Best-in-class automation and reliability

Sakura Finetek remains a privately-held business. Sakura has achieved its success and solidified its reputation by providing timely, ingenious solutions to the real challenges laboratories face on a day-to-day basis. Our rich history has given us a thorough understanding of technology, quality, reliability, value for money and our customersâ?? requirements. We use this knowledge and passion to develop products that anticipate developments in both technology and market needs.

First-in-class automation enabling production of reproducible high-quality blocks, slides and digital images, supported by unprecedented reliability with Mean Time Between Repairs of 52+ weeks, makes Sakura Finetek the preferred choice for an unbeatable market leader that combines tradition and innovation.

Today, we distribute products through our three Sakura Finetek entities and over 100 distributors worldwide. The organization is developing, professionalizing and growing continuously, and thus maintaining its position as a trustworthy and valuable partner in histopathology. With the worldwide headquarters in Japan and regional offices in Japan, The Netherlands and the U.S.A., the global strategy of worldwide representation has been fulfilled to guarantee our customers the best service and support.

Sakura Finetek USA, Inc. (SFA) is based in Torrance, California and employs over 200 people. Functions covered at this facility include sales and marketing, service and technical support, R&D, and manufacturing. In the US, SFA utilizes Cardinal Health for non-exclusive distribution to clinical laboratories and VWR International for non-exclusive distribution to life science research and industrial/education market segments. SFA is also responsible for Canada, Mexico, Central and South America and serves these markets with a network of local distributors.

SFA is an ISO 13485 certified manufacturer and supplier. With one of the two global manufacturing and R&D sites, SFA develops instruments and reagents into system solutions and secures the made innovation with a steady stream of patents.