What SUMIKA TECHNOSERVICE does

SUMIKA TECHNOSERVICE CORPORATION (住化テクノサービス株式会社) is a Japanese technology services company founded in 1989 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical, headquartered in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, with approximately 380 employees. The company provides GLP-certified contract research, testing, and analysis services to the agrochemical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries, including ecotoxicity testing, pesticide efficacy and residue testing, microanalysis (HPLC, LC-MS, GC, GC-MS), bio/genetic analysis (real-time PCR), commissioned organic synthesis with around 50 experienced researchers, and formulation services from laboratory to several-hundred-kilogram scale. The company also manufactures and distributes four MAFF-registered beneficial insect pesticide products (Kamenoko S, Chabara, Orisuta A, Miyako S) for environmentally friendly pest management, sold exclusively through the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) network and authorized pesticide retailers in Japan. All five operating sites (Takarazuka, Osaka, Misawa, Kasa, Tokyo) are co-located within Sumitomo Chemical's research laboratories, factories, and test farms, providing structural infrastructure advantages.

Name

SUMIKA TECHNOSERVICE

Legal name

住化テクノサービス株式会社 (SUMIKA TECHNOSERVICE CORPORATION)

Website

https://sc-sts.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sumika Technoservice is a wholly-owned Sumitomo Chemical subsidiary providing GLP-certified contract pesticide testing, ecotoxicity analysis, organic synthesis, and four MAFF-registered beneficial insect pesticide products to agrochemical, pharmaceutical, and Japanese agricultural cooperative clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Takarazuka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Research & Testing Services: Ecotoxicity testing, pesticide testing, trace analysis, safety evaluation, formulation, and commissioned synthesis services provided to chemical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural companies. Services are quoted and contracted individually with varying timelines.
2. Beneficial Insect Pesticide Products: Sale of manufactured beneficial insect products (Kamenoko S, Chabara, Orisuta A, Miyako S) for agricultural pest control. Products sold through JA and pesticide retailers, not directly to farmers.
3. Test Insect Sales: Sale of test insects for research, educational, and filming purposes to corporations and individual business operators under company-defined trading conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SUMIKA TECHNOSERVICE (住化テクノサービス株式会社) is a Japan-based contract research and laboratory services provider serving the chemical, agrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The company conducts pesticide efficacy and residue testing, ecotoxicity and environmental safety studies (including proprietary S-rR medaka assays), GLP-compliant studies, microanalysis/trace analysis, custom synthesis, formulation development, safety evaluation, biological assays, and supplies beneficial insects and test insects. It also offers technical translation services specialized for chemical and life-science documents.

Product overview

SUMIKA TECHNOSERVICE (住化テクノサービス株式会社) is a technology services company providing a comprehensive portfolio of pesticide development, testing, and analysis services. The core offering centers on four registered beneficial insect pesticide products (カメノコS, チャバラ, オリスターA, ミヤコスター) for environmentally friendly agricultural pest control, complemented by a broad suite of laboratory and contract research services including test insect breeding, household pesticide efficacy testing, pesticide R&D testing, ecological impact testing under GLP conditions, microanalysis (crop residue, soil residue, environmental monitoring), bio/genetic analysis (real-time PCR), commissioned organic synthesis, formulation services, and safety evaluation with technical translation. The company was established in 1989 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical and leverages its parent company's accumulated research infrastructure to deliver services across the pesticide and life sciences value chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Natural Products: 住友化学グループの天然物由来製品のブランディング活動に関するブランド

Products and services

• Pesticide Efficacy and Residue Testing Field and laboratory testing of pesticide performance and residue levels, primarily for agrochemical registrants and chemical manufacturers developing crop-protection products.
• Ecotoxicity and Environmental Safety Testing Ecotoxicological studies including the proprietary S-rR medaka fish assay for endocrine-disruptor screening, designed for chemical and pharmaceutical clients requiring regulatory environmental safety data.
• GLP-Compliant Studies Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) certified safety testing services to support regulatory submissions for agrochemicals, industrial chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
• Microanalysis and Trace Analysis Ultra-trace level analytical measurements supporting impurity profiling, residue analysis, and material characterization for chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Contract Synthesis (受託合成) Custom synthesis of fine chemicals, intermediates, and research compounds on a contract basis for chemical and pharmaceutical R&D teams.
• Formulation Development Services Development and optimization of agrochemical and chemical formulations, including emulsifiable concentrates, wettable powders, and related dosage forms.
• Beneficial Insect Products (天敵農薬) Commercial supply of beneficial insects used as biological control agents in integrated pest management, distributed through JA cooperatives and agricultural channels.
• Test Insects (試験昆虫) Supply of standardized, reared test insects used by laboratories conducting pesticide efficacy and ecotoxicology studies.
• Specialized Technical Translation Domain-specific Japanese-English translation of chemical, pharmaceutical, and life-science technical documents, regulatory dossiers, and patents.
• Safety Evaluation and Biological Analysis Integrated safety evaluation and biological analysis services spanning toxicology, pathology, and biological endpoint assessments for chemical and pharmaceutical clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Beneficial insect Kamenoko S recognized as Sumika Sustainable Solutions certified product contributing to environmental load reduction in food production

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nihon Nohyaku: Japan's oldest agrochemical manufacturer with full pesticide R&D, registration, and commercialization capabilities. Overlaps with STS on pesticide testing, GLP studies, and registration support as part of a much larger integrated crop protection business.
• Nissan Chemical: Diversified Japanese chemical company with significant agrochemical (pesticide) operations. Overlaps with STS in pesticide R&D and testing, but operates as a broad incumbent with much larger chemicals, materials, and life science portfolios.
• JNC Corporation: Diversified Japanese chemical and life science company with agrochemical, fine chemical, and contract research operations. Overlaps with STS on chemical testing, contract synthesis, and life science R&D services.
• Hokko Chemical Industry: Japanese agrochemical manufacturer with pesticide development, formulation, and biological evaluation capabilities. Comparable to STS on pesticide R&D, formulation, and ecotoxicity testing scope.

Direct peers

• Sumika Chemical Analysis Service: A sister Sumitomo Chemical group company providing analytical and testing services including GLP-compliant studies. Operates in the same parent-company ecosystem with overlapping GLP testing, microanalysis, and contract research offerings.
• SDS Biotech: Japanese agrochemical company with significant pesticide R&D, formulation, and biological control offerings. Direct overlap with STS on agrochemical R&D support, beneficial insect products, and pesticide registration testing.
• OAT Agrio: Japanese crop protection company with established biopesticide and IPM product lines. Competes with STS in the Japanese beneficial insect and biocontrol market, and overlaps on pesticide testing and registration support.
• Nichino Service: Service arm of Nihon Nohyaku group providing agrochemical R&D support, field testing, and registration-related services. Direct comparable in crop protection testing and agrochemical contract research.
• CLEA Japan: CLEA Japan supplies laboratory animals and is one of the few Japanese companies that also rears and sells test insects for research. Its test insect offerings and entomological supply capability overlap directly with STS's test insect sales business.

Emerging players

• Koppert: Global leader in biological crop protection and beneficial insects. International comparable to STS's biocontrol product line (Kamenoko S, Chabara, Orisuta A, Miyako S) with significantly broader geographic reach and product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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