The Japan Science and Technology Agency announced the winners of the 2020 "University Venture Awards".
The university-launched venture commendation, which is celebrating its 7th year, is to further promote entrepreneurship and challenging efforts after entrepreneurship using research and development results at universities, etc., and support from universities and companies to university-launched ventures. It is an object.In addition, among companies whose managers are under 40 years old and within 3 years of establishment, we have set up the "Early Edge Award" for university-launched ventures and their supporters who are expected to play a major role in the future. We also support challenges.
This time, the "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award" was awarded to Saikinso Co., Ltd., which developed a platform technology that enables "cheap, quick, and accurate" inspection and analysis of intestinal bacterial flora in collaboration with the Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University.As a pioneer in the DNA testing service for the intestinal flora, it was praised for its technology that provides unprecedented solutions and that it is steadily advancing its business in collaboration with universities and companies.It already has a track record of 2 personal inspections, and is expected to grow significantly in the future, including expansion into other services in the future.
The "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award" was awarded to Kikuchi Seisakusho by Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, and Inofis Co., Ltd., which was founded in 2013.In collaboration with Tokyo University of Science TLO, we applied for a patent for related technology with a view to future business.It will be possible for Inofis to have exclusive license.Currently, Professor Kobayashi is leading the way in promoting technological development as a director.We have built an alliance with an operating company, Academia, and realized a high-speed cycle that quickly incorporates customer needs into product improvement. It was highly evaluated that we are promoting commercialization by making use of such cooperation.
Xenoma Co., Ltd. received the "Science and Technology Promotion Organization Chairman's Award".Takao Someya Laboratory, The University of Tokyo / Established as a spin-off of the JST ERATO Someya Bioharmonic Electronics Project.We actually commercialized a smart apparel that can acquire health care data just by wearing it, and established it as a business.Furthermore, in terms of management methods, it was highly evaluated that it was promoted not only in Japan but also in an organizational structure and management method aimed at global expansion.
The "Early Edge Award" was awarded to Agro Design Studio Co., Ltd.We are conducting research and development of highly safe pesticides using protein crystal structure analysis, and are supported by Mamoru Miyawaki, Director of Innovation Promotion Department, Industry-Academia Collaborative Creation Promotion Headquarters, University of Tokyo.Taking on the challenge of creating “agricultural” medicine, researchers themselves have participated in entrepreneurship courses and have started businesses for the social implementation of research results. The award was given in recognition of the flow.It designs unprecedented molecular-targeted pesticides and is expected to create a great social impact by putting it into practical use.
In addition, the "New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Chairman's Award" is Hmcomm Co., Ltd., which provides speech recognition and natural language analysis business using deep learning and abnormal noise detection business with AI, "Japan Venture Society Chairman's Award" Was awarded to NABLAS Co., Ltd., which provides AI-related solutions by integrating the AI human resources development business, consulting business, and R & D business.
* Universities are non-profit corporations such as national, public and private universities, colleges of technology, national testing and research institutes, public testing and research institutes, national research and development corporations, and public interest corporations.
