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40 Partners Announced for Tech Planter's 2021 Season

2021/06/22

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(Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yukihiro Maru) has been developing "TECH PLANTER" since 2013, which will be positioned as a platform to "solve unsolved "deep issues" with "deep tech," a collection of science and technology," from 2020. The platform is positioned as a platform for "solving unsolved issues with "deep tech", a collection of science and technology".

We are pleased to announce that 40 partner companies have been selected for the 2021 season. This year, seven areas (Deep, Agri, Bio, Marine, Med, Food, and Eco) have been defined, and we will work with partner companies to create new businesses that contribute to solving issues. Partner companies and the teams that enter will participate in an invitation-only kick-off event (June 26) to begin this year's discussions.

Entries for the venture and potential entrepreneurs will be accepted until July 9.

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TECH PLANTER Partners (40 companies *Number of companies excluding duplicates)

TECH PLANTER partners are partners who, by combining issues, technologies, and assets brought by the entry team and other partner companies in the seven areas, promote business development, search for seeds of R&D, investment, and fostering based on strategies, and solve unsolved issues (deep issues) through a collection of science and technology (deep tech). We are partners in solving unsolved issues (deep issues) through the aggregation of science and technology (deep tech). We have 9 partner companies participating in each area.

＜Deep Tech Partners Participating Companies

ACSL Corporation

Omron Corporation

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

KOBASHI HOLDINGS Co.

Sony Group Inc.

THK Corporation

Japan Tobacco Inc.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

＜Agritech Partners Participating Companies

Kubota Corporation

KOBASHI HOLDINGS Co.

Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited

Sigmaxis Corporation

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Focus Systems Co.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Yamaha Motor Co.

Euglena Co.

＜Biotech Partners Participating Companies

Asahi Quality and Innovations, Ltd.

EBARA Corporation

Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited

CPCC Corporation

Japan Tobacco Inc.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Meiji Holdings Co.

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

IHI Jet Service Co.

Asahi Yukizai Co.

EBARA Corporation

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation

Nittetsu Engineering Co.

Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Maruha Nichiro Corporation

＜Medtec Partners Participating Companies

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Sysmex Corporation

Senju Pharmaceutical Co.

SOMPO Holdings, Inc.

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co.

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Co.

Meiji Holdings Co.

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

＜Foodtech Partner Participating Companies

Cafe Company, Inc.

Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited

Sigmaxis Corporation

Suzumo Kikou Co.

Nippon Ham Corporation

Japan Tobacco Inc.

Focus Systems Co.

Maruha Nichiro Corporation

Meiji Holdings Co.

EBARA Corporation

Kubota Corporation

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Nittetsu Engineering Co.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

East Japan Railway Company

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Murata Manufacturing Co.

Upcoming Schedule

2021/6/26 Kickoff EAST, WEST (by invitation only)

Examination related
2021/7/9 Entry deadline

2021/7/13 Entry information deployment

2021/7/22 Deadline for partner scoring

2021/9/1 Finalists announced, jury announced

Demo Day (May 8)
2021/9/11 Deep
2021/9/18 Agri.
2021/9/25 Bio.
2021/10/2 Marine
10/9/2021 Med.
10/16/2021 Food
10/23/2021 Eco.