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Marintec Grand Prix 2024

Standing up for solutions to society's problems
Manufacturing, mobility, IoT, artificial intelligence, materials, energy, food, etc. related to the ocean
We implement the technologies and thoughts of entrepreneurs and researchers in the marine tech area into society together.
NEWS
TECH PLANTERがロゴを刷新、事業創出をさらに加速する仕組みへと発展へ
2024/04/08 TECH PLANTER revamps its logo and evolves into a mechanism to further accelerate business creation.
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テックプランター2024 エントリー募集開始！
2023/12/04 Tech Planter 2024 call for entries is now open!
  • Agritech Grand Prix
  • Ecotech Grand Prix
  • Grand Prix
  • Deep Tech Grand Prix
  • News
  • Biotech Grand Prix
  • Food Tech Grand Prix
  • Marintec Grand Prix
  • Lifetech Grand Prix
【開催報告】マリンテックグランプリ2023：最優秀賞はYellow Duck株式会社が受賞
2023/10/04 Marinitech Grand Prix 2023: Grand Prize Won by Yellow Duck Inc.
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マリンテックグランプリ2022速報：最優秀賞はLiquid metalが受賞
2022/10/03 Marinitech Grand Prix 2022 Preliminary Report: Grand Prize goes to Liquid metal
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ABOUT
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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 Marine Tech Grand Prix is a program aimed at discovering and fostering technological seeds and entrepreneurs in the real tech field (marine-related manufacturing, mobility, IoT, artificial intelligence, materials, energy, food, etc.).

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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
All the technologies necessary to pass on the richness of the sea to the next generation
Application period
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Friday, July 5, 2024
Screening Criteria
A panel of judges composed of LIVERNESS and its partners will review the following items
  1. 01novelty (patentability)
  2. 02feasibility
  3. 03Overseas Expansion Capabilities
  4. 04Are you going to change the world?
  5. 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
12/1[FRI].

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.

6/22[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.

7/7[SUN].

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.

9/21[SAT]

