Deep Tech Grand Prix 2021

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ABOUT

Outline of the event

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Scientific and technological "seeds" are being created in universities, research institutes, and corporate laboratories, but it takes a lot of effort before they sprout into practical applications. The Tech Planter, organized by LIVERNESS and its partners, is an ecosystem that aims to discover these seeds and serve as a planter to help them sprout into business. The "Deep Tech Grand Prix 2021" is a program aimed at discovering and fostering technology seeds and entrepreneurs in the real tech domain (manufacturing, robotics, mobility, IoT, artificial intelligence, materials, energy, etc.).

Related Grand Prix :. List of Deep Tech Grand Prix

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Those who have a vision to change the world or improve the world based on the technological seeds in the real tech field and have a will to establish or develop a new business.
Individuals and teams are both welcome to participate, even before incorporation.
No limitation on the number of years of establishment, even if you are already a corporation. Even if you are close to mass production or PMF establishment, if you are planning to collaborate with partner companies, etc., it is acceptable.

Application Theme

Sensors, AI, robotics, materials, distribution, and other fundamental technologies

Application period

Monday, March 1, 2021 - Friday, July 9, 2021

Screening Criteria

A panel of judges composed of LIVERNESS and its partners will review the following items

01novelty (patentability)
02feasibility
03Are you going to change the world?
04passion

commendation

Grand Prize: (300,000 yen cash prize + right to receive 5 million yen business investment) 1
Corporate Prize: (200,000 yen) Approximately 10 prizes will be awarded.

SCHEDULE

Schedule

3/1[MON]: Entry Start

this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)Please register as a member and fill out the web form to apply.
We also hold information sessions on a college-by-college and individual basis to encourage determination to enter and to teach tips on document preparation. Please feel free to contact us for more information.

6/26[SAT]: kickoff

RIVANES and its partners, as well as entered teams, will meet and mingle.
Business consultation and partnership development with each other will be available. Participation or lack of participation on the day of the event will not be considered.

7/12[MON]: 1st round: Application Screening

A panel of judges composed of LIVERNESS and its partners will review the documents.
You will be asked to submit information about your team, skills, passions, and vision for the future via web form and video.
All applicants will be notified of the screening results and provided with feedback on their applications.
In addition, individual interviews (also online) for presentation review will be conducted for those who wish to participate.

8monthfirst 10 days of month: Finalists determined

Interviews will be held for applicants who pass the document screening to brush up their presentations for the final round.
In addition, meetings can be set up with partner companies for the purpose of business consultation and developing partnerships.

9/11[SAT]: Deep Tech Grand Prix

The 12 finalist teams that pass the document screening will be screened for presentation.

10Month～: Matching Support Period

After the Demo Day, the contact point between the venture and LIBANES will continue to be open for discussions on commercialization.
We handle a wide range of start-up issues, from incorporation to prototype development, financing, R&D, and more.
In addition, collaborative matching between ventures and partner companies has become more active to support business development.

PARTNER

ASSET

asset

ASSET01Riverness Communicator
ASSET02Partners
ASSET03Professional Supporter
ASSET04superfactory group

SUPPORT

Support

SUPPORT01Organize the purpose and vision of starting a business
SUPPORT02Brush up on your presentation
SUPPORT03Providing opportunities for business company collaboration
SUPPORT04Support for R&D and prototype development
SUPPORT05Support for knowledge and IP strategies
SUPPORT06finance

DEMO DAY

Grand Prix Outline

Grand Prix Name

Deep Tech Grand Prix 2021

Location

Center of Garage (1-16-3 Yokogawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)

Date & Time

Saturday, September 11, 2021, 13:00-19:00

Application period

Monday, March 1, 2021 - Friday, July 9, 2021

Participation Target

Held on a closed, pre-registration basis (finalists, partner companies, professional supporters, Super Factory Group)

organizing

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

timeline

12:30-13:00: inauguration
13:00-13:30: Greetings from the Organizer
13:30-17:00: Final Selection Presentations (Presenter①~⑫)
17:00-18:00: Review Time
18:00-19:00: Announcement of Judging Results and Award Ceremony

