Company Information About Us

EPS Group supports
the healthcare industry now
and in the future

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EPS Group is confident of its unlimited potential as we expand the scope of our business and our responsibility to meet the needs of the times each year.
The EPS Group continues to reinvent itself and achieve sustainable growth to realize a sustainable society with all people.

EPS Holdings, Inc.

EPS Holdings, Inc. is the holding company of EPS Group leading the development of the healthcare industry.
EPS Holdings aims to be a group that grows sustainably together with society to realize a prosperous and bright future where everyone can live healthy and shine.

EPNextS, Inc.

EPNextS is a subsidiary of EPS Holdings and oversees the CRO, SMO, and CSO businesses that form the foundation of the group.
EPNextS creates new solutions with the synergies that only it can offer, creating the next society together with our partners.

  • Our Mission

    We will contribute to the advancement of the healthcare industry
    by providing high-value-added solutions to our clients.

  • Our Vision

    If we improve each day, we can progress ourselves daily, and will continue to do so.
    Ever Progressing System

  • Our Values

    • For our Clients      

      We always place the highest priority on meeting clients’ needs and providing high-value-added services.

    • For our Business     

      We will contribute to the advancement of society through sustained development of our businesses.

    • For our People      

      We will grow through our service to clients, and improve the quality of life (QOL) of all our stakeholders.

EPS
  • Meaning of Our Logo

    Our logo reflects the corporate philosophy of EPS GROUP.
    The three circles represent our EPS Group policy(for the clients, for the business, and for the people),
    of our commitment to progress to the future.

Company Profile

  • Corporate Name

    EP-Link Co., Ltd.

  • Representative

    Kenichi Yamamoto

  • Head Office

    Kagurazaka AK Bldg., 1-8 Tsukudocho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0821

  • Establishment

    December 24, 1999

  • Capital

    100 million yen

  • Business

    - Clinical Trial Site Support Services
    - Rating for Clinical Trials and Mental Health Care
    - Services for Worker Dispatch and Fee-charging Employment Placement

  • Employees

    1,864 (As of October 1, 2023)

  • Parent Company

    EPNextS, Inc.

  • Subsidiary Company

    Total Trial Management Consulting Co., Ltd.(Taiwan)

  • Main Banks

    MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Resona Bank, Mizuho Bank

Leadership Team

Board Members and Statutory AuditorsAs of December 19, 2023
  • Representative Director

    Kenichi Yamamoto

  • Board Member

    Hironao Nakajima

  • Part-time Director

    Takehisa Yamada

  • Part-time Director

    Hideki Fujihara

  • Statutory Auditor

    Shinji Kamiya

Corporate OfficersAs of October 1, 2023
  • President and Representative Corporate Officer

    Kenichi Yamamoto
    - General management
    - General Manager, Business Planning & Promotion Division

  • Managing Corporate Officer

    Hironao Nakajima
    - General Manager
    - Business Management Division & Business Promotion Center

  • Corporate Officer

    Takaomi Takeuchi
    - Deputy General Manager, Business Planning & Promotion Division

    Aya Kashiwaba
    - Deputy General Manager, Business Management Division
    - General Manager, Higashinihon Branch Office

    Yasunori Yamamoto
    - Deputy General Manager, Business Management Division
    - General Manager, Nishinihon Branch Office

    Yutaka Ise
    - Deputy General Manager, Business Management Division

    Hirotada Omi
    - General Manager, Administration Center

    Kusaba Takuya
    - Assistant to CEO

Organization

Organization

History

  • 1999/Dec

    EP-Link Co., Ltd. established in Bunkyo, Tokyo, to provide SMO(Site Management Organization)services

  • 2005/Jul

    EP-Mint Co., Ltd., established through the merger of EP-Link Co., Ltd. and Mint Co., Ltd.

  • 2011/Sep

    EP-Mint Co., Ltd. listed on JASDAQ(current JASDAQ standard of the Tokyo Stock Exchange)

  • 2012/Apr

    Acquired S-Medical Service. Inc.

  • 2013/Mar

    EP-Mint Co., Ltd. signed business cooperation agreement with Sogo Rinsho Science Co., Ltd.

  • 2015/Jan

    Became a wholly owned subsidiary of EPS Holdings, Inc.

  • 2016/Jan

    EPS Holdings, Inc. merged Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co., Ltd. conducted business integration

  • 2016/May

    EP-Mint Co., Ltd. acquired Sogo Rinsho Science Co., Ltd. and adopted EP-SOGO Co., Ltd. as its new name

  • 2016/Oct

    EP-SOGO Co., Ltd. acquired Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co., Ltd.

  • 2018/Jan

    Acquired SMO MEDHISHISU Co.,Ltd.

  • 2018/Jul

    Acquired EXAM Co., Ltd.

  • 2022/Aug

    Total Trial Management Consulting Co., Ltd.(Taiwan) become a subsidiary

  • 2022/Oct

    Became a wholly owned subsidiary of EPNextS, Inc. (established in October 2022), which oversees the core businesses of EPS Group.

  • 2024/Apr

    Adopted EP-Link Co., Ltd. as its new name.

  • 2024/Dec

    25 years since establishment

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