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Apr. 1972 | With the approval of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the foundation became independent of the Keio University Shinanomachi Media Center (Kitasato Memorial Medical Library), its mother organization, and assumed such work as that related to MEDLARS, INIS and APTIC. |
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Aug. 1973 | It received an assignment for research and development on the codes for medical terminology and a thesaurus for medical terminology from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
Aug. 1974 | The foundation was established as a center specializing in medicine within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). |
Apr. 1975 | A dial access service that supplies current medical and healthcare information was initiated. |
Oct. 1975 | It joined the Japanese Medical Library Association (JMLA) as a supporting member. |
Dec. 1976 | It signed a business contract with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the United States for the International Cancer Research Data Bank (ICRDB). |
Nov. 1977 | The first issue of “IMIC”, a medical information periodical, was published. |
Dec. 1977 | Online connection to British Library Lending Division (BLLD) was established. |
Nov. 1981 | The IMIC library was founded. |
May. 1982 | Open seminars and open lectures were held at the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the foundation. |
July. 1985 | The Osaka Service Office opened. |
July. 1991 | The construction of a medical information database for medical congresses and medical seminars was initiated. |
Apr. 1993 | Rapid bibliographic communication of drug information and database creation service were initiated. |
Dec. 1994 | Rapid reporting service for adverse effects of pharmaceutical products reported in Japan (Side Effect Literature in IMIC or SELIMIC) was started. |
June. 1995 | Headquarters and the Tokyo Office moved to Shinanomachi-Rengakan, Shinjuku (the current location). |
Nov. 1995 | An operation was started to offer “A database for the Proceedings of Medical Congresses in Japan” to NACSIS-IR. |
Apr. 1996 | “Cancer information service” via fax was initiated. |
Sep. 1996 | Distribution of "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Specific Disease Research CD-ROM" was initiated. |
Oct. 1997 | IMIC Web [databases for information on adverse effects SELIMIC Web, translation of the abstracts from MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; epidemiological information from the United States) and an index list of feature articles published in Japan] were made available. |
Dec. 1999 | Production and sales of MedDRA Navigator, a viewing software for MedDRAJ was initiated. |
Feb. 2000 | IMIC Order (copying service via the Internet and search application system) was started. |
Apr. 2000 | Medical Societies Secretariat Support Service was initiated. A service to organize academic congresses on consignment was initiated. |
July. 2000 | EBM Promotion Center was established. |
June. 2001 | A management system of academic congress information was introduced on IMICWeb. |
Apr. 2002 | Copyright Management System operation was initiated. |
July 2002 | A Web edition catalog for the periodicals available at IMIC was made available. |
Oct. 2003 | SELIMIC Web was renewed. |
Apr. 2005 | Medical Device Alert service, SELIMIC Web Alert service and GVP (Good Vigilance Practice) contract literature research were initiated. |
Apr. 2006 | Documentation services providing information for the proper use of pharmaceutical products were initiated. |
Apr. 2007 | Obtained the Privacy Mark/IMIC Order was renewed. |
Feb. 2008 | Osaka Branch Office was relocated. |
Apr. 2009 | Integrated Literature Information Management System Service "I-dis" was initiated. |
Aug. 2009 | A new branch office (IMIC ANNEX) was set up near the Shinanomachi-Rengakan office. |
Apr. 2010 | SELIMIC was renewed (global GVP compatible). |
Apr. 2013 | Reorganized as a General Incorporated Foundation pursuant to the Public Interest Corporation System Reform Related Act |
Mar. 2015 | Document Delivery Service Using Electronic Files "IMIC Order+" was initiated. |
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