Shiju-Hosho (Medal with Purple Ribbon). |
| 1974 | Risaburo Aoki, wins the Ichimura Industrial Award (Idea Prize) from the New Technology Development Foundation. |
| 1975 | Risaburo Aoki, wins the order of the rising sun, gold rays with rosette. First business person selected chairman of the 50th Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation conference. Co-organized the “Exhibition of medical device history,” Completed organ preservation unit. |
| 1977 |
Opened Aoki medical device archives.  |
| 1978 | Donated historical medical devices and documents to the Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation in order to provide Aoki medical device archives as a public service; the Society for Japanese Medical Devices Preservation is founded as a new public institution. |
| 1979 | Risaburo Aoki, assumes the role of chairman. Executive director, Yoshio Aoki assumes the role of second president. |
| 1981 | Risaburo Aoki, wins the special prize for contribution from the International Federation for Artificial Organs. |
| 1983 | Yoshio Aoki, wins the technology prize from the Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation. |
| 1984 |
The Society for Japanese Medical Devices Preservation is approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as a juridical foundation.  |
| 1985 |
Our Humming Bird is adopted for the development project of a high-frequency respirator for newborns in the U.S. (National Institutes of Health).  |
| 1987 |
Commercialized cold laser developed since 1982.  |
| 1988 | Yoshio Aoki, is elected chairman of the Japan Association of Medical Devices Industries. |
| 1989 | Yoshio Aoki, assumes the role of vice-chairperson of the Japanese Medical Device group committee (Current the Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations). Yoshio Aoki, assumes the role of managing director of the Society for Japanese Medical Devices Preservation (foundation). |
| 1991 |
Won the Good Design Award for Exelung Binding HPO-25 membrane oxygenator.  |
| 1992 | Yoshio Aoki, wins the Inoue Harushige Award from the Research Development Corporation of Japan (Current the Japan Science and Technology Agency). |
| 1993 | Yoshio Aoki, wins the person of merit award from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Yoshio Aoki, assumes the role of vice-chairperson of the Japanese Federation of Societies of Medical Device Commerce and Industry. |
| 1995 | Yoshio Aoki, assumes the role of commissioner of the Japan Associate for the Advancement of Medical Equipment (foundation) . |
| 1996 |
Founded MERA SENKO CORPORATION in Cebu, Philippines.  |
| 1997 | Yoshio Aoki, is elected chairperson of the 72nd Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation Conference (two consecutive generations). |
| 1998 |
Vice president Makoto Aoki is elected vice-chairperson of the 27th Japanese Hospital Equipment Society Conference (Current the Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan).  |
| 2000 |
Celebrated the 50th anniversary of our foundation.  |
| 2001 | Received ISO 9000, ISO 9001and ISO 13485 certifications. |
| 2002 |
“Center Building” constructed at the Kasukabe factory for maintenance service and logistics bases.  |
| 2004 | Passed revision audit for ISO 13485. |
| 2005 |
Yoshio Aoki, receives an honorable recognition from the economic trade director of the Japan Fair Trade Commission from the National Federation of Fair Trade Conferences (Foundation).  |
| 2006 |
Opened the “Research and Development Center” in Kasukabe.  |
| 2007 | Yoshio Aoki, receives assumes the role of chairperson, Vice-president Makoto Aoki assumes the role of the 3rd President. |
| 2008 | Awarded the “300 cheerful manufacturing small and medium-sized companies in 2008” prize from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Awarded the “22nd small and medium-sized business excellence technique product” prize for Heart-lung machine HAS II. |
| 2010 |
Yoshio Aoki, receives the state commendation from the minister of state for special missions as the Operating Chairman of the Fair Trade Council of the Medical Device Industry who has contributed to thorough implementation of Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations.  |
| 2013 | The third annex building constructed in Tokyo. |
| 2016 | Opened the “Okayama Logistics Center” in Okayama. Changed a notified body of ISO13485 from TUV SUD to BSI. |
| 2017 |
Makoto Aoki is honored as a Person of Tokyo Metropolitan Merits by Tokyo Governor.
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| 2018 |
MERA centrifugal blood pump system “UNIMO” won the Excellence Award of the 30th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award
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