Developing New Businesses Using Intellectual Property

「We jointly developed with a university the VSP (Virtual Simulated Patient) system, a coined term for a simulated patient, an interpersonal-work simulation tool for pharmacy students, and began providing the service in October 2026.」

「We are developing business plans centered on popular IP, including anime, and sports content, combining digital services such as NFTs with non-digital services such as merchandise for supporting one's favorite creators and teams.」

「The operations we have continued to conduct progressed steadily through strategic management, including the introduction of products developed in collaboration with well-known IP and new products, as well as the holding of anniversary events.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group focused on 3 initiatives to enhance long-term corporate value and capital efficiency: enhancing and strengthening its development structure to handle large-scale and advanced development; pursuing businesses with high growth potential and businesses using various forms of IP (intellectual property, such as characters); and continuing reforms in human resources, training, and recruitment.」

「Pursuit of businesses with high growth potential and businesses using various forms of IP (intellectual property, such as characters)」

「In response to the spread of COVID-19, we prioritized the safety of employees, their families, business partners, and other stakeholders, and implemented measures to prevent the spread of infection. Although this made it more difficult to manage development progress on projects, we worked to minimize the impact on the business.」