Creating New Products and Businesses through the Global Development and Training Center and Industry-Academia Collaboration
First written in FY2017. 4 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2025.
12 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「By leveraging synergies among the technologies held by the Group, we aim through seat technology to create the "vehicle cabin of the future," offering comfort, a pleasant environment, and peace of mind, while also pursuing basic research on the themes of "smart factories" and "personal mobility."」
For new product and business creation, basic research was made concrete on the vehicle cabin of the future, smart factories, and personal mobility, using technology synergies. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「To commercialise the gait measurement system developed the year before last, we are collecting data and proceeding with validation.」
For the gait measurement system, data collection and validation advanced from the research and development stage toward commercialisation, and measurement results from local governments and sports clubs were reflected in product improvements. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We are developing a new gait measurement system and aim to commercialise it in 2023 while pursuing industry-academia collaboration.」
To create a new business, the Company developed a gait measurement system and set a target of commercialising it in 2023 through industry-academia collaboration. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we established a department specialising in research and development of next-generation products for the Imasen Group and products not constrained by our existing businesses, and are pursuing research and development through industry-academia and inter-company collaboration.」
To create new products and businesses, a department specialising in research and development of next-generation products and products outside the existing business portfolio was established, and industry-academia and inter-company collaboration is being advanced. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, we will bring together the core technologies held by the Group and seek further business growth by expanding into new fields and creating synergies.」
The policy of pursuing growth by bringing together core technologies, expanding into new fields, and creating synergies continues to be stated. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「By making cross-functional use of the technologies of Group companies, centered on the IMASEN Global Development and Training Center, and sharing leading-edge information through industry-academia collaboration, we will link these efforts to the development of new products and the creation of new businesses.」
The cross-functional use of group technologies and industry-academia collaboration were explicitly identified as mechanisms for developing new products and creating new businesses.