What IC Solutions does

IC Solutions Co., Ltd. (ICソリューションズ株式会社) is a Nagoya-headquartered, privately held Japanese healthcare IT vendor and a subsidiary of Nakakita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., formed in November 2006 via spin-off. The company develops, sells, and supports integrated medical information management software for clinics and hospitals (MEDI-ECHO D, AI·CLINIC Vega, MAPs for CLINIC), dispensing pharmacy systems (Elixir S, GooCo, 調剤ナイト), POS and inventory systems (Web-メタルPOS II, Uni-メタルPOS, ICquickstock), a semi-self-checkout product (CHALIONE), and supporting data services including remote backup and data-center housing at its seismically isolated Shizuoka facility. Underlying technology centers on a proprietary M16 database manager with permanent data retention, full-text search, and generation-based master-data management that supports accurate back-calculation across Japanese regulatory reform periods, integrated with configurable chart templates, pen-tablet input, cloud/offline operation, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022-certified security controls.

The company makes money through a mix of monthly software rentals (MEDI-ECHO D is publicly listed at ¥44,000/month tax-inclusive for up to three terminals, with incremental ¥11,000/month per additional terminal and free online updates for legal changes), one-time software and hardware sales, data-center housing at its Nagoya and Shizuoka facilities, IT consulting and custom system development, registered temp-staffing dispatch, and second-hand equipment resale. Distribution is direct, executed by customer-support staff physically stationed at seven Nakakita Pharmaceutical branches across central Japan (Gifu, Tsu, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Mishima, Atsugi, Kanazawa), supplemented by channel partners including Sigma Solutions for Elixir S and EM Systems for MAPs for CLINIC, and OEM relationships with Fujitsu (HOPE EGMAIN-RX for Maternity distribution) and Yui Consulting (Doctor Soft technology base for MEDI-ECHO). Customer base is composed primarily of small and mid-sized medical clinics, hospitals, and dispensing pharmacies in Japan, plus the Green Kai member-pharmacy network served via the くすり屋さんの御用聞き CRM platform. Strategic shareholders include Nakakita Pharmaceutical (parent), HP Japan, NEC, and Fujitsu.

Strategic emphasis is on continuously extending a vertically integrated medical-and-pharmacy IT ecosystem — connecting clinic EMR/レセコン, pharmacy POS/薬歴, and patient-facing apps — rather than on platform plays or external capital deployment. The company maintains ISO 27001 certification since 2007, has launched a cloud-based clinic system (MAPs for CLINIC, May 2024) and a cashless semi-self-checkout (CHALIONE, November 2025) within the past two years, and operates a 51–100-employee organization headquartered at SATŌ Building, Higashi-Sakura, Nagoya.

Name

IC Solutions

Legal name

ICソリューションズ株式会社 (IC SOLUTIONS CO.,LTD.)

Website

https://ic-sol.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IC Solutions is a Nagoya-based Japanese healthcare IT subsidiary of Nakakita Pharmaceutical that develops and supports integrated EMR, レセコン, pharmacy POS, medication-history, inventory, and semi-self-checkout software for clinics, hospitals, and dispensing pharmacies across central Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare IT — Medical Information Management Systems

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy Information Systems (PIS) & Dispensing Workflow (HLACAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Billing & Patient Payments Presentment (FSAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Medical information systems
• Electronic medical records
• Pharmacy dispensing software
• Healthcare POS systems
• Pharmaceutical inventory management

