The winners of the "University Venture Awards 2019", which commends outstanding university ventures that are expected to play an active role in the future, have been announced.This year, the sixth year of the event, Tenku Co., Ltd., supported by the University of Tokyo, received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, and Kyulux, Inc., supported by Kyushu University, received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award.
Tenku Co., Ltd. was founded in 2011, led by Kunihiro Nishimura, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo.A technology venture company that develops and provides services for the AI solution "Chrovis" for genomic medicine for cancer.The award was given because it was highly evaluated for its contribution to the social implementation of cancer genomic medicine by deploying AI products in actual clinical settings, such as the genomic medicine research project carried out by the University of Tokyo Hospital. ..
In addition, Kyulux Co., Ltd., which was founded in 2015, develops, manufactures, and sells TADF, a next-generation organic EL light-emitting material.Based on the technology licensed from Kyushu University and Harvard University, we have developed Hyperfluorescence / TADF emission technology that realizes low price, long life, high purity color development, and highly efficient emission.It is highly evaluated that it recommends commercialization by utilizing cooperation with external organizations, such as promoting financing from home and abroad for commercialization of organic EL light emitting materials that do not require rare metals and building alliances with operating companies. rice field.
In addition, Edit Force Co., Ltd. is the Chairman's Award of the Japan Science and Technology Agency, Icaria Co., Ltd. is the Chairman's Award of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, KORTUC Co., Ltd. is the Chairman's Award of the Japan Venture Society, and Pixie Dust Technologies Co., Ltd. is the Early Edge Award. Awarded respectively.The award ceremony will be held at Tokyo Big Sight on Thursday, August 2019, 8.
reference:[Japan Science and Technology Agency] List of Venture Awards XNUMX Winners from Universities
