Hiroshima Tech Planter 2024

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Grand Prix Name

The 5th Hiroshima Tech Plan Grand Prix

Location

Hirogin Holdings Head Office Bldg. 4F Main Hall (1-3-8 Kamiyacho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture)

Date & Time

Saturday, February 15, 2025, 13:00-19:00

Application period

Monday, July 15, 2024 - Friday, December 20, 2024

Participation Target

Finalists, partners, researchers in academia, undergraduate and graduate students, middle and high school students, etc.
*Semi-closed (held with pre-registration)
*Finalists: 9 teams (selected from entries)

organizing

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

timeline

12:30-13:00

inauguration

13:00-13:25

Greetings from the Organizer and Introduction of Judges

13:25-13:45

Keynote speeches by senior venture capitalists

13:45～14:30

Finalists' Presentations (1) to (3) (7 minutes for presentation: 7 minutes for questions)/1 team

14:30～14:40

break

14:40-15:25

Finalists' Presentations 4-6 (7 minutes for presentation: 7 minutes for Q&A)/1 team

15:25-15:35

break

15:35-16:20

Finalists' Presentations ⑦ - ⑨ (7 minutes for presentation, 7 minutes for Q&A)/1 team

16:20-17:10

Lightning Talks, Poster Exchange, (Judging Session)

17:10-18:00

Awards Ceremony and Closing Ceremony

18:00-19:00

information exchange meeting

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  head judge

  Representative Director, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.

  Shuichiro Takahashi

  D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Founding member of RIVANESS. He established the RIVANES research institute and built the foundation for research support and R&D projects. He has devised unique business models such as "RIVANESS Research Fund" and "L-RAD," a platform for unused research ideas, and has led many projects involving industry, academia, and education.

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  General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, Sales Planning Department, The Hiroshima Bank, Ltd.

  Kakei Hiroki

  Joined Hiroshima Bank in 1996. After working at branch offices, Loan Planning, and Sales Management Department, he became General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, Corporate Planning Department in 2020, and from 2023, he will concurrently serve as General Manager of Sales Strategy Office, Sales Strategy Department of Hirogin Holdings Group and General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, Sales Planning Department of Hiroshima Bank, where he is engaged in strategy and planning in the corporate sector, including group companies.

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  President and Representative Director, Hiroshima Venture Capital Co.

  Ken Nishioka

  Currently engaged in local startup and university-originated venture investment at Hiroshima Venture Capital, he has been consistently involved in supporting local startups and venture companies since 2000, and during his tenure at the Hiroshima Bank headquarters, he has promoted local industry-academia-government collaboration through alliances with universities in Hiroshima Prefecture. He has actively supported the commercialization of university seeds, including the establishment of an investment fund exclusively for university-launched ventures.

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  General Manager, Hiroshima Branch, Daiwa Lease Co.

  Noriyuki Tanabe

  Born in 1970. Born in Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Institute of Technology, Engineering Department, Management Engineering Division, he joined Daiwa Lease Co. He has been engaged in the development of retail and commercial facilities in the Distribution and Construction Leasing Division at the Osaka Head Office, Nara Branch, Matsuyama Branch, and Saitama Branch, and has been the Gunma Branch Manager since 2014, the Shizuoka Branch Manager since 2018, and the Hiroshima Branch Manager since 2023 (current position).

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  General Manager, Business Headquarters and General Manager, Business Creation Office, IT Innovation Division 2, Focus Systems, Inc.

  Yuji Matsuzaka

  He joined Focus Systems, Inc. in 1995 and is currently the General Manager of IT Innovation Division 2. After working as a system development SE and IT infrastructure SE, he became a manager and then a sales manager, where he promotes the IT service business by collaborating with major customers and developing business plans and proposals. Since July 1, 2023, he has also served as the representative director of Focus Incubate Inc.

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  Business Manager, Financial Services Division III, BIPROGY Corporation

  Yo Wakasa

  Joined Nihon Unisys (now BIPROGY) in 1993. Since then, he has been engaged in upgrading the systems of financial institutions, focusing on the core system domain of regional banks in the Chubu and Kansai areas. In recent years, he has been working with regional banks, local stakeholders, and various start-ups to promote business ecosystems to address social issues such as regional economic revitalization, and to realize a sustainable society in the DX era.

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  General Manager, Hiroshima Technical Development Institute, Marui Sangyo Co.

  Kei Inoue

  Born in Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture, he joined the company in 2003 and has been engaged in product development, where he has been involved in the development of numerous products based on his belief in manufacturing products that meet the needs of the construction site. As a comprehensive manufacturer of construction, equipment, and electrical parts, he is promoting businesses that lead to rationalization and labor saving in construction work.

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  Growth Manager, UntroD Capital Japan K.K.

