Deep Tech Grand Prix 2023

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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 serve as a planter to discover these seeds and help them sprout into business. The "Deep Tech Grand Prix" 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

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Friday, July 7, 2023

Screening Criteria

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

01novelty (patentability)
02feasibility
03Overseas Expansion Capabilities
04Are you going to change the world?
05passion

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[WED]: 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.

6/17[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.

7/10[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.

9/9[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 2023

Location

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

Date & Time

Saturday, September 9, 2023, 13:00-19:00

Application period

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Friday, July 7, 2023

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: Presentation (Presenter①～⑫)
17:00-18:00: Review Time
18:00-19:00: Announcement of Judging Results and Award Ceremony

JUDGE

judge

head judge
Representative Director, President and CCO, Liverness, Inc.
Inoue, Jyo

D., Pharmacist, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He is a founding member of LIVERNESS. D. in pharmacology from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, and a founding member of LIVANESS. While conducting research and development, he is responsible for launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.
Executive Officer, General Manager, Research & Development Division, Kyocera Corporation
Shoichi Nakagawa

Joined Kyocera Corporation in 1988. He joined the General Research Laboratory, where he was involved in the dissemination and development of simulation technology, research on impact fracture of ceramics, and development of ceramic substrates for automotive applications, etc. From 2011, he worked on the development of SOFC-type fuel cells, and from 2014, he was involved in commercialization in the Division In 2016, he joined the General Research Laboratory (now the Monozukuri Research Laboratory), Advanced Materials and Devices Research Laboratory in 2019, and in charge of the Research and Development Division from April 2021.
General Manager, Knowledge Manufacturing Department, KOBASHI ROBOTICS Co.
Kazuya Inada

Born in Ehime, Japan in 1985. After completing graduate studies at Okayama University, he worked in automotive material development, control development, and data adaptation at Honda R&D Co. He joined ITID Corporation in 2018, where he worked in BPR and new business planning support for the manufacturing industry and planning support for local governments. He joined KOBASHI in 2022, sharing the management philosophy of "Cultivate the Earth", which aims to solve social issues. He is working on the formation of an ecosystem to support manufacturing, including startups.
Fellow, Director, Technology Development Center, Dai Nippon Printing Co.
Yutaka Matsumoto

Joined Dai Nippon Printing in 1989 and was assigned to the Micro Products Division, where he was in charge of quality control and development of metal materials. In 2008, he was assigned to the Research and Development Division of the Display Products Business Department, where he dedicated himself to the development of new businesses using core technologies and introduced products for OLED displays, which currently hold the top share in the world market. After serving as General Manager of the Fine Optronics Division's Third Manufacturing Headquarters, he was appointed General Manager of the Technology Development Center in April 2022. In June of the same year, he was made a Fellow. (Current position)
General Manager, Development Planning Department, Development Laboratory, Taiyo Yuden Co.
Toru Fujii

Born in Gunma Prefecture. Graduated from Nagaoka University of Technology. Since joining Taiyo Yuden, he has been engaged in the development of optical discs CD-R, DVD-R, and BD-R. Served as head of the development division. Established Taiyo Yuden's Shin-Kawasaki Center "SOLairoLab" in Shin-Kawasaki for the purpose of Mono, Koto, Open Innovation and Tech Incubation. He is also an industrial advisor for Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST).
Manager, PPR Company, Business Planning & Management Department, Industrial Equipment Division, THK Co.
Satoshi Mizuno

He joined THK Corporation in 2002, and after working in sales and development, he has been in charge of new business planning since 2015. After working in sales and development department, he has been in charge of new business planning since 2015. 2019, he released PPR (Pick and Place Robot), a process-optimized robot for the semiconductor market, and launched PPR Company to his current position.
Executive Officer, in charge of New Business Promotion Department and General Manager, Tokai Carbon Co.
Kazuto Kataoka

Joined Tokai Carbon Corporation in 1986. He served as the technical manager of the carbon black business and the electrode business, and promoted the enhancement of product development and competitiveness. Later, he was appointed as General Manager of the New Business Promotion Department, which was newly established in September 2022. Through conversations with people involved in new businesses, he has been asking himself what social issues the Company should address and how it should be promoted. How should we promote them? and how we should promote them. While rooting a new culture in our company, he is promoting the creation of new businesses to solve social issues.
General Manager, Incubation Center, Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co.
Hayato Takahashi

After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a Master's degree in Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, he joined Toyo Ink Mfg. Ltd. in 2003, where he was engaged in the development of UV-curable functional hard coatings and successfully launched it as a new business within the company, and experienced plant start-up, product development, and overseas marketing. In 2023, the current department was newly established as an organization under the direct control of the president, and is currently engaged in a trial-and-error process to create new businesses.
Director, Managing Executive Officer / General Manager, New Business Promotion Center and General Manager, Medical Device Business Promotion Department, Bando Chemical Co.
Katsuhiko Hata

He joined Bando Chemical in 1985 and has served as General Manager of R&D Center, General Manager of Elastomer Products Business Division, and Managing Executive Officer before assuming his current position in 2018. Utilizing his extensive experience and insight in R&D, new product development, elastomer product business, etc., he currently also serves as the General Manager of the Promotion Department of "Commercialization of Medical Devices", a new business he is working on.
Executive Officer, BIPROGY Corporation
Hideki Moriguchi

Joined Nippon Univac (at that time) in April 1987. Since FY2013, he has been in charge of IoT and AI technology-driven business planning and development. In particular, he is promoting solutions to social issues in the areas of carbon neutrality and resilience (https://ag.biprogy.com/).

