Creating New Businesses in the Environment and Energy Sectors through a New Theme Exploration Project
First written in FY2019. 2 of 4 entries say "Raised", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「Under the new medium-term management plan, Code 2030, the Company will seek to accelerate the development of next-generation core technologies and the creation of new businesses by actively promoting open innovation and strengthening collaborative frameworks with industry, government and academia.」
Under Code 2030, the measures were made more concrete, shifting from the previous approach to setting exploration themes toward accelerating the development of core technologies and the creation of new businesses through open innovation and industry-government-academia collaboration. - 2026-05-15RaisedManagement planning
「Expansion into new business areas: application of proprietary technologies cultivated in existing businesses and introduction of external resources, including the nucleic acid drug CDMO business and semiconductor materials business」
Specific expansion into new businesses, including the nucleic acid drug CDMO business and semiconductor materials business, was presented in place of the previous broader expansion of exploratory areas. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「As a group-wide research and development initiative, the Company launched the New Theme Exploration Project and is developing a long-term R&D strategy focused on the following keywords with the aim of creating next-generation new businesses: food and agriculture, environment and energy, electronics and information, life sciences, and mobility.」
The scope of exploration themes expanded from the previous focus on the environment and energy to 5 fields, including food and agriculture, electronics and information, life sciences, and mobility. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「As a group-wide research and development initiative, the Company launched the New Theme Exploration Project and is developing a long-term R&D strategy focused on the environment and energy as keywords, with the aim of creating next-generation new businesses.」
The Company launched the New Theme Exploration Project and is developing an R&D strategy for next-generation new businesses centered on the environment and energy.