JUDGE

judge

head judge
Group CEO and Representative Director, Liverness, Inc.
Yukihiro Maru

While in graduate school, he established LIVERNESS with only undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "delivery experiment class of cutting-edge science" into a business. He runs a "knowledge manufacturing business" that combines management resources and technologies that lie dormant in universities and local communities to create the seeds of new businesses, and he has facilitated more than 200 projects through the "Knowledge Platform," an infrastructure that gathers knowledge from around the world. He is also an innovator who has been involved in the launch of numerous venture companies, including as a technical advisor to Euglena.
President and Representative Director, ACSL, Inc.
Satoyuki Washitani

He joined ACSL in July 2016. Previously, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Japan and Sweden on management reform projects for Japanese and European companies. He holds a Master's degree from the Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
Co-Creation Design Center, OMRON Corporation
Director, OMRON Ventures, Inc.
Terumasa Takatsuka

He started his career as a software engineer at an image processing venture company from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2006, and joined OMRON Corporation in 2008. In June 2012, he took charge of new business development. In 2021, he joined Co-Creation Design Center and OMRON Ventures.
General Manager, Innovation Department, Planning Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Hideaki Odate

Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Commerce, Department of Accounting in 1992, and joined Kawasaki Heavy Industries in the same year, where he was a core member in launching various new businesses and products, including FA/robotics, large structures, renewable energy, railway-related, rechargeable batteries, and MC&E. In his current position in the Innovation Department from May 2020, he leads the search for synergies for existing businesses and new businesses, as well as the establishment of an internal innovation culture. In his current position in the Innovation Department since May 2020, he leads the search for synergies and new business opportunities for existing businesses and the establishment of a culture of innovation within the company.
Specialist, Manufacturing Support Department, KOBASHI ROBOTICS Co.

Hiroaki Kurihara

After working for a domestic home appliance manufacturer (vacuum cleaners, new business manager, etc.) and an overseas electronics manufacturer (commercial air conditioners), he worked for a drone venture. After working on a prototype at a venture company, he joined KOBASHI in 2020. He has been a mechanical engineer for his entire career, from planning to mass production, and since joining KOBASHI, he has supported several manufacturing ventures.
Deputy General Manager, Business Exploration and Technology Strategy Division, R&D Center, Sony Group Inc.

Hiroshi Saito

Joined Sony in 1994. After overseeing the product planning department for cameras and PlayStation and new businesses under the direct control of the president, he has been engaged in a mission to create businesses on a medium- to long-term axis at the R&D Center since three years ago. He is engaged in searching for new businesses, fostering a culture of innovation throughout the organization, and building a framework for innovation.
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, THK Co.
Takashi Teramachi

In 2003, he joined Sumitomo Corporation, and in 2013, he joined THK Corporation, which commercialized the world's first linear motion guide (Linear Motion Guide-LM Guide). In 2014, he concurrently served as General Manager of the IMT Business Division and President and Representative Director of THK INTEX Corporation before being appointed General Manager of the Industrial Equipment Division and Director in 2016 (current position).
General Manager, D-LAB, Japan Tobacco Inc.
Hiroki Ohtaki

For most of his career, he has been in charge of planning and executing management strategies for the entire JT Group and business strategies for the tobacco business, and in 2013, he established the Corporate R&D organization, leading to the current D-LAB. 1998 Graduated from Keio University and joined JT, 2006 MBA from US graduate school.
Business Executive Officer, CIO BizDevOps Division, General Manager, Information System Services Department, Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Jun Tsubouchi

Joined the company in 1989 (1989). He has been in charge of new technology and service development division since 2017, and is in charge of big data utilization and AI technology strategy.
General Manager, Production Technology Research Laboratory, Research and Development Division, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Kohdai Sakamoto

Joined Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. in 1992 (Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. at that time). (Mitsui Petrochemical Industry at that time) in 1992. After engaging in the development of basic technologies for production technology development, industrialization of various products, and mass production technology development, he was involved in the establishment of a joint venture company with PetroChina in China from 2010. After returning to Japan from China, he took charge of the elastomer business and devoted himself to business expansion and the development of new products and businesses.

