Editing Sony (section)

====Healthcare and biotechnology====
Sony has targeted medical, healthcare and biotechnology business as a growth sector in the future. The company acquired iCyt Mission Technology, Inc. (renamed Sony Biotechnology Inc. in 2012), a manufacturer of flow cytometers, in 2010 and Micronics, Inc., a developer of microfluidics-based diagnostic tools, in 2011.

In 2012, Sony announced that it would acquire all shares of [[So-net]] Entertainment Corporation, the largest shareholder of M3, Inc., an operator of portal sites (m3.com, MR-kun, MDLinx and MEDI:GATE) for healthcare professionals.

On 28 September 2012, [[Olympus Corporation|Olympus]] and Sony announced that the two companies will establish a joint venture to develop new surgical endoscopes with [[4K resolution]] (or higher) and 3D capability.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcement of Agreements Between Olympus and Sony to Form Business and Capital Alliance |url=http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/ir/tes/pdf/nr120928_3.pdf |access-date=12 May 2014 |publisher=Olympus-global.com |archive-date=2019-03-29  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329210321/https://www.olympus-global.com/company/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. (Sony 51%, Olympus 49%) was established on 16 April 2013.<ref name="sony-olympus-medical">{{Cite press release |title=Establishment of Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. |date=16 April 2013 |publisher=Sony Olympus Medical Solutions |url=http://www.sony-olympus-medical.com/somed/ja/news/20130416-001.html |access-date=19 April 2013 |archive-date=2020-11-24  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124001532/https://www.sony-olympus-medical.com/somed/ja/news/20130416-001.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 28 February 2014, Sony, M3 and [[Illumina (company)|Illumina]] established a joint venture called P5, Inc. to provide a genome analysis service for research institutions and enterprises in Japan.<ref name="P5">{{Cite press release |title=Establishment of a New Company to start genome information platform business |date=23 January 2014 |publisher=Sony Corporation |url=http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201401/14-011E/index.html |access-date=16 May 2014 |archive-date=2018-12-15  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215174550/https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201401/14-011E/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>