HORIBA is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures precision instruments for measurement and analysis. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Kyoto, the company operates through 47 group companies across 29 countries and regions. Its work spans precision measurement technology, analytical instrumentation, environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics and semiconductor manufacturing measurement.
The company's products include automotive emission measurement systems used in automotive R&D and emissions testing, environmental measuring instruments for monitoring applications, and scientific analyzers for research settings. HORIBA also produces in-vitro diagnostic medical devices, with recognised expertise in hematology and clinical chemistry, deployed in laboratories, clinics and university hospitals worldwide.
Industries served include automotive R&D, environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research. The company states a focus on protecting health, safety and the environment and on building state-of-the-art products. Its employees are known as HORIBARIANs, and the company motto is "JOY and FUN".