FINALIST

finalist

Kawarusaki Award / KOBASHI Award

Ashirase Corporation

Representative] Ryohei Tokuda

Walking Navigation System for the Visually Impaired-Announcement
This system assists the visually impaired in walking alone. The system generates guidance information by fusing human movement data acquired underfoot with navigation information, and provides guidance via a smartphone application and a vibration interface attached to the shoes.
ElevationSpace Corporation

Representative] Ryohei Kobayashi

Development of a small recoverable space utilization platform
The International Space Station (ISS), which is currently being used for space utilization, is expected to be retired around 2028. Therefore, we are developing a satellite that can conduct space experiments in a small satellite and return to Earth in place of the ISS.
Futpar Corporation

Representative] Kota Kurose

Low-volume image edge AI using intermediate outputs of deep learning
A certain number of data is required for deep learning in inspection work. This method makes it possible to compare and infer the correct data with only a few images of good products using the intermediate layer of deep learning.
ICOMA Corporation

Representative] Takamitsu Ikoma

HAKOBELL" disaster-resistant folding electric bike
HAKOBELL is a new type of mobility vehicle from Japan that does not require a parking space and can be used as an emergency power source and means of transportation in the event of an earthquake or other disaster. HAKOBELL provides value as a "mobility infrastructure" not only for everyday use, but also for expandability, such as solar power supply.
Nihon Unisys BIPROGY Award

Air Business Club Inc.

Representative] Tomio Ohori

Next-generation logistics platform based on cargo bed address management
The unique method of managing cargo addresses is combined with delivery route optimization using flexible AI. This will create "next-generation logistics" that realizes pallet-by-pallet transshipment and mixed transport, and aims to solve issues in the transportation industry.
Omron Prize

Solaris Corporation

Representative] Kiyoshi Umeda

Soft Robots Conquer Hard Robots! New Value Creation with Soft Robots
Using proprietary pneumatic artificial muscles and rubber components, the worm-shaped and intestine-shaped soft robots operate softly and supplely to achieve coexistence with humans and high adaptability to the environment. They provide the world's first solutions for space and industrial fields.
THK Award

Sendai Smart Machines Co.

Representative] Hiroki Kuwano

Self-Supporting Power Sensors
Convert vibrations in the surrounding area into electric power to drive sensor devices, CPUs, wireless devices, etc. to perform sensing and transmit data to the center or gate.
ACSL Award

Terra Labs, Inc.

Representative] Takahide Matsuura

Rapid and precise visualization of disaster sites by unmanned aerial vehicles
Construct a data acquisition system using unmanned aerial vehicles to quickly visualize disaster conditions in order to minimize damage and prevent secondary disasters when disasters occur. Through operation at disaster sites, the company aims to build a wide-area, high-precision spatial data platform.
Kivitech Corporation

Representative] Marika Hayashi

Autonomous Robot Remote Control Complementary Service HATS
Until now, when an abnormality occurred with an autonomous robot, a person had to go to the site, which took an enormous amount of time. To solve this problem, we developed a remote recovery support system in which a remote operator detects the abnormality, guides the robot and restores its self-position, and returns it to a normal state.
Grand Prize/Real Tech Fund Award

3DC

Representative] Hirochi Nishihara

Graphene Mesosponge, a new carbon material that opens up the future
Aiming to commercialize "Graphene Mesosponge", a new carbon material that improves battery performance. We will also expand into new air conditioners, energy conversion, smart devices, etc., and bring about technological innovation in the energy and environmental fields.
JT Prize

Infrasound Disaster Prevention Information Communication Project Promotion Team

Representative] Masayuki Yamamoto

Promotion of Disaster Prevention Communication Project by Regional Infrastructure Sound Observation Network
By observing infrastructure sounds, which are heavy bass sounds inaudible to the human ear, it is possible to obtain information on the source and scale of landslides and other events. This technology will provide a new method for disaster prevention.
Mitsui Chemicals Award

Wet Material Design

Representative] Tsutomu Ono

Creating new functional materials through micro-chemical processes
Utilizing Okayama Prefecture's micro metal processing technology, the company has matured a technology that can continuously produce precise droplets, fine particles, capsules, and micro fibers. Among them, the company has realized the world's first technology for continuous wet spinning of nano-fibers as a single thread, which was impossible in the past.