Shimadzu Corp. announced that it has won JPY 1.5 billion worth of contracts from the Iranian government for a total of 133 medical X-ray examination units. The units -- 106 for stomach X-ray and 27 for chest -- will be installed at public hospitals in Iran from February.

With the country expected to build new hospitals and renew medical equipment hereafter, Shimadzu aims to further expand its sales to Iran.