History

2024
Sept 2024	Company name changed to "Alnair Corporation". Headquarter relocates to Minato City, Tokyo.
2022
Aug 2022	Awarded local government subsidy program 2022 by Shinagawa ward, Tokyo, to support the development of high speed wafer thickness measurement system and its technologies for semiconductor field.
2020
July 2020	Awarded local government subsidy program 2020 by Shinagawa ward, Tokyo, to support the development of a high speed wavelength scanning lightsource for thickness & distance measurement system.
2015
Apr 2015	Invited to participate in ImPACT program, hosted by the Cabinet Office of Japan Government under Innovative R&D Promotion Program. http://www.jst.go.jp/impact/program12.html
May 2015	IReceived a consignment project from National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) with a research title of "Research and Development of a Compact Optical Phase-Locked Circuit for Low-Cost Reception and Monitoring of Optical Signals". http://www.nict.go.jp/press/2015/04/23-1.html
2012
Feb 2012	Awarded a reseach grant by by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) under its Aid for the Optimum Exploitation of Research Results (A-STEP) program for developing "Modularization of Ultra-small Matrix Optical Switch Using Silicon Photonics Technology".
2011
Apr 2011	Awarded local government subsidy program 2011 by Shinagawa ward, Tokyo, to support the development of new products and technologies.
2011
Apr 2011	Awarded local government subsidy program 2011 by Shinagawa ward, Tokyo, to support the development of new products and technologies.
2010
Apr 2010	Alnair Labs HQ and R&D Center consolidates and relocates to: Westside Gotanda B1F, 6-2-7 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
2009
Aug 2009	Alnair Labs awarded NEDO-funded venture R&D innovation grant: "Development of High-Precision E-field Sensing Systems for Near-Field Measurement of Electro-Magnetic Field Emitting Media."
2008
Oct 2008	Capital increases to 413 millions yen.
2007
Jul 2007	ISO9001 certified.
Jun 2007	Capital increases to 350 millions yen.
2005
Aug 2005	Alnair Labs relocated. Headquarter : YK Building-2F, 2-4-7 Mishuku, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. R&D Center : 501-502 Komaba Open Lab, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo.
Jan 2005	Alnair Labs awarded NEDO-funded R&D grant: "Development of 3D Measurement System using High Repetition Rate CNT Femtosecond Pulsed Fiber Laser".
2004
Sep 2004	Second round venture capital investment completed. Capital increases to 320 millions yen
2002
Oct 2002	Alnair released its first mode-locked pulsed fiber laser product based on proprietary carbon-nanotube technology.
Jul 2002	Alnair Labs awarded R&D grant from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: "Development and Practical Realization of Tunable Dispersion Compensating Devices".
Apr 2002	Prof. Kazuro Kikuchi of Tokyo University appointed as Director and Chief Technical Advisor.
2001
Dec 2001	Capital increases to 200 millions yen.
Aug 2001	Alnair Labs Corporation founded in Kawaguchi, Saitama-ken, Japan.