Report】7th Okayama Tech Plan Grand Prix: Grand Prize goes to Team TkSP (Yuichi Koga, Okayama University of Science)

RIVANES has been implementing the Okayama Tech Planter with the Chugoku Bank and KOBASHI HOLDINGS since FY 2018 with the aim of building an ecosystem in Okayama Prefecture that will create new industries that will solve global issues.

The 7th Okayama Tech Plan Grand Prix was held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, and nine teams were selected as finalists from among 24 entries to give passionate presentations. As a result of the judging by the panel of judges, six corporate awards and the Grand Prize were decided.

Grand Prize Fat team name: Team TkSP Yuichi Koga (Okayama University of Science) Theme: Providing new value with the world's best thermostable protease

Bank of China Award Team name: Okayama Medical Venture Lab Fat presenter: Takahiro Hirayama (Okayama University) Theme: Introduction of Medical Continuity Plan and Disaster Response Capacity Enhancement Project
KOBASHI HOLDINGS Award Team name: Visual Servo, Inc. Fat presenter: Mamoru Mimami Engineering reproduction of animal spatial measurement ability and its application to robotics
[Orba Healthcare Award]. Fat team name: Kibi Innovatives Akira Yamauchi (Kawasaki Medical School) Development of Patient-First Drugs for Pancreatic Cancer
Teika Award] Fat team name: ReAxel Technologies Seiya Torigoe motoloop, the world's most circular motor
Mizuho Bank Prize Fat team name: Team TkSP Yuichi Koga (Okayama University of Science) Theme: Providing new value with the world's best thermostable protease
Real Tech Fund Award Fat team name: Menkeiya Yoshinori Matsumoto (Okayama University Hospital) ◯ Theme: Transforming the treatment of autoimmune diseases!

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Outline of Grand Prix
Name of Grand Prix: The 7th Okayama Tech Plan Grand Prix
Place: Main Hall, 3F, Head Office, The Chugoku Bank, Ltd.
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 13:00-18:15
Participation: Finalists, partners, local companies and universities (closed, pre-registration required)

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