Olympus is passionate about creating customer-driven solutions for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries. For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping to detect, prevent, and treat disease; furthering scientific research; and ensuring public safety. Olympus is headquartered in Tokyo,Japan, with more than 30,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. In Spain it was established in 2001. In 2012 a single company was created under the name Olympus Iberia S.A.U., a subsidiary of Olympus Europa SE & CO. KG, based in Barcelona and responsible for the distribution of medical devices in the spanish and portuguese markets.