Ishikawa TECH PLANTER 2024

NEWS

News

2024/12/02 The 2nd Ishikawa Tech Plan Grand Prix: Grand Prize Won by QualitiZyme

Ishikawa TECH PLANTER

2024/11/29 The 2nd Ishikawa Tech Plan Grand Prix will be held on Saturday, November 30.

Ishikawa TECH PLANTER

ORGANIZER

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Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
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Ishikawa Industrial Creation Support Organization (ISICO)
planning and management

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

ABOUT

Outline of the event

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This program supports the creation of new industries from within Ishikawa Prefecture based on research results and technologies.
The "Ishikawa Tech Planter" is designed to discover and nurture teams that are passionate about changing the world through science and technology from Ishikawa Prefecture. In Ishikawa Prefecture, which boasts one of the nation's highest concentrations of higher education institutions and niche-top companies in the manufacturing industry, each support organization will collaborate to provide support that takes advantage of their respective strengths.

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Have a vision to change the world or improve the world based on technological seeds in the real tech domain (manufacturing, robotics, mobility, IoT, artificial intelligence, materials, biotechnology, medicine, healthcare, food, agriculture, marine development, resources, environment, energy, etc.) and have the will to establish or develop new businesses. Those who are willing to start up or develop a new business.
Both individual and team participation is acceptable.
Even before incorporation as a corporation is acceptable. Even if already incorporated, there is no limit to the number of years of incorporation.

Application period

Friday, June 28, 2024 - Friday, October 18, 2024 18:00

Screening Criteria

A panel of judges consisting of LIVERNESS Corporation and its partner companies will review the following items.

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

commendation

Grand Prize: 1
Corporate Awards: Several are planned.

LocationInterview Location

6F Iidabashi Miyuki Building, 1-4 Shimomiyaibicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0822, Japan
Tokyo Head Office, LIVERNESS Co.
TEL: 03-5227-4198 FAX: 03-5227-4199
Mail: [email protected]
Contact: Hamaguchi, Nakajima, Community Development Division

*Interviews will be held in person in Ishikawa prefecture as well as online (Meet, Zoom, Teams, etc.).

SCHEDULE

Schedule

6/28[FRI].: Entry Start

Website (Japanese only) https://id.lne.st/project/tp_global/regist/basic_info/1 Please apply by registering as a member on our website (see below) and filling out the web form. We also plan to hold information sessions at universities and individually to encourage determination to enter and to provide tips on how to prepare documents. Please feel free to contact us.

10/11[FRI].: Entry Deadline

We will screen your application based on the information you submit. We will ask you 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.

: Finalists determined

Interviews will be held for teams that pass the document screening process to brush up their presentations for the Ishikawa Tech Plan Grand Prix. In addition, interviews can be set up with partner companies for the purpose of business consultation and collaboration development.

11/30[SAT]: The 2nd Ishikawa Tech Plan Grand Prix

Contestants will give a 7-minute presentation and participate in a 7-minute Q&A session with a panel of judges from partner companies. The Grand Prix will be held semi-closed, and in addition to contestants and partner companies, local businesses and universities will participate.

PARTNER

DEMO DAY

Grand Prix Outline

Grand Prix Name

The 2nd Ishikawa Tech Plan Grand Prix

Location

Ishikawa High-Tech Exchange Center, Main Conference Hall (2-1 Asahidai 2-chome, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1211, Japan)

If you are coming by car, parking is available free of charge.
If you come by public transportation, a bus is available from Kanazawa Station.

Temporary buses (outbound and inbound) will run from the Kanazawa Station West Plaza group bus stop to the venue.
We will depart at the scheduled time, so please arrive well in advance.
Depart from Kanazawa Station West Plaza group bus stop ⇒ Arrive at Ishikawa High-Tech Exchange Center

(1) Departure: 9:45 - Arrival: 10:25 (tentative)
(2) Departure: 10:45 - Arrival: 11:30 (tentative)
(3) Departure: 11:45 - Arrival: 12:30 (tentative)

＜Departure from Ishikawa Hi-tech Exchange Center ⇒ Arrival at Kanazawa Station West Plaza

Departure time: 18:20 - Arrival time: 19:05
(5) Departure: 19:00 - Arrival: 19:45

