Established initially as SANYO-Gallenkamp in 1990, the company evolved slowly, but solidly, and with a clear vision, into the modern, market-oriented, biomedical company that is now represented in every European country.

The world’s first lowest temperature freezer, a continuous contamination control concept for safer cell culture and the ultimate sample security VIP Dual Cool freezer are just a few of the many key, ground-breaking introductions that Panasonic has made over the  last 25 years. And the articles in this Journal show how these Panasonic developments can help you in your daily challenge to do your work better, easier and more efficiently.

The Pirbright Institute explains their choice for Panasonic’s VIP Dual Cool freezers. This organisation is a world leading center in the research and surveillance of animal viruses and diseases. The Institute has already seen improvements in sample security, workflow and resource efficiency since installing the freezers.

In response to customers’ requests, Panasonic’s engineers designed a state-of-the-art incubator. In this edition of the Journal, we introduce the new MCO-170AIC CO2 incubator series, which creates a brand new industry-standard by combining exceptional reliability and performance with significant ease-of use across many key features.

Panasonic’s customers receive product lifetime support. We offer various types of service contracts. Panasonic has more than 250 qualified Service Engineers across Europe, trained to exceptionally high standards. All products benefit from regular maintenance to ensure a long and trouble-free product life time, Panasonic’s Service Manager, Igor Spierenburg, explains why.

With European Union (EU) Medical Device Directive (MDD) certification awarded for several different products, Panasonic demonstrates its commitment to serve scientific professionals. Read more about the reason why Panasonic was one of the first major international companies to be awarded MDD certification in compliance for a wide range of incubation- and refrigeration products in 2011.

The Panasonic Biomedical Journal is a perfect combination of interesting articles, and a complete, but compact, catalogue with all specifications of Panasonic’s products. After reading this magazine, you can keep it for reference to the specification pages, display it on the coffee table for everyone to delve into, or pass it on directly to a colleague to read. Enjoy reading!