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Information System Development & Housing Operations: Custom system development and housing/managed data center services. The company operates Nagoya and Shizuoka data centers providing server housing with seismic isolation, redundant UPS, and 72-hour generator backup.
2. Computer Software and Related Equipment Sales: Sale of medical information management software (EMR, receipt computers, electronic medication history), POS systems, and related hardware to medical institutions and pharmacies.
3. Software and Equipment Rental: Rental model for MEDI-ECHO systems (primary revenue driver) with monthly fees. MEDI-ECHO D is priced at ¥44,000/month (tax included) with up to 3 terminals at same price; 4th terminal adds ¥11,000/month. No separate charge for online version updates due to legal changes.
4. Talent Dispatch Services: Registered temporary staffing agency (license number 派23-302324) providing IT personnel to client organizations.
5. Consulting Services: IT consulting services for system design, network construction, and operational management.
6. Used Equipment Sales: Sale of second-hand IT equipment and hardware.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IC Solutions develops, sells, and rents medical information management software, electronic medical record (EMR) systems, レセコン (health insurance receipt computers), electronic medication history systems, and pharmacy/clinical POS systems to clinics, hospitals, and dispensing pharmacies in Japan. The company supplements its software portfolio with related hardware (tablets, barcode readers, automatic change machines), managed data center housing, encrypted remote backup services, and IT consulting. Revenue is anchored by a monthly rental subscription model for MEDI-ECHO D, complemented by one-time software/equipment sales, used hardware sales, and professional services.

Product overview

IC Solutions offers a comprehensive healthcare IT portfolio centered on medical information management software for healthcare facilities and pharmacies, complemented by POS systems and pharmacy support platforms. The product lineup includes: (1) Medical systems for clinics and hospitals: MAPs for CLINIC (cloud-based examination support), AI・CLINIC Vega (integrated electronic medical records), and MEDI-ECHO D (receipt computer-electronic medical record system); (2) Dispensing pharmacy solutions: エリシアＳ (comprehensive solution), GooCo (iPad-based electronic medication records), 调剂ナイト (inventory management), and Uni-メートルPOS (tablet POS); (3) Hospital systems: ICquickstock (pharmaceutical inventory management); (4) POS and retail systems: Web-メートルPOSⅡ, Uni-メートルPOS, and CHALIONE (semi-self checkout); (5) Data services: remote backup and housing services; (6) Pharmacy support: くすり屋さんの御用聞き CRM platform; and (7) Smartphone apps: 家族de育児記録 and とりけあ. Products integrate with receipt computers, cashless payment terminals, and pharmacy systems to provide end-to-end healthcare workflow automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MEDI-ECHO (メディエコー): Medical information management software for medical institutions including medical accounting, electronic medical records, and electronic medication history systems.
• Elixir S (エリシアS)
• AI・CLINIC Vega
• MAPs for CLINIC
• ICquickstock
• Knight (ナイト)
• GooCo
• Web- металPOS II
• Uni- металPOS
• CHALIONE (チャリオネ)
• くすり屋さんの御用聞き
• Remote Backup Service
• Housing Service

Products and services

• MEDI-ECHO D Integrated medical receipt computer (レセコン) and electronic medical record (EMR) system for hospitals and clinics, based on Yui Consulting's Doctor Soft technology. Provides seamless connection between clinical records and insurance billing, pen tablet input support, customizable chart templates, and online legal-change updates. Rental model: ¥44,000/month (tax included) covering up to 3 terminals.
• AI・CLINIC Vega Fully integrated electronic medical record system for clinics without inpatient beds. Performs order entry, consultations, billing, and insurance claims entirely within the system without requiring a separate レセコン terminal, achieving zero effective patient wait time.
• MAPs for CLINIC Cloud-based examination support system for clinics, combining patient-focused care with specialty-specific functionality. Includes application and browser versions, offline operation during network outages, free MY-AVALON dashboard analytics, and ¥0 initial license fee.
• Elixir S (エリシアS) Dispensing pharmacy solution system focused on customer satisfaction and proposal capabilities. Features tablet medication records, guidance suggestions from past data, disease estimation using big data, alternative medication guide, pharmacy benchmark service, and headquarters management. Distributed via Sigma Solutions.
• GooCo