FINALIST

finalist

Grand Prize

Hundred Semiconductors Inc.

Representative] Fumito Imura

Ultimate B-to-C semiconductor manufacturing by minimal fab
Solve the problem of huge investment in the semiconductor industry, a high-tech industry. Using minimal fabs, which are ultra-compact semiconductor manufacturing ecosystems that do not require clean rooms, we will flexibly respond to customer and social needs and provide semiconductor devices as and when they are needed.
DNP Award

Archaerus Inc.

Representative] Takao Fukuoka

A World with Sterstag
It is required to inform and manage "things" by tying them to the highly developed cyber world. However, mass-produced labels have been vulnerable. Low-cost, high-security stealth tags that emit an invisible spectrum will realize a safe and secure society.
Tokai Carbon Award

ff fortississimo inc.

Representative] Juhei Irisawa

High-tech textile materials in your hands with familiar products
We are developing the world's highest level of fiber/resin composite materials. We have commercialized tennis strings as a product using our technology. In the future, we will commercialize innovative carbon nanotube well-dispersed pellets and next-generation carbon fibers to expand our business.
THK Award

Con-Tact Corporation

Representative] Masayuki Samukawa

Ultra-compact tactile sensor chip to revolutionize manufacturing sites
A mm-size tactile sensor, which is a sensing element made of a micro-mechanical structure fabricated by microfabrication technology based on semiconductor process technology, will be applied to cooperative robots and other equipment at manufacturing sites to replace dexterous tasks performed by human hands.
BIPROGY Award

Alchemist Material Corporation

Representative] Kazumasa Saito

Hydrogen production equipment and business development through waste gasification
The company is working to solve the problems of waste and climate change caused by greenhouse gases. With the equipment under development, the company aims to provide the world with a tool to produce hydrogen from plastic waste, biomass, and other waste materials and generate revenue by converting them into energy.
Eye Electrolight Co.

Representative] Kazuo Abe

Development and mass production of high-safety and high-reliability lithium-ion batteries
By using non-volatile and non-flammable ionic liquids as electrolyte, we are developing lithium-ion batteries that can operate stably in space and at high temperatures (60°C to 80°C) on the ground, have fewer restrictions on standards, certification, and regulations in terms of transportation, storage, and installation, and are superior in terms of cost and environment.
KOBASHI Award / Real Tech Fund Award

BlueBee Inc.

Representative] Hirokyo Kuroki

Developed a large drone with a payload of 200 kg
Developed an inexpensive large drone with a payload of 200 kg that can be used with attachments such as mowers. The drone will be able to transport supplies and leftover resources and replace human labor in forestry, agriculture, and other difficult-to-landscape sites.
Toyo Ink SC Award / Bando Chemical Award

IOX Corporation

Representative] Masanori Shimura

Development of mass production technology for ultra-foil copper-plated laminate film
Realization of low transmission loss copper clad laminate film, which is difficult to manufacture using conventional methods, using metalloid. Aiming to enter the 5G and beyond 5G-6G markets with the world's first technology that enables non-roughening and high adhesion plating on various low-k dielectric materials. Currently establishing mass production process.
Taiyo Yuden Award

MindMic

Representative] Naoki Kimura

Human Software Update 2.0
Silent Speech" recognition, which allows information to be input simply by moving the mouth when speaking, is combined with a giant language model to achieve Human Software Update 2.0.
Future Ceramics

Representative] Yoshiyuki Yokogawa

Multifunctional ceramics that create a comfortable living environment
By controlling the composition of existing materials, multifunctional ceramics that express multifaceted functions can be applied to many fields, including cosmetics, interior and exterior materials, textiles, dental materials, nursing care products, and food containers. We aim to implement this research skill and intellectual property into the core technology for social implementation.
Digital Spirits Technology

Representative] Kyosuke Futami

Wearable Technology for Social Change in Eye Health Care
This project will develop a service infrastructure for eye health care using wearable technology that constantly senses eye health indicators. The services will include personal health management support, ophthalmology specialist support, simple estimation methods for diseases, and surveys.
Kyocera Award

Full Field Smart Active Sensing

Representative] Kohei Shimazaki

Active vibration camera for instant grasp of flying objects in wide-area space
The core technology is real-time pixel-level vibration imaging based on dynamics-based image recognition. Especially for drones and other moving flying objects, we will develop an active vibration camera that can instantly capture multiple targets at high magnification with high spatio-temporal resolution.