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R&D Activities

The reliability of the Nikon brand is based on high-level technological power and R&D activities that have been ongoing since the company's establishment in 1917. In this section, we introduce the basic technologies and R&D organizations that support Nikon today and into the future.

Basic Technologies

We are advancing core research and technologies with a long-term perspective, based on opto-electronics and precision technologies accumulated during the long years since the founding of our company. These are the basic technologies that support Nikon at the fundamental level.

R&D Organizations

The Core Technology Center, responsible for basic technology development at Nikon, and each department are advancing research and development in collaborative partnership. Our R&D efforts aim to contribute to the society of today and tomorrow in many diverse ways.