Date & Time

Saturday, November 30, 2024, 13:00-19:00

Application period

Friday, June 28, 2024 - Friday, October 18, 2024 18:00

Participation Target

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

organizing

Ishikawa Prefecture, Ishikawa Industrial Creation Support Organization (ISICO), RIVANES Corporation (planning and management)

timeline

10:30-11:30: Special Performance "Businesses that Change the World are Born from the 'Passion' of a Single Person - A New Era of Knowledge Manufacturing
Place: Ishikawa High-Tech Exchange Center, Conference Rooms C1 and C2
Speaker Information
12:30-13:00: inauguration
13:00-13:25: Greetings from the Organizers and Partners
13:25-13:45: keynote speech
13:45～14:30: Finalists' Presentations (1) to (3)
14:30～14:40: break
14:40-15:25: Finalists' Presentations (4) - (6)
15:25-15:35: break
15:35-16:20: Finalists' Presentations (7) - (9)
16:20-17:20: Poster Session
17:20-18:30: Awards Ceremony/Closing Ceremony
18:30-19:00: information exchange meeting

JUDGE

judge

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.
Executive Officer, General Manager, New Business Department, I-O DATA DEVICE Co.
Eiji Hori

After returning to Japan, he accumulated various experiences such as software development, corporate sales, and planning and development manager. He has launched a number of projects in collaboration with industry, academia, and other organizations. Currently, he serves as Executive Officer of the Business Development Office.
Assistant to General Manager, Technology Development Division, Director, Technology Development Division, Komatsu Matere Ltd.
Akihiro Okutani

In 2008, he returned to the Technology Development Division, where he was in charge of new business development and the environment. Since then, he has been involved in the development of foamed ceramics that effectively utilize industrial waste and thermoplastic carbon fiber composite materials, and has expanded the business into the fields of construction and civil engineering materials, agricultural materials, and gardening materials. He is now working hard every day to commercialize solutions to the problems of local communities, such as national land resilience, agricultural promotion, and satoyama preservation.
Director, Executive Vice President, CTO/ General Manager, Business Development Division, PFU Corporation
Yasunori Miyauchi

He joined PFU Corporation in 1988. Based on his first experience in scanner development, he was appointed as General Manager of Scanner Overseas Sales in 2014. After that, he was stationed at FUJITSU ASIA PTE LTD and engaged in sales expansion of scanners in Southeast Asian countries based in Singapore. He has been involved in management since his return to Japan in 2016, and currently serves as Director, Executive Vice President, CTO/Head of Business Development Division.
Executive Officer, BIPROGY Corporation
Hiromi Watanabe

Joined Nihon Unisys (at that time) in 1990. He was engaged in the advancement of financial institutions' systems, focusing on the core system domain of regional banks and Internet banks. In recent years, he has been working with financial institutions, local stakeholders, and various start-ups to promote business ecosystems to address social issues of regional economic revitalization, and to realize a sustainable society in the DX era.
Senior Manager, Shinagawa Unit, Urban Development Division, Marketing Headquarters, East Japan Railway Company
Nanami Terada

After working in local product sales and product planning at JR's core trading company, he worked at the Nagano branch office in collaboration with local venture companies and government agencies to work on regional development, including creating a related population and planning tourism policies. He is in charge of collaboration with overseas startups, including BLOCK71 of the National University of Singapore.
Secure Services Office, IT Innovation Division 2, Focus Systems, Inc.
Prayer

In 2015, he joined Focus Systems, Inc. He promotes information security products such as data encryption for the financial industry and content security products such as copyright protection for still and video digital data. He has also been involved in promoting services for the manufacturing and medical industries. Currently, he is pushing forward in parallel with efforts related to the promotion of partnerships with startups and academia.
President and Representative Director, QR Investment, Inc.
Fumio Hamano

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1973, he joined Hokkoku Bank in 1997. In 2021, as the Head of Planning Group, he was involved in the establishment of Hokkoku Financial Holdings, FD Advisory, an investment advisory subsidiary, and QR Investment, a specialized investment subsidiary, He is currently a member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan. He is a member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Graduate School of Business Breakthrough.
Deputy General Manager, Innovation Company Support Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Masashi Yasuda

After graduating from university, he worked for 10 years at the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan for LP investment in funds, incubation facility operation, subsidy operations, etc. From 2018 to 2020, he worked at the Hokuriku Head Office, where he was in charge of incubation facility operation and expert dispatch business, supporting ventures and SMEs in three prefectures in Hokuriku in collaboration with universities and support organizations. He joined Mizuho Bank in October 2022. In October 2022, he joined Mizuho Bank, where he worked in the Innovation Company Support Department, providing growth support mainly to SaaS, AI, and security-related ventures. In April 2023, he joined Mizuho Bank as a Regional Tech Planter in charge of regional development projects.
Director, CFO/CCO, Mitani Corporation
President and CEO, Carbon Ventures, Inc.
Daigo Uchida

In 2019, he established a venture subsidiary to develop repair and reinforcement materials using proprietary technologies to solve the social issue of aging transportation infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels. 2022 In 2022, together with QR Investment Co., Ltd. he established the "Hokuriku Region Venture Fund," a joint GP-type venture fund, and continues to invest in ventures that will contribute to the economic revitalization of the Hokuriku region.

