Announced details
Second selection for a JAXA space experiment (as stated on 9 September 2026)
A business relationship in which JMS was selected as the supplier of connectors, fluid storage bags and connection tubes through a JAXA open competitive tender. Capital and personnel relationships are not disclosed.
A National Research and Development Agency. It conducts research projects using the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” of the International Space Station (ISS) and is developing cell culture experiment devices. Other information, including its location, representative, capital and year of establishment, is not disclosed.
Good Design Award
2024 Chugoku Regional Invention Awards, Chairman’s Prize
2026 National Invention Awards, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman’s Prize
Good Design Award, Good Design Best 100
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
JAXA website (“Type 1 automated solution exchanger for cell culture experiments”); JAXA open competitive tender, “Production of QCD Grand Model and Flight Model Standardized Cell Culture Devices”
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Closed-system connector, EVA fluid storage bag, EVA connection tube, Type 1 automated solution exchanger for cell culture experiments, Closed-system drug transfer system, Cell cryopreservation bag |
| Counterparty | National Research and Development Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
| Counterparty overview | A National Research and Development Agency. It conducts research projects using the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” of the International Space Station (ISS) and is developing cell culture experiment devices. Other information, including its location, representative, capital and year of establishment, is not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | A business relationship in which JMS was selected as the supplier of connectors, fluid storage bags and connection tubes through a JAXA open competitive tender. Capital and personnel relationships are not disclosed. |
| Applicable area | Cell culture experiments in the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” of the International Space Station (ISS), Healthcare, Regenerative Medicine, Cell therapy |
| Award/certification name | Good Design Award, 2024 Chugoku Regional Invention Awards, Chairman’s Prize, 2026 National Invention Awards, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman’s Prize, Good Design Award, Good Design Best 100 |
| Usage history | Second selection for a JAXA space experiment (as stated on 9 September 2026) |
| Source | JAXA website (“Type 1 automated solution exchanger for cell culture experiments”); JAXA open competitive tender, “Production of QCD Grand Model and Flight Model Standardized Cell Culture Devices” |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.JAXA selected a supplier of fluid-handling components through an open competitive tender as it developed the device. JAXA is promoting the expanded private-sector use of the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo,” and the company expects the selected technologies to have more opportunities to be used by researchers.