The Japan Science and Technology Agency and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization have decided on the winners of the "University Startup Awards 2023 ~Award for Academic Startups~". The award ceremony will be held at the "University Trade Fair - Innovation Japan" venue from 8:24 on Thursday, August 15th.
The "University Venture Award" aims to further promote entrepreneurship using academic research and development results, challenging efforts after entrepreneurship, and support from universities and companies to university ventures. The system started in the fiscal year.Out of the ventures that have been established using the research and development results of universities, etc., the award recognizes excellent university-launched ventures that are expected to play an active role in the future, and also commends universities and companies that have particularly contributed to their growth.
From 2017, we will focus on early-stage companies run by young managers, and among companies whose managers are under the age of 40 and have been established for less than three years, the "Early Edge Award” is also established to support the challenges of young managers.
In 2023, the winners of the “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award” were Cellusion Co., Ltd., which conducts research and development of corneal regenerative medicine using iPS cells for bullous keratopathy. Elephantech Co., Ltd., which manufactures and sells low-environmental-load electronic circuit boards using additive manufacturing methods, won the Japan Science and Technology Agency President's Award. Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd., which develops ammonia synthesis catalysts and sells small-scale distributed ammonia production systems, receives the "New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Chairman's Award". "Water" receives the "Japan Venture Society Chairman Award". PaleBlue Co., Ltd., which is engaged in the development of a propulsion device for small satellites using tetragel as a propellant, and Jellicle Co., Ltd., which conducts research and development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices (Gel Medicine) using tetragel, was selected for the Special Award for University-originated Ventures. was
FerroptoCure Co., Ltd., which is working to realize the world's first ferroptosis drug discovery, was selected for the "Early Edge Award", which recognizes companies whose owners are under 40 and have been established for less than three years. FerroptoCure is a company originating from Keio University that aims to develop the world's first anticancer drug using the induction of cell death ferroptosis by oxidative stress.We aim to develop anticancer drugs that are effective against "refractory cancers" using a unique mechanism, while ensuring high safety through drug repositioning of existing drugs, and to obtain prompt approval.In addition to human beings, it is also unique in that it develops therapeutic drugs for animal cancers through inventions of uses, and was evaluated as a company to watch in the future.
[Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award]
Award-winning company: Cellusion Co., Ltd.
Supporting universities, etc.: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Keio University
Supporting company: Nikon CeLL Innovation Co., Ltd.
[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award]
Award-winning company: Elephantech Co., Ltd.
Supporting Universities, etc.: Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
[Japan Science and Technology Agency Chairman's Award]
Award-winning company: Kousomiru Co., Ltd.
Supporting Universities, etc.: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Supporting company: ANRI Co., Ltd.
[New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Chairman's Award]
Award-winning company: Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd.
Supporting universities, etc.: Tokyo Institute of Technology, International Pioneering Research Organization, Element Strategy MDX Research Center
Supporting company: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
[Japan Venture Society Award]
Award-winning company: PaleBlue Co., Ltd.
Supporting Universities, etc.: Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
[Early Edge Award]
Award-winning company: FerroptoCure Co., Ltd.
Supporting Universities, etc.: Keio University School of Medicine
[University Startup Special Award]
Award-winning company: Jellicle Inc.
Supporting universities, etc.: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
