Companies

Olympus Corporation

Olympus Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world's dominant manufacturer of flexible endoscopy systems used in gastroenterology, pulmonology, and urology, and a significant supplier of life-science microscopy instruments. Its endoscopes are deployed in over 70% of gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures worldwide. Olympus recently separated its scientific solutions business (renamed Evident Corporation) but retains its core medical division. The company's molecular imaging division is developing fluorescence-guided surgery systems and AI-assisted polyp detection software in collaboration with academic gastroenterology and oncology centres. Olympus funds endoscopy research fellowships and collaborates with pathology departments on whole-slide imaging and computational pathology platforms. Its confocal laser endomicroscopy system is a research tool used by academic investigators studying real-time tissue microstructure in vivo.

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Industry

Medical Endoscopes & Life Science

R&D Spend

$720M (2023)