Marintec Grand Prix

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

10Month～

Cooperation Discussion

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
  • Asahi Yukizai Co.
  • INOCA Corporation
  • Sanyo Chemical Industries Co.
  • Daiken Corporation
  • Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation
  • テラル株式会社
  • Nippon Coke & Engineering Co.
  • Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
  • Focus Systems Co.
ASSET
  1. ASSET01Riverness Communicator
  2. ASSET02Partners
  3. ASSET03Professional Supporter
  4. ASSET04superfactory group
SUPPORT
  1. SUPPORT01Organize the purpose and vision of starting a business
  2. SUPPORT02Brush up on your presentation
  3. SUPPORT03Providing opportunities for business company collaboration
  4. SUPPORT04Support for R&D and prototype development
  5. SUPPORT05Support for knowledge and IP strategies
  6. SUPPORT06finance
DEMO DAY
Grand Prix Name
Marintec Grand Prix 2024
Location
center of a garage (1-16-3 Yokogawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)
Date & Time
Saturday, September 21, 2024, 13:00-19:00
Application period
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Friday, July 5, 2024
Participation Target
Held on a closed, pre-registration basis (finalists, partner companies, professional supporters, Super Factory Group)
organizing
LIVERNESS Corporation
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
  • 武田 隆太
    Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
    Ryuta Takeda
    D. from Ohio State University, USA. He participated in the launch of RIVERNESS USA in 2011 and joined RIVERNESS Corporation in 2012. He launched TECH PLANTER in 2013 and has led the company's overseas expansion to up to 10 countries to date. Since then, he has been involved in a number of new business creation projects through collaboration between large companies and startups, as well as industry-academia projects, regardless of the field, both domestically and internationally. His motto is "Fall seven times, rise eight.
  • 武本 翔太
    旭有機材株式会社　新規事業開発プロジェクト
    武本 翔太
    2007年に旭有機材株式会社に入社後、耐薬品性に優れた塩化ビニル樹脂を中心としたプラスチック製バルブの開発・改良業務に従事。その経験を活かし、米国子会社に赴任してR&D部門の立ち上げに尽力。帰国後は、経営企画としてM&Aの検討や新規事業に繋がる研究テーマの探索に取り組み、現在は株式会社リバネスを含む7社連合でサステナブルな陸上養殖システムの開発プロジェクトを主導している。
  • 上田 正人
    株式会社イノカ　Chief Technology Officer
    上田 正人
    1974年大阪府生まれ。関西大学工学部を卒業後、大阪大学大学院工学研究科で結晶粒界における相変態に関する研究を行い、博士（工学）を取得。大阪大学助手、関西大学准教授、英国ケンブリッジ大学 客員研究員を経て、2017年4月より関西大学 化学生命工学部 教授に就任。硬組織（骨・歯）に関連するバイオマテリアルの研究を行う。2022年６月よりCTOとしてイノカにジョイン。週末はアメリカンフットボール選手。
  • 北野 公太郎
    General Manager, Business Planning Department, Sanyo Chemical Co.
    Kotaro Kitano
    After joining Sanyo Chemical in 2002, he was mainly involved in the development of polymerization toner intermediates in the Research Division, and moved to the Sales Division in 2006, where he was involved in sales of polyols (raw materials for polyurethane) and thermoplastic polyurethane resin powder. In 2016, he was transferred to our subsidiary in the U.S., where he was involved not only in maintaining and expanding existing business, but also in developing new business and building partnerships with other companies, etc. He has been in his current position since August 2023. He will be involved in new business development, etc.
  • 高澤 良輔
    大建工業株式会社　R&Dセンター 次長
    Ryosuke Takazawa
    2004年大建工業に入社。製材時の端材等の未利用材を原材料として有効活用する木質繊維板（MDF）について、原材料への前処理による繊維形状の制御といった基礎的な研究開発や、マレーシア製造現場における品質管理及び開発業務、家具や内装建材等の新規用途の開発に従事した。2018年より企画部署に異動し、サーキュラーエコノミーの実現に貢献する、廃棄物を起点とした新たなものづくりの企画に取り組んできた。2024年より現職。
  • 鯉江 洋輔
    常石商事株式会社　事業開発本部 事業投資部 部長
    鯉江 洋輔
    商社にて食品原料の輸入販売　約7年、青果流通のスタートアップ企業　約6年、健康食品メーカ―にて農産品事業の立ち上げ。2016年ツネイシLR入社。新規事業の企画立案・市場分析等を担当し2020年よりツネイシキャピタルパートナーズ／ツネイシホールディングスへ移籍。CVCとしてスタートアップ投資、M&A、スタートアップとの合弁事業を実践。2024年 ツネイシグループ3社合併に伴い常石商事㈱へ移籍。
  • 菅田 貴之
    テラル株式会社　代表取締役副社長
    菅田 貴之
    明治学院大学文学部卒。入社以来製造現場の生産性改善業務に従事。新製品開発統括として給水ポンプMC5を新規開発。2022年発売以来当該製品単体売上200%増。市場シェアナンバーワンを実現。本年より海外市場の開拓に力を入れている。
  • 奥苑 隆幸
    日本コークス株式会社　人事・総務部長 兼 カーボンニュートラル推進室長
    奥苑 隆幸
    1991年三井鉱山入社。主に、総務、不動産畑の事務系であるが事業開発部で新規事業の検討などにも従事。2021年よりカーボンニュートラル推進室長を兼務し、カーボンニュートラルに関する全社施策の策定や社内の研究開発の支援に携わっている。
  • 久田 正樹
    日本電信電話株式会社　NTT宇宙環境エネルギー研究所 レジリエント環境適応研究プロジェクト 地球環境未来予測技術グループ グループリーダー/主幹研究員
    久田 正樹
    日本電信電話株式会社に入社、教育システムやインメモリDBの研究開発、OSSデータベース（PostgreSQL）のコミュニティ開発に従事。香港でのビジネス開発を経て、2020年、研究企画部門にて、宇宙環境エネルギー研究所の設立に参画。ESGシミュレーションの研究、環境エネルギー分野におけるプロデュース業務を経て、2021年、地球環境未来予測技術のグループを立ち上げ、グループリーダーとして、地球再生シミュレーション、極端気象予測、超広域大気海洋観測、生態系予測など、既存の枠組みにとらわれない、新しい研究テーマの立ち上げを推進している。
  • 松坂 裕治
    株式会社フォーカスシステムズ　ITイノベーション第二事業本部事業本部長 兼 事業創造室長
    Yuji Matsuzaka
    1995年株式会社フォーカスシステムズに入社し、現在はITイノベーション第二事業本部本部長。システム開発SE、IT基盤のSEを経てマネージャーとして従事後、営業責任者に就任し主要なお客様との協業や事業計画の立案および提案を行いITサービス事業の推進をしている。事業創造室の室長を兼務し、スタートアップ企業や大学の研究室と関係を構築し新たな事業を創造する活動に従事。2023年7月1日より株式会社フォーカスインキュベート代表取締役を兼任。
FINALIST
  • 中山 悠
    UMINeCo, Inc.
    Representative] Yu Nakayama
    水中光カメラ通信による海中測位

    Underwater positioning by underwater optical camera communication

    The aging and shortage of divers and aging infrastructure are increasing the demand for highly accurate and inexpensive underwater mobility control. We use underwater visible light communication to realize "self-position estimation in the sea" with excellent accuracy over short distances and at an overwhelmingly low cost.
  • 難波 卓司
    Ulva Corporation
    Representative] Takuji Namba
    陸上養殖による海藻生産で伝統を繋ぎ未来を切り開く

