Notice of Company Name Change
Shioya MS Co., Ltd. announced that it will change its company name to "LABOLOGY Co., Ltd." effective May 1, 2026. The company aims to expand its business domain and refresh its brand image as a company that supports research, testing, and inspection sites, having inherited culture medium manufacturing from pharmaceutical companies after starting with pharmaceutical container development.
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■ Overview
Shioya MS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director: Toshio Nakamura), which has supported all sites involved in research, testing, and inspection, starting with the development of pharmaceutical containers and inheriting the culture medium manufacturing business from pharmaceutical companies, will change its company name to "LABOLOGY Co., Ltd." effective May 1, 2026, to further expand its business domain and refresh its brand image.
The new company name "LABOLOGY" is a coined word combining "Labo," meaning a place of research, experimentation, and discovery, with the suffix "-logy," derived from the Greek word "logos" and meaning "study" or "systematization." It represents the company's stance of elevating challenges and discoveries born in research sites into methods and technologies, connecting them to society and next-generation research.
■ Change Details
New Company Name
LABOLOGY Co., Ltd. (LABOLOGY) English: LABOLOGY CO.,LTD
Former Company Name
Shioya MS Co., Ltd.
Effective Date
May 1, 2026
Head Office Location
3-19-1 Wakaouji, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, 661-0974 (No change)
Representative Director
Toshio Nakamura (No change)
Contact Information
support@labology.co.jp (from May 1st)
■ Background of Company Name Change
Our company has walked a path starting with the manufacturing and development of pharmaceutical containers. Subsequently, we inherited the culture medium manufacturing business from a pharmaceutical company and grew into a company that responds to all kinds of problems related to laboratories.
Today, the role of laboratories is becoming increasingly important in many fields, including pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and bioenergy. Medicines and vaccines to overcome intractable diseases, crops resistant to climate change, and bioenergy that reduces environmental impact—all these originate from laboratories.
In response to these changes of the times, our company has set forth the vision of "To be an indispensable company for labs worldwide" and refreshed its brand. Under the new company name, we will continue to take on new challenges to solve the problems of all people involved in research, testing, and inspection.
■ PURPOSE / VISION / VALUES
PURPOSE
To solve the "problems" of all people involved in research, testing, and inspection.
VISION
To be an indispensable presence for labs worldwide.
VALUES
DISCOVERY, SOLUTION, SPEED, EVOLUTION
■ Company Profile
Company Name
LABOLOGY Co., Ltd. (formerly: Shioya MS Co., Ltd.)
Representative
Representative Director Toshio Nakamura
Location
3-19-1 Wakaouji, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, 661-0974
Business Activities
Development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical containers, culture medium manufacturing business, provision of lab-related solutions
Website
https://www.labology.co.jp
Contact
support@labology.co.jp
Shioya MS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director: Toshio Nakamura), which has supported all sites involved in research, testing, and inspection, starting with the development of pharmaceutical containers and inheriting the culture medium manufacturing business from pharmaceutical companies, will change its company name to "LABOLOGY Co., Ltd." effective May 1, 2026, to further expand its business domain and refresh its brand image.
The new company name "LABOLOGY" is a coined word combining "Labo," meaning a place of research, experimentation, and discovery, with the suffix "-logy," derived from the Greek word "logos" and meaning "study" or "systematization." It represents the company's stance of elevating challenges and discoveries born in research sites into methods and technologies, connecting them to society and next-generation research.
■ Change Details
New Company Name
LABOLOGY Co., Ltd. (LABOLOGY) English: LABOLOGY CO.,LTD
Former Company Name
Shioya MS Co., Ltd.
Effective Date
May 1, 2026
Head Office Location
3-19-1 Wakaouji, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, 661-0974 (No change)
Representative Director
Toshio Nakamura (No change)
Contact Information
support@labology.co.jp (from May 1st)
■ Background of Company Name Change
Our company has walked a path starting with the manufacturing and development of pharmaceutical containers. Subsequently, we inherited the culture medium manufacturing business from a pharmaceutical company and grew into a company that responds to all kinds of problems related to laboratories.
Today, the role of laboratories is becoming increasingly important in many fields, including pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and bioenergy. Medicines and vaccines to overcome intractable diseases, crops resistant to climate change, and bioenergy that reduces environmental impact—all these originate from laboratories.
In response to these changes of the times, our company has set forth the vision of "To be an indispensable company for labs worldwide" and refreshed its brand. Under the new company name, we will continue to take on new challenges to solve the problems of all people involved in research, testing, and inspection.
■ PURPOSE / VISION / VALUES
PURPOSE
To solve the "problems" of all people involved in research, testing, and inspection.
VISION
To be an indispensable presence for labs worldwide.
VALUES
DISCOVERY, SOLUTION, SPEED, EVOLUTION
■ Company Profile
Company Name
LABOLOGY Co., Ltd. (formerly: Shioya MS Co., Ltd.)
Representative
Representative Director Toshio Nakamura
Location
3-19-1 Wakaouji, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, 661-0974
Business Activities
Development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical containers, culture medium manufacturing business, provision of lab-related solutions
Website
https://www.labology.co.jp
Contact
support@labology.co.jp