  Taro Kinoshita

  He joined Sumitomo Chemical in 2009, where he was engaged in R&D and new business planning related to high-functional materials, etc. In 2017, he joined Realtech Holdings (now UntroD Capital Japan), where he was involved in investment operations and management support as a growth manager. In 2022, he founded Tokyo Nucleic Acid Synthesis Co. He established Tokyo Nucleic Acid Synthesis Co. with Prof. Okamoto of Tokyo University as the first real-tech company creation in 2022, and assumed the position of Representative Director (currently Director). Program Manager, SBIR Program, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (current position)

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  From Professor to Manager for the sake of the Earth: A Case Study of One Venture Riddled with Expectations and Challenges

  CEO and Representative Director, Fight Lipid Technologies, Inc.

  Hiroyuki Ota

  In April 2021, two years before his retirement, Mr. Ota established Phytolipid Technologies, Inc. as a Tokyo Tech venture, and after a period of dual employment as a university faculty member, he is now active as CEO. While university-launched ventures are highly anticipated as a pillar of venture creation in Japan, their development and growth is fraught with many challenges. As a person who has been involved in such ventures, I would like to introduce how we are tackling these issues.

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  plasmacell

  Presenter] Masafumi Jinno / Ehime University

  

  Practical application of plasma-based growth promotion technology for cultured fish

  Improved feeding efficiency and shorter rearing periods are industrially essential for the practical application of land-based aquaculture. We will revolutionize the aquaculture industry by utilizing the world's one and only technology that accelerates the growth of fish and shellfish by aeration with plasma treated air for just a few minutes each day.
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  EyeVita

  Presenter] OCHI, Yoshihiro

  

  Smartphone-connected fundus camera and AI remote diagnosis and treatment system

  Fundus diseases can cause blindness if treatment is not initiated early. Many patients suffer from ocular fundus diseases too late due to difficulties in receiving ophthalmology examinations. We will develop a system that encompasses a smartphone-connected fundus camera and an AI remote fundus reading and treatment system to eliminate untreated fundus diseases.
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  Sally Project Inc.

  Presenter] Rikimaru Murakami

  

  Observation equipment to prevent secondary disasters and a rapid report output system

  After a landslide occurs, surveillance cameras are installed at the point of occurrence, but it is difficult to recognize signs of a disaster from the video alone, and it is necessary to review the video recordings for analysis. Therefore, we would like to deter secondary disasters by collecting information from multiple sensors and quickly providing summary data using AI.
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  AP Plasma Membranes

  Presenter] Hironori Nagasawa / Hiroshima University

  

  Leading the way to a sustainable society with membranes that separate molecules.

  We will develop a technology to precisely and rapidly form silica films with sub-nano level micropores using a highly active reaction field at ambient temperature and pressure created by atmospheric pressure plasma, and realize an advanced separation process using molecular sieves, thereby contributing to the water cycle and the construction of a decarbonized society.
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  Seto Inland Sea Eco-Cruise

  Presenter】 Nobuya Yamaguchi / Oshima College of Maritime Technology

  

  Marine debris is now a tourism resource, and it's time to set sail on an eco-cruise!

  Suo Oshima Island, which blocks Hiroshima Bay, has a large amount of marine debris drifting ashore and is struggling to cope with it. The project aims to build a regional recycling-oriented society by using marine debris as a tourism resource, with education, tourism, and environmental preservation as its pillars.
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  Hasegawa Lab A.S.I.

  Presenter] Masaya Hasegawa / Prefectural Hiroshima University

  

  Low Cost High Effectiveness! Rehabilitation Revolution with Tactile Insoles

  A rehabilitation technology that improves posture and movement through a motion guidance method using custom-made insoles that stimulate the sensation in the soles of the feet. It is a patented technology originating in Japan that aims to reduce the burden and costs of medical and nursing care facilities, and has a wide range of potential applications, including health promotion and stress management.
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  Metal Power

  Presenter] Woo-Jeong Kim / Hiroshima University

  

  Metal Powder Combustion Technology to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

  We are developing powder burner technology that can stably burn iron powder. Furthermore, they have established a recycling-oriented energy technology that uses the heat generated by the combustion of iron powder to reduce and reuse iron oxide, thereby realizing sustainable energy use with zero CO2 emissions.
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  HIRO SENSOR Technologies, Inc.

  Presenter】Mengli Zhang / Hiroshima University

  

  Room temperature operation, highly sensitive, highly flexible CNT gas sensor

  In this study, we have developed a highly sensitive and flexible carbon nanotube (CNT) gas sensor that can operate at room temperature. The sensor combines low energy consumption with excellent mechanical flexibility and can be bent and deformed.
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  Digital Haptics Project

  Presenter】 Ariake Azuma / Hiroshima University

  

  Digital Haptics Design Platform

  Haptics = Digitalization of tactile sensation technology to realize DX of haptic design in product design. Promote the distribution of various materials by quantifying and standardizing tactile sensations, expand opportunities for CMF designers, and promote the use of tactile sensations in products.