What Oriental Giken does

Oriental Giken Inc. (オリエンタル技研工業株式会社) is a Tokyo-headquartered specialty engineering firm founded in 1978 that designs, manufactures, and integrates equipment and facilities for research laboratories in Japan. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Six Hundred Holdings (600 Holdings), a group built around it that also includes Planus Corporation (the only Class I architectural design firm in Japan dedicated exclusively to research facilities), XiS Inc. (rental laboratory and startup incubation), Onpoint Japan (EHS measurement and equipment maintenance), and Studio O+P (BIM/3D visualization). Oriental Giken's core product portfolio spans fume hoods (NOCE, RACINE, LOTUS, Crystalline series), gas scrubbers, ductless fume hoods, lab furniture, clean-room equipment, biological safety cabinets, chemical management systems (STORAGE CS), laboratory animal housing, and the KANARIA indoor air quality (IAQ) sensing unit. The company also offers facility design, renovation, relocation, and EHS compliance services, and provides equipment to pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, academic, and consumer-products customers including Daiichi Sankyo, Sumitomo Chemical, the University of Tsukuba, Akagi Milk, and Arimino.

The company operates through 8 regional sales offices, 4 experience showrooms (KANDA BRIDGE Tokyo; Sciencing Style OSAKA, NAGOYA, and TSUKUBA), a certified Sciencing Style PARTNERs dealer network, and an e-commerce web shop. It employs 220 people (as of April 2025) at a registered capital of ¥100 million. Revenue is generated through a mix of hardware sales (fume hoods, lab furniture, KANARIA units), custom project-based facility engineering services, recurring SaaS subscriptions (my KANARIA cloud, STORAGE CS chemical management), and rental laboratory operations (XiS WORKSITE). The business model is project-led enterprise sales for facility work, supplemented by standardized product sales via direct and channel partners, with the emerging KANARIA hardware-plus-subscription model extending reach into SMB and consumer markets. Multiple GOOD DESIGN and JIDA Design Awards, alongside WELL v2 Platinum certification of its own offices and WELL AAP certification of the KANARIA sensor, support the company's positioning at the intersection of safety, design quality, and regulatory compliance.

Name

Oriental Giken

Legal name

Oriental Giken Inc. (オリエンタル技研工業株式会社)

Website

https://orientalgiken.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Oriental Giken designs, manufactures, and integrates research-laboratory equipment and facilities — including fume hoods, gas scrubbers, lab furniture, IAQ sensors, and clean-room systems — for pharmaceutical, chemical, biotech, academic, and consumer-products customers in Japan, delivered via 8 sales offices, 4 showrooms, and a certified partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems) (HLAGAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quality Engineering & Risk Management (ICH Q9/Q10, validation, change control) (HLAGAKAL), Laboratory & R&D Chemical Waste Management (BPALAHAI), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Laboratory equipment manufacturing
• Research facility design
• Fume hood engineering
• Lab furniture systems
• Cleanroom containment equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Equipment Manufacturing & Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of specialized laboratory equipment including fume hoods, gas scrubbers, ductless fume hoods, lab furniture, clean room equipment, biological safety cabinets, chemical storage systems, animal facility equipment, and IAQ solutions. Products are sold directly through sales offices and via the web shop. Pricing includes both standard catalog items and customized project-specific equipment.
2. Research Facility Design & Engineering Services: Comprehensive engineering services for research facility projects including architectural design, renovation, relocation/migration of existing facilities, EHS (Environment, Health, Safety) services, and overseas lab setup support. Projects are delivered in collaboration with Planus Corporation (architectural design partner).
3. XiS WORKSITE Rental Laboratory & Incubation: Rental laboratory and startup incubation center operation at XiS WORKSITE in Tsukuba, providing flexible lab space and community facilities for startup companies and researchers. Operated by group company Iciseis (イクシーズ株式会社).
4. Maintenance, Testing & Consulting Services: Ongoing equipment maintenance contracts, statutory periodic inspections, working environment measurement services, asbestos analysis, surrogate powder testing (SMEPAC), and EHS consulting. Provided through group company Onpoint Japan (オンナップトジャパン株式会社).
5. KANARIA Sensing Unit (Hardware + SaaS): Sale of the KANARIA IAQ sensing hardware unit (¥195,200), combined with mandatory annual subscription to my KANARIA cloud app (¥57,600/year after first year free). Subscription covers remote monitoring, IAQ reporting, and software updates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oriental Giken designs, manufactures, and supplies specialized research facility equipment including fume hoods, gas scrubbers, ductless fume hoods, lab furniture, cleanroom systems, biological safety cabinets, chemical management systems, and IAQ monitoring devices. The company also delivers end-to-end research facility engineering services covering architectural design, renovation, relocation, EHS compliance, and maintenance for pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, academic, and consumer-products R&D organizations in Japan.

