2009

• The 60th anniversary of the Company’s foundation.
• JEOL DATUM LTD. and JEOL ACTIVE CO., LTD acquired.
• JMS-T100GCV gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometer completed.
• JEM-ARM200F atomic resolution analytical electron microscope completed.

2008

• The third phase of construction work to enlarge YMCC completed.
• JIB-4600F Multibeam milling/imaging system completed.
• JSM-7600F Thermal field emission scanning electron microscope completed.
• JSM-6510/6610 series scanning electron microscopes completed.
• “BioMajesty series” automated biochemical analyzer won the “Technology Prize” awarded by the Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry.
• JCM-5000 “Neo Scope” won the “Tokyo Metropolitan Governor’s Award” in the Tokyo Invention Exhibition held in 2008.
• JCA-BM6070 automated biochemical analyzer completed.
• The “Development of Scanning Electron Microscope Capable of Observing Cells in Solution,” which is a joint development project with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, announced.

2007

• JEOL Group New Medium-term Management Plan, "ACTION 60" announced.
• JSM-7001F, a thermal field emission scanning electron microscope completed.

2006

• Industry-academia-collaboration office with the University of Tokyo established.
• BS-60050EBS, evaporation source for backscattered electron completed
• JFAS-7000BT Semiconductor Failure Analysis System “Beam Tracer” completed.

2005

• JCM-5700 Carry Scope completed.
• Industry-academia-collaboration office with the University of Tokyo established.

2004

• JEOL Group Medium-term Management Plan, "Focus Plan 2006" announced.
• JEOL CREATIVE CO., LTD. merged.
• ADVANCED CAPACITORTECHNOLOGIES, INC. established.
• YMCC Tendo Factory completed in Tohoku region.

2003

• JEM-2100F field-emission transmission electron microscope completed.
• JMS-800D mass spectrometer dedicated to dioxin analysis completed.

2002

• YAMAGATA CREATIVE CO., LTD. (YMCC) established.
• BEIJING CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (BJCC) established.
• JSM-6460 and 6360 series of scanning electron microscopes completed.
• JPS-9200 photoelectron spectrometer completed.
• JBX-3030 series of electron beam lithography system completed.

2001

• JMS-T100LC Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (AccuTOF) completed.
• JNM-ECA series NMR system completed.
• JEM-2500SE Nano Analysis Electron Microscope completed.
• JEM-9310FIB focused ion beam system for specimen-preparation completed.

2000

• JSM-6500F field emission scanning electron microscope completed.
• JEOL Group Medium-term Management Plan, "Bright Plan 1000," announced.

1999

• JSM-6700F field emission scanning electron microscope completed.
• JEOL celebrates its 50th anniversary (May 30, 1999).
• JEOL Group Management Vision,
• JEOL SPIRIT-1," announced.

1998

• JBX-9000MV electron beam lithography system completed.

1997

• JEOL (GERMANY) GmbH, overseas corporation, established in Germany.

1996

• High-speed next generation Clinical Biochemistry Analyzer “BioMajesty” completed.
• JEOL website opened.

1995

• JEOL ASIA PTE. LTD. established in Singapore.
• JEOL (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD established in Malaysia.

1994

• JEOL KOREA LTD. established in Korea.

1993

• JEIP-900F High Density Reactive Ion Plating System completed.
• JEOL CANADA, INC. established in Canada.

1991

• JEOL DE MEXICO S.A. established in Mexico.

1990

• JWS-7500 Wafer Process Inspection System completed.

1989

• JSTM-4000XV Ultrahigh Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscope completed.

1984

• JEOL (ITALIA) S.p.A., overseas corporation, established in Italy.

1983

• JIBL-100 Focused Ion Beam Instrument completed.

1982

• JEPAS-1000 Electron Beam Metrology Instrument completed.

1976

• World's first micrograph of atomic arrangements taken with JEOL Electron Microscope.
• JEOL GmbH., overseas corporation, established in Austria.

1974

• JAMP-3 Auger Microprobe completed. JEOL Anstalt, East Europe corporation, established.
• JIR-03F Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer completed.
• JESCA-2 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer completed.

1973

• JEOL (Europe) B.V., overseas corporation, established in Netherlands.
• JEOL (Skandinaviska) A.B., overseas corporation, established in Sweden.
• JEOL do Brazil Ltda., overseas corporation, established in Brazil.

1972

• JCA-1KM Automated Biochemical Analyzer “Clinalyzer” completed.

1970

• Medical-use JTG-MA “Thermoviewer” completed.
• “Superscope” JEM-50A reaches shipment of 1000 units.

1968

• JEOL CO (UK) Ltd., overseas corporation, established in U.K.
• JEOL CO (AUSTRALASIA) PTY. LTD., overseas corporation, established in Australia.
• JLC-5AH, world’s first Amino Acid Analyzer, completed.

1967

• JEBX-2A Electron Beam Lithography System completed.

1966

• JSM-1 Scanning Electron Microscope completed.
• JEM-1000 Ultrahigh Voltage (1000 kV) Electron Microscope completed.
• JEOL listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1964

• JEOL CO (France) S.A., overseas corporation, established in France.
• R & D Building completed.

1963

• JMS-01 double-focusing Mass Spectrometer completed.
• JLC-01 automatic-recording Liquid Chromatograph completed.

1962

• JEOL listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• JXA-3 X-ray Microanalyzer completed.
• JEOL CO (USA) INC. established as the first overseas subsidiary.

1961

• Company name changed to JEOL Ltd.

1956

• Purchase order for JEM-5G Electron Microscope received from French Atomic Energy Commission (first PO from abroad).
• JNM-1, Japan’s first Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) system, completed.

1949

• Japan Electron Optics Laboratory Co. Ltd. established in Mitaka, Tokyo.
• JEM-1 Electron Microscope completed.