Open Innovation with External Research Institutions and Companies

「To accelerate innovation globally in growth areas including healthcare, we have also established a base in the Boston area, a hub of the innovation ecosystem, and are promoting collaboration with advanced technologies and external partners.」

「Through joint research with the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at the University of Tokyo, Junichi Rekimoto's laboratory, Yumi Nakamura, Specially Appointed Associate Professor (currently Associate Professor at Tokyo City University), and the SDGs Promotion Research Institute at Ochanomizu University, Chinatsu Kasamatsu, Specially Appointed Professor (currently Specially Appointed Professor at Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University), we became the first in the world to develop the technology for a new concept called "electrical seasoning," which uses transcutaneous electrical stimulation to adjust the taste of food.」

「In January 2024, we established a new base in Silicon Valley, USA (Palo Alto, California). The establishment of the U.S. base forms part of the global expansion of our innovation strategy team, which centralizes the intelligence functions of Search, Access & Partnering to directly access advanced innovation information and activities worldwide and rapidly assess and make decisions on investments, partnerships and M&A, with the aim of implementing our growth strategy through the creation of next-generation businesses.」

「We will establish an innovation strategy team that centralizes the intelligence function (Search & Partnering) at headquarters and in North America, providing direct access to the latest innovation information and activities worldwide and enabling rapid consideration and decisions on investments, partnerships and M&A.」

「Through this initiative, the Group aims to build a sustainable food system from producers to consumers by combining SuperMeat's cultivated-meat development technologies and expertise with the Group's proprietary biotechnology and fermentation R&D technologies and its technologies for designing taste and texture.」

「As part of its open and link innovation initiatives, the Group proceeded with studies on ammonia synthesis using a new catalyst with Professor Hosono of Tokyo Institute of Technology and others, established つばめBHB㈱ in April 2017, and is targeting the commercialization around 2022 of the world's first on-site ammonia synthesis system.」

「As part of its open and link innovation initiatives, the Group proceeded with studies on ammonia synthesis using a new catalyst with Professor Hosono of Tokyo Institute of Technology and others, established つばめBHB㈱ in April 2017, and is targeting the commercialization around 2021 of the world's first on-site ammonia synthesis system.」

「In June 2018, the Group newly opened a Client Innovation Center and is pursuing initiatives to create innovation through interaction with business partners and the integration of technologies, as well as to co-create new value and businesses through the Group's operations.」

「As part of its open and link innovation initiatives, the Group proceeded with studies on ammonia synthesis using a new catalyst with Professor Hosono of Tokyo Institute of Technology and others, and established つばめBHB㈱ in April 2017 to pursue the world's first commercialization of an on-site ammonia synthesis system.」

「Through open and link innovation, the Group developed the world's first CO2-absorbing food packaging material, which suppresses the amount of CO2 generated during incineration, and introduced it in the outer pouch for Nabekyu®be. The material is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 25% compared with conventional packaging, with annual CO2 emissions expected to decline by 44 tons before and after its introduction.」

「The Group will also actively leverage open innovation with external research institutions and companies to efficiently create new products and businesses.」