Product overview

Oriental Giken (Oriental Giken Inc.) is a comprehensive research facility engineering company offering a broad portfolio of laboratory equipment, facility design/renovation services, and digital solutions. The core product portfolio spans fume hoods (standard, ductless, push-pull types across NOCE, RACINE, LOTUS, Crystalline series), gas scrubbers, chemical management systems (STORAGE CS), chemical hazard containment (gloveboxes, hybrid isolators), lab furniture (DAHLIA, BUTTERFLY, VALUE QUEST, Emotion, NOCE, RACINE, BICASA series), clean facilities (clean benches, cleanrooms, air showers), infectious disease control equipment, biotechnology equipment (bio-clean benches, safety cabinets), and laboratory animal housing (Innovive disposable IVC, Thoren Maxi-Miser IVC systems). The digital solutions layer includes KANARIA (IAQ monitoring), my KANARIA (dashboard/reporting app), Sciencing Style Planner (3D lab design simulator), Digital Twin Facility Archive Service, and HALO air purification systems under the IAQ Solution umbrella. Services include research facility architectural design (with Planus), renovation, relocation/migration, EHS/working environment measurement, surrogate powder testing (SMEPAC), rental laboratory (XiS WORKSITE), overseas expansion support, and the XiS BRIDGE incubation program. The CO-OG (考具) innovation furniture and denim lab wear represent specialty consumer-facing products. The company operates under 600 Holdings (Six Hundred Holdings) group structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sciencing Style: Brand concept focusing on creating spaces that stimulate innovation and discovery in research environments
• KANARIA
• CO-OG (考具)
• XiS WORKSITE

