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FRONTEO expands research security support services for universities, research institutions and companies

FRONTEO expanded its range of research security support plans, from individual investigations to AI-based researcher network analysis, review procedures and ongoing management. It also expanded the number of papers covered by its analysis from approximately 20 million to approximately 70 million and enhanced its search, organization monitoring and list-matching functions.

Worth reading
47Recurring
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
70000000
Approximately 70 million academic papers covered by the analysis (previously approximately 20 million)
Wording
Definitive
How definitive the wording is.

Announced details

KIBIT Seizu AnalysisKIBIT Seizu WorkflowResearch security support servicesEconomic Security Measures Consulting
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)
Promotion of and support for research at universities and research institutionsCorporate research and development and risk managementScreening for the recruitment and acceptance of researchersScreening of joint research partnersResearch grant applicationsResearch security screening and ongoing risk management
Launch dateEnhancement of the researcher network analysis function and expansion of service plans have been completed. The application deadline for campaigns including short-term plans is 31 March 2027.
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

Expanded the academic paper database covered by the analysis from approximately 20 million to approximately 70 million papers

Offering price

Plan pricing is available by inquiry through the website; no specific amounts are listed.

The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.

Source (materials cited by the company)

Nikkei Online Edition (27 August 2026)

Nikkei Online Edition (11 April 2026)

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredKIBIT Seizu Analysis, KIBIT Seizu Workflow, Research security support services, Economic Security Measures Consulting
Offering pricePlan pricing is available by inquiry through the website; no specific amounts are listed.
Launch dateEnhancement of the researcher network analysis function and expansion of service plans have been completed. The application deadline for campaigns including short-term plans is 31 March 2027.
Applicable areaPromotion of and support for research at universities and research institutions, Corporate research and development and risk management, Screening for the recruitment and acceptance of researchers, Screening of joint research partners, Research grant applications, Research security screening and ongoing risk management
Quantitative EffectsExpanded the academic paper database covered by the analysis from approximately 20 million to approximately 70 million papers
SourceNikkei Online Edition (27 August 2026), Nikkei Online Edition (11 April 2026)
Items this document does not state (12)
CounterpartyCounterparty overviewRelationship with the CompanyContract ValueContract DateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateLocationLocation scaleUsage historyImpact on Business Performance

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To support each institution’s needs in confirming researchers’ backgrounds and affiliations and their relationships with external organizations, conducting review and approval procedures, and managing risks on an ongoing basis, amid growing interest in the risk of technology outflows associated with research activities at universities, research institutions and companies.

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