Quantifiable outcome

• MEDI-ECHO D integrated system reduces patient effective wait time to 0 minutes by eliminating the need for a separate receipt computer terminal
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nakakita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (中北薬品株式会社)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 22 November 2006Parent company and primary shareholder (majority stake). IC Solutions was spun off from Nakakita Pharmaceutical in November 2006. Nakakita Pharmaceutical serves as the primary distribution channel for IC Solutions' pharmacy products, with its branch network (7 locations) housing IC Solutions' customer support staff. Nakakita Pharmaceutical also distributes the CRM system 'くすり屋さんの御用聞き' and handles sales of the Katsumei-cha health tea product.
• Yui Consulting Co., Ltd. ((株)油井コンサルティング)coreTechnology or IntegrationIC Solutions is a dealer for Yui Consulting's 'Doctor Soft' product, which serves as the foundational technology base for the MEDI-ECHO medical information management system. IC Solutions has numerous sales, implementation, and maintenance records as a Doctor Soft dealer.
• EM Systems Co., Ltd. (EMシステムズ株式会社)coreTechnology or IntegrationMAPs for CLINIC is developed and provided by EM Systems. IC Solutions serves as a sales and support partner for the product, and the MY-AVALON service (operated by EM Systems) provides free dashboard analytics to MAPs for CLINIC users including monthly reports, patient analysis, sales analysis, and patient visit mapping.
• Sigma Solutions Co., Ltd. (シグマソリューションズ株式会社)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElixir S (エリシアS) is co-developed by IC Solutions and distributed through Sigma Solutions. Sigma Solutions handles the primary sales and distribution of the product, with IC Solutions providing the underlying system development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• NEC Corporation: Diversified Japanese IT vendor with a significant healthcare IT practice (hospital information systems, regional medical cooperation platforms). Strategic minority shareholder in IC Solutions and a broad competitor across Japanese hospital and clinic IT.
• Canon Medical Systems Corporation: Healthcare division of Canon with broad portfolio spanning diagnostic imaging, hospital IT, and clinical informatics across Japan and globally — a broader incumbent competing for hospital IT budgets in adjacent clinical software categories.
• Nihon Kohden Corporation: Established Japanese medical equipment and healthcare IT vendor with patient monitoring and hospital information systems. Overlaps with IC Solutions in Japanese hospital information systems targeting similar clinical workflows.
• Oracle Health (formerly Cerner): Global EMR/healthcare IT incumbent covering hospitals and large provider systems; sets the broader competitive benchmark for clinic/hospital information systems even though Japanese-Japan-specific レセプト workflows limit its direct overlap with IC Solutions today.
• Fujitsu Limited: Major Japanese IT incumbent whose HOPE/EGMAIN series dominates hospital EMR (and to which IC Solutions distributes the HOPE EGMAIN-RX for Maternity product). Competes broadly with IC Solutions in Japanese clinical IT and serves as one of IC Solutions' strategic shareholders.

Direct peers

• Medical Data Vision Co., Ltd. Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed medical data and clinic information systems vendor providing EMR-adjacent software, DPC/レセプト data analytics, and hospital/clinic IT platforms — directly serving the same Japanese clinic customer base as IC Solutions.
• EM Systems Co., Ltd. Japanese pharmacy and medical IT vendor whose MAPs system underpins IC Solutions' MAPs for CLINIC cloud offering (technology+channel partner). Overlapping product lines in dispensing pharmacy and clinic information systems make it the closest like-for-like Japanese competitor.
• Sigma Solutions Co., Ltd. Co-developer with IC Solutions of Elixir S (pharmacy dispensing solution) and primary sales/distribution channel for the product — directly comparable as a Japanese pharmacy IT distributor and software vendor.
• PHC Corporation (formerly Panasonic Healthcare): Japanese medical IT and life-sciences vendor addressing clinics and hospitals with EMR, healthcare data, and diagnostic solutions. Competes head-on in the Japanese clinic information systems segment IC Solutions targets with MEDI-ECHO and MAPs for CLINIC.
• Yui Consulting Co., Ltd. Developer of Doctor Soft EMR, the underlying technology platform powering IC Solutions' flagship MEDI-ECHO D system, and a competing vendor of EMR/receipt computer products to clinics in Japan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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