Olympus Corporation announces that it has decided to establish Olympus Innovation Ventures, LLC as a corporate venture capital fund. Olympus will initially commit a total of USD 50 million over five years for Olympus Ventures to search, identify, vet and invest in early stage companies with differentiated technologies. Olympus Ventures will deliver the following benefits: Build a pipeline of future M&A targets; Spot critical trends in technology, medicine, and care delivery; Identify promising new markets for future growth; Generate financial return on invested capital; Raise Olympus' profile in the Medtech innovation ecosystem.