1991
1998
1995
Full-scale launch of
data management
services
EPS Tokyo, Co., Ltd.,
established to develop and
sell software related to clinical
studies (EPS Group founded)
2006
2001
Full-scale launch
of monitoring
services
• Advanced into the field of pre-clinical studies
• Listed on the JASDAQ
2010
• Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
• e-Trial Co., Ltd., established to strengthen IT operations
2005
1993
2008
EPMate Co., Ltd., established and customer
on-site CRO business commences
Patient Registration
Center opened,
marking our
full-scale entry into
the CRO business
2004
2005
1999
1997
EP-Link Co., Ltd.,
established to
provide SMO (Site
Management
Organization)
services
2009
Established Medical
line Co., Ltd.
2011
EP-Mint Co., Ltd.,
listed on JASDAQ
2012
2014
2015
With the share exchange
making EPS Corporation
(now EPS Holdings, Inc.)
into the sole parent
company, its shares were
delisted from the JASDAQ
as of December 26
CRO
Medical Line Co., Ltd. and Pharma Network Co., Ltd. merge to form
EP-PharmaLine Co., Ltd.
2016
Became a wholly
owned subsidiary of
EPS Holdings, Inc.
・EPS Holdings, Inc. merged Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co., Ltd., becoming the biggest SMO with
more than 1,000 CRCs
・EP-Mint Co., Ltd. acquires Sogo Rinsho Science Co., Ltd. and adopts EP-SOGO Co., Ltd. as its new name
・EP-SOGO Co., Ltd. acquired Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co., Ltd.
2017
2013
・Established EPS Yamanashi Co., Ltd. as a domestic
nearshore provider of business process outsource services
・Established EPI Japan Co., Ltd. to coordinate BPO operations
CSO
SMO
CPO
As a result of the merger of EPS
(China) Co., Ltd. and InfoDeliver
Technology Services (Dalian) BPO Co.,
Ltd., established EPI (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
as an offshore strategic BPO business
location
2010
EPI Japan Co., Ltd. absorbs J-CRSU Co., Ltd.
and adopts the name “EP-CRSU Co., Ltd.”
2015
2011
Established
Cyber
Medical-net
Co., Ltd.
JGC Pharma Services Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary of
EPS Corporation and EPS Associates Co., Ltd. is established
2013
• Medical Line Co., Ltd., becomes part of the EPS Group
• EPS acquires Pharma Network Co., Ltd. and merges it with
EP-Medical Co., Ltd., retaining the Pharma Network name
Acquired S-Medical
Service.Inc.
Holding company structure adopted
2014
EPS non-consolidated sales rank it first among the members of the Japan CRO Association
2006
Cyber Medical Net, Inc. changed
its name to EP-Medical Co., Ltd.
and made a full-scale entry into
the CSO (Contract Services
Organization) business
EP-Mint Co., Ltd.,
established
through the
merger of EP-Link
Co., Ltd., and Mint
Co., Ltd.
2015
• Acquired the CRO business of ATSUKU Co., Ltd. and strengthened monitoring services
• SCG Co., Ltd., a provider of pharmaceuticals, food, and cosmetic testing services,
becomes a subsidiary of the EPS Corporation
・EMS Co., Ltd. Mergered with EPI Japan Co., Ltd. As for the business of the EMS, The EPI
Sales&Market Data(SMD) Department succeeded the business of the EMS from July 1
・EPS Yamanashi Co., Ltd. The company name was changed to EPI Yamanashi Co., Ltd.
・Established J-CRSU Co., Ltd. to strengthen the clinical research related business in October
・BPO Segment was renamed as CPO(Clinical Processing Outsourcing) at the same time
Established EMS Co., Ltd. to undertake operation of data centers for pharmaceutical marketing and other data
1990
1995
2000
Global
Research
2005
2010
EKISHIN
China
2015
2011
• New headquarters for our Chinese business established
• Established Suzhou EPS Vocational Training School of Service Outsourcing
to train workers for careers in China’s pharmaceutical sector
2003
Start of CRO business in
Southeast Asia and Oceania
2008
1999
Subsidiary companies are
established in China to
begin offering CRO and
software development
services there
2010
EPS China Co., Ltd.,
established
2001
2013
Established GNI-EPS Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. to embark on pharmaceutical
development in China
• Established ET Medical Equipment (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
• Spun off operations in China into a new company, EPS EKISHIN Co., Ltd.
EPS China Co., Ltd.
established
2007
Start of CRO
business in South
Korea and Taiwan
2009
2011
EPS Hong Kong
Co., Ltd.
established
2012
• EPS International Korea Limited established
• EPS International Co., Ltd. (in Shanghai, China)
established,
strengthening our system in Asia-Pacific region
2010
Taiwan Total Management
Consulting Ltd. becomes a subsidiary
of EPS International Co., Ltd.
EPS Global Research Inc. established
in the U.S. as a base for U.S. and
European business activities
2013
• Acquired Gleneagles CRC Pte Ltd a Singapore-based contract research
organization, to expand the EPS network in Southeast Asia
• Spun off overseas CRO operations into a new company, EPS
International Holdings Co., Ltd.