KEYNOTE SPEECH

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Advancing synthetic biology to realize a world where all rare and useful ingredients can be produced by microbial fermentation

Co-Founder and Director CTO, Farmeranta, Inc.
Associate Professor, Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Bioresources Engineering, University of Ishikawa
Akira Nakagawa

D. in Bioscience from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST). He switched from information engineering to the field of life science and became fascinated by DNA information that controls life. After working as a postdoctoral researcher at Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., he co-founded Pharmaranta Inc. in 2021, and as CTO, he is working to establish fundamental technologies to control life through engineering.

FINALIST

finalist

Reversible Arrest of Life / Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Presenter] Yusuke Kato

Blood product cryopreservation services for animal autotransfusion
Red blood cells and plasma from pets and rare animals are collected and cryopreserved while healthy for future autotransfusions. Each animal registers as a member, and if that animal dies without frozen blood products, the frozen products can be donated and used by other members for treatment.
Focus Systems Award

Smart Sheep Care / Ishikawa Prefectural University

Presenter] Motohiko Ishida

Development of technology to assist disabled people to use machinery for grass production and sheep production
The project aims to develop a system using ICT technology to assist people with intellectual and mental disabilities in operating grass production machinery, and to elucidate the effects of sheep rearing on people with disabilities, in order to establish a sheep production business at facilities that support continuous employment of people with disabilities.
Grand Prize / Mizuho Bank Prize / Mitani Sangyo Prize

QualitiZyme / Ishikawa Prefectural University

Presenter] Chiaki Matsuzaki

Rapid Functionalization of Industrial Enzymes by Innovative Theoretical Design Technology
Enzymes are needed for the manufacture of products in a variety of industries, including medicine, food, chemical industry, and agriculture. We are innovating the efficiency, cost, and environmental impact of manufacturing by making natural enzymes more functional (improved heat resistance and stability) so that they can be used in industry.
Being Holdings Award

InterfaceBIOTECH / Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Presenter] Shinobu Oda

Exploration and Production of Fine Chemicals by Interfacial Bioprocessing
Using the world's only interfacial bioprocess that can utilize live microorganisms in organic solvents for material production, the company is engaged in the search for and production of new fine chemicals (pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients, natural fragrances) and research on production of existing fine chemicals.
Komatsu Matere Award / BIPROGY Award

CELSOL / Kanazawa University

Presenter] Yuri Nishiwaki

Plant-derived sheets using biomass melting technology
Sheet material created by dissolving wood or insoluble fiber-rich food powders (matcha, soybean flour, okara, etc.) once and then removing the solvent from the solution, using a technique we have discovered for dissolving wood or insoluble fiber fine powders with organic acids.
I-O Data Award / PFU Award

Photography with the naked eye / International College of Technology

Presenter] Sakuichi Otsuka

Software to improve visibility by applying visual characteristics at night
It has been common knowledge that light intensity fluctuations during the day and night have "only a non-perceptual effect" on our daily patterns of life. We have overturned this conventional wisdom and discovered for the first time in the world that light intensity fluctuations have a significant impact on the way we see in our daily lives. We aim to apply our findings to "medical care and welfare" and "industry.
Real Tech Fund Award

SofRobo / Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Presenter】TOMOMOMIZU Goshi

Development of Tactile Bed with Visual Tactile Sensor
In recent years, research and development on tactile sensors, especially Vision Based Tactile Sensor (VBTS), has been conducted in many fields to establish human-robot interaction. The content of this proposal is to realize a new high-resolution Tactile Bed based on the principle of VBTS.
VOID / Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Presenter] Toshiki Kindo

Pathological image diagnosis artificial intelligence technology that can present the basis for decision-making
We will realize artificial intelligence technology for pathological image diagnosis that can present the basis for judgment. Using the amount of information that distinguishes between "cancer" and "normal" carried by each image feature in the image, it is possible to quantify the basis for judging the cancerous/normal nature of each small area in the pathological image.
JR East Award / QR Investment Award

KU Energy Guardians / Kanazawa University

Presenter] Yugo Osaka

Factory Energy Management Simulator
In factories, it is necessary to measure the daily fluctuating demand for heat and electricity to promote energy conservation. We have constructed a simulator that can visualize the movement of energy in a factory using current measurement data and a plant simulator with the aid of analytical models.