    Seaweed production through land-based aquaculture connects tradition and opens the way to the future

    Due to the effects of climate change, the production of many seaweed species in Japan is rapidly declining. Therefore, we aim to preserve the food culture of eating seaweed and to utilize seaweed as biomass in various fields by conducting sustainable seaweed production through land-based aquaculture.
  • 鈴木 幹久
    Ripper Corporation
    Representative] Mikihisa Suzuki
    ナノテクノロジータイヤで海洋マイクロプラを減らす

    Reducing Marine Microplastics with Nanotechnology Tires

    LIPPER's goal is to develop environmentally friendly tire materials. LIPPER will replace petroleum-derived carbon black with a practical, naturally-derived tire strengthening agent. This will reduce CO2 emissions in the manufacturing and disposal processes and reduce oceanic microplastic emissions of tire dust.
  • 眞下 美紀子
    Hokusanriku Factory Co.
    Representative] Mikiko Mashimo
    UNIversal Actionで世界の海を豊かにする

    Enriching the World's Oceans with UNIversal Action

    Old "skinny sea urchins," which are the cause of rocky shore scorch, are collected and re-cultivated in a sea urchin tank and sea urchin feed developed by the company. At the same time, sea urchin shells are used to make compost blocks and allow seaweed to flourish, thereby restoring the seaweed beds and revitalizing the burned-out areas.
  • 平野 雄晟
    Seaside Consulting Inc.
    Representative] Yuusheng Hirano
    低エネルギーコストで水温が管理できる新型養殖水槽

    New aquaculture tank with low energy costs and controlled water temperature

    Until now, farmed fish have been defined by climate. If there is a technology to operate water temperature at low energy cost, an era will arrive when aquaculture will spread rapidly throughout the world. We have developed and applied for a patent for a highly efficient aquaculture tank by radiating energy and extending the conduction area.
  • 小林 秀樹
    Hyperspec Drone Measurement
    Representative] Hideki Kobayashi
    ハイパースペクトルドローンシステムの開発

    Development of hyperspectral drone systems

    While the use of photography, multispectral cameras, LIDAR, and other technologies have been used previously for environmental analysis by drones, we will establish a new environmental analysis technique for quantitative environmental measurements from low altitudes using large drones and hyperspectral imagers.
  • 眞塩 麻彩実
    Ocean PGEs
    Representative] Masami Masio
    海底熱水から貴金属を取り出す

    Extracting Precious Metals from Submarine Hydrothermal Water

    Refining as solid metal by utilizing resins that can recover only precious metal elements from submarine hydrothermal water, which is believed to contain a large amount of precious metal elements such as gold and platinum.
  • 木原 稔
    Mucus Hapiness
    Representative] Minoru Kihara
    腸管粘液分泌刺激による陸上養殖魚の糞性状制御

    Control of fecal properties of inshore cultured fish by stimulation of intestinal mucus secretion

    When fish are fed non-digestible oligosaccharides, intestinal mucus increases, and the mucus coating on the fecal mass becomes thicker and less likely to collapse. As a result, water quality deterioration may be suppressed, and feeding oligosaccharides is expected to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the rearing environment, especially in land-based aquaculture.
  • 江幡 恵吾
    ZIFISH
    Representative] Keigo Ebata
    海の豊かさを食卓へ～水産物取引業務デジタル化システムの開発～

    Bringing the Abundance of the Sea to Your Table: Development of a Digitalized System for Marine Products Transactions

    In order to enrich Japan's fish-eating culture and revitalize local economies, we will sell domestic fish at reasonable prices, save labor at fish markets, and improve distribution efficiency through an information network that mutually links production areas and consumption areas, something conventional marine product distribution cannot do.
  • 神野 雅文
    plasmacell
    Representative] Masafumi Jinno
    プラズマを用いた養殖魚の成長促進技術の実用化

    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.
  • 中畑 敏哉
    modernology
    Representative] Toshiya Nakahata
    光合成細菌と温度応答性ゲルを利用した藻場再生技術

    Algae bed restoration technology using photosynthetic bacteria and temperature-responsive gel

    Eelgrass seeds are sown in a temperature-responsive gel that holds photosynthetic bacteria extract. By sowing the entire gel in the sea, the seeds are less likely to drift away, and the plant growth-promoting effect of the photosynthetic bacteria extract ensures stable regeneration of the seaweed bed.
  • 豊田 将也
    Wind and Flood Risk Forecaster
    Representative] Masaya Toyoda
    気象データを活用した 事業障害リスクの可視化

    Visualization of Business Failure Risks Using Weather Data

    The project aims to predict and assess the impact of natural disasters such as heavy rain, strong winds, storm surges, and floods on businesses. The relationship between previous statistical information on the project and weather data and sea conditions will be analyzed to visualize "vulnerable weather conditions" and "risks of coastal and weather disasters.
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