OSI Systems
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| OSI Systems, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (NASDAQ: OSIS) |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters |  Hawthorne, California, USA |
| Key people | Deepak Chopra, CEO and Chairman Ajay Mehra, President, Rapiscan Systems Anuj Wadhawan, CFO Alan Edrick, Executive Vice President Victor Sze , Company Secretary and General Counsel Nikhil Mehta , Vice President Business Development, CFO Spacelabs Healthcare |
| Revenue | ▲ US$532.2 million (FY2007) |
| Net income | ▼ US$18.8 million (2007) |
| Website | www.osi-systems.com |
OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS) is a worldwide company based in California that develops and markets security and inspection systems such as airport security X-ray machines and metal detectors, medical monitoring and anesthesia systems, and optoelectronic devices. As of June 2006, the company employs approximately 2,580 personnel globally and includes subsidiary companies Spacelabs Healthcare, Rapiscan Systems and OSI Optoelectronics.
[edit] History
- 1987 OSI Systems, Inc. is founded(prior to May 1997 operated under the name “Opto Sensors, Inc.”)
- 1990 Acquired UDT Sensors, Inc.
- 1993 Acquired Rapiscan Security Products Limited
- 1993 Acquired Ferson Optics, Inc.
- 1994 Formed ECIL-Rapiscan Security Products Limited (partnership with Electronics Corporation Of India Limited)
- 1994 Formed Opto Sensors (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
- 1997 Acquired Advanced Micro Electronics AS
- 1998 Acquired Osteometer MediTech A/S
- 1998 Purchased the security products business of Metorex International Oy
- 1998 Purchased a minority equity stake in Square One, Inc., (In 2000, acquired substantially all of Square One, Inc.’s assets)
- 1999 Acquired Aristo Medical Products, Inc.
- 1999 Formed OSI Medical, Inc.
- 2000 Formed RapiTec, Inc.
- 2001 Formed Dolphin Medical (merged OSI Medical, Inc. into Dolphin in March 2002)
- 2002 Acquired substantially all the assets of Thermo Centro Vision, Inc.,
- 2002 Purchased a minority equity interest in CXR Limited, (In December 2004 CXR Limited became a wholly-owned subsidiary)
- 2002 Acquired all the outstanding capital stock of Ancore Corporation
- 2003 Acquired the military, laser-based training business of Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. (In November 2003, acquired substantially all remaining assets of Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc.)
- 2003 Acquired substantially all of the assets of J&D Engineering (UK) Limited.
- 2004 Acquired Advanced Research & Applications Corp.
- 2004 Acquired Spacelabs Medical.
- 2005 Acquired Blease Medical Holdings Limited.