Products and services

• Fume Hood (ドラフトチャンバー) Safety enclosures including standard, low-velocity, VAV (variable air volume), and push-pull variants for safely containing hazardous gases, vapors, and dusts during laboratory experiments. For pharmaceutical, chemical, and academic research facilities.
• Gas Scrubber (排ガス洗浄装置) Exhaust gas scrubbing systems that remove harmful gases and vapors from laboratory exhaust before atmospheric release. Includes dry scrubbers, wet scrubbers, smart exhaust gas processing systems, and the EX SKY-HIGH exhaust system.
• Ductless Fume Hood (ダクトレスヒュームフード) Ductless fume hoods with built-in HEPA/activated carbon filtration that purify and recirculate indoor air, eliminating ductwork and reducing energy consumption. Includes CaptAir Smart, Green Fume Hood, Crystalline benchtop type, and ductless asbestos hood variants.
• Chemical Hazard Equipment (ケミカルハザード対策設備) Containment solutions for handling HPAPI and hazardous chemicals, including glovebox workstations and hybrid isolators designed for OEB (Occupational Exposure Band) risk management.
• Lab Furniture (ラボファーニチャー) Laboratory furniture and workbenches including DAHLIA, BUTTERFLY flexible type, VALUE QUEST adaptable type, Emotion type, NOCE, RACINE, and BICASA series, with ergonomic features and multiple surface material options.
• Clean Facility (クリーン関連施設) Cleanroom and contamination control equipment including clean benches, cleanrooms, air showers, pass boxes, clean booths, clean lockers, and clean draft units with HEPA filtration for ISO-classified clean environments.
• Infectious Disease Control Equipment (感染症対策設備機器) Infection control and biosafety equipment including HEPA-filtered air purification systems (HALO P), HEPA-filtered partitions (Aer), negative pressure clean booths, and biosafety cabinets.
• Biotechnology Facilities (バイオテクノロジー関連施設) Biotechnology research equipment including bio-clean benches (RVCB series: vertical airflow CU type, circulating airflow CA type, benchtop RVCUT), and safety cabinets such as the Olive benchtop safety cabinet and Logic series.
• Laboratory Animal Facilities (実験動物関連施設) Laboratory animal housing and caging systems including the Innovive series (disposable IVC caging system with Innorack IVC and Innocage for mice/rats) and the Thoren Maxi-Miser series.
• Sensing Unit KANARIA (センシングユニット カナリア) IAQ monitoring device with 5-in-1 sensors (temperature, humidity, CO2, PM2.5, tVOC) that monitors and displays real-time air quality, issues voice/screen alerts, generates monthly IAQ health reports, and features a praise function. WELL-certified.
• HALO Air Purification System (HALO 空気清浄システム) Ceiling-mounted air purification system using HEPA and/or carbon filters with Coanda effect to circulate and purify room air without occupying floor space.
• CO-OG (考具) Innovation Furniture Innovation furniture line designed as thinking tools combining philosophy and function to inspire creativity in research environments.
• STORAGE CS Cloud Chemical Management System Cloud-based chemical inventory and usage management system for managing use, stock, and storage locations of chemical substances, supporting regulatory compliance and risk assessment.
• Sciencing Style Planner 3D Lab Design Tool 3D laboratory design simulator with approximately 1,000 equipment items for planning and visualizing research facility layouts, including plan sharing, estimate generation, PDF output, and walk view mode.
• Research Facility Architectural Design Service Research facility architectural design service in partnership with Planus Corporation, providing integrated building and equipment design for laboratories, including renovation and new construction projects.
• Renovation Service Comprehensive renovation services for existing research facilities including change of use from office buildings to laboratories (urban lab conversion), warehouse-to-lab conversions, and strategic R&D environment redesign.
• Surrogate Powder Test (SMEPAC) Service ISPE SMEPAC-compliant containment performance testing service for HPAPI handling equipment. Package includes test protocol creation, surrogate powder supply, sampling, analysis, and report generation.
• EHS Services / Working Environment Measurement Occupational health and safety services including working environment measurement by first-class measurement engineers, environmental improvement consulting, asbestos analysis, and gas scrubber performance evaluation.
• Rental Laboratory - XiS WORKSITE Incubation center and rental laboratory facility in Tsukuba Science City for startups, providing flexible lab spaces with support for technology commercialization.
• Overseas Expansion Support Service Support service for establishing research facilities overseas, with a network of local companies primarily in ASEAN countries. Covers layout proposals, product shipping, installation, and after-sales service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 Fume Hood = ~2x annual household electricity cost (¥273,000/year in energy costs)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Planus Corporation (プラナス株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive architectural design partnership. Planus Corporation (founded by CEO Hayashi Masayoshi in 2002) is Japan's only research facility-specialized Class I architectural design firm. Oriental Giken and Planus co-deliver integrated 'building + equipment' research facility projects, combining Planus's architectural and innovation culture design expertise with Oriental's specialized lab equipment manufacturing. Projects include Tsukuba IIIS, Sumitomo Chemical, Akagi Milk, Ichinen Chemicals, Arimino, and Ikeda Mokufudo. Hayashi serves as representative director of both Planus and Oriental Giken, and as founder of parent 600 Holdings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AS ONE Corporation: Japan's largest distributor and manufacturer of laboratory supplies, instruments, and equipment. Overlaps with Oriental Giken on lab consumables, safety equipment, and research facility procurement.
• Yamato Scientific Co., Ltd. Major Japanese manufacturer of laboratory furniture, fume hoods, and research equipment. Directly comparable to Oriental Giken on lab benches, draft chambers, and lab facility outfitting in the Japan market.
• Erlab (Captair): French manufacturer of ductless fume hoods (Captair Smart) and filtered enclosures. Oriental Giken even distributes/adapts Captair ductless hoods; directly comparable on filtration-based fume hood technology.
• Airtech Japan: Japanese cleanroom and contamination-control equipment manufacturer with overlapping clean bench, air shower, and cleanroom offerings.
• Labconco: US-based manufacturer of laboratory fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, and freeze-drying equipment. Direct product-category peer in fume hoods, ductless enclosures, and lab safety equipment globally.
• ROKI TECHNO: Japanese supplier of filtration systems, ductless fume hoods, and clean air equipment. Competes head-to-head with Oriental Giken's ductless fume hood and clean facility product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Shimadzu Corporation: Major Japanese scientific instrument manufacturer. Broader analytical instrument portfolio, but serves the same pharma/chemical R&D customers and competes for lab facility capex spend.
• JEOL Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of electron microscopes and scientific instruments serving similar academic and pharmaceutical research customers, albeit with different core products.
• Hitachi High-Tech: Japanese provider of scientific instruments, cleanroom systems, and lab automation. Competes at the higher end of lab facility and analytical equipment procurement that Oriental Giken also targets.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global lab equipment and consumables giant. Overlaps with Oriental Giken on fume hoods, lab furniture, and safety/containment equipment within a much broader life sciences portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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