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Finalists for the 10th Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix have been selected and the event will be held on July 26 (Sat).
2025/07/03
Shiga Tech Planter identifies business seeds in the fields of "manufacturing" and "water and environment" from science and engineering universities and companies aiming for second-stage startups based in the prefecture, The program provides opportunities for mentoring and consultation with experts to brush up commercialization plans. The 10th Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix will be held with the aim of discovering and fostering teams that will change the world from Shiga Prefecture with their science and technology and passion.
A total of 21 entries were received for the 2025 fiscal year, from which nine finalist teams were selected through a rigorous application screening process. At the 10th Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix, finalists will give presentations on the issues they are working to solve, their core technologies, and business plans.
If you are interested, please click the button below to register to attend the lecture.
Outline of the event
| Grand Prix Name | The 10th Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix |
| Date & Time | Saturday, July 26, 2025, 13:00-18:20 (Reception 19:00-20:30) |
| venue | Shigagin Hall (Shiga Bank Head Office 2F, 1-38 Hama-cho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) |
| Participation Target | Finalists, partners, local companies, researchers in academia, undergraduate and graduate students, middle and high school students etc. (Closed and pre-registration required) |
| organizing | Consortium for Discovery and Development of Growth Industries from Shiga (Shiga Prefecture / Shiga University / Shiga University of Medical Science / Shiga Prefectural University / Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology / Biwako Seikei Sport University / Ritsumeikan University / Ryukoku University / Shiga Bank Corporation / Kansai Mirai Bank Corporation / Shiga Prefecture Industrial Support Plaza / Livanes Corporation) |
Program of the day
| 12:30- | Doors open and reception desk |
| 13:00-13:25 | opening ceremony |
| 13:25-13:45 | keynote speech |
| 13:45-14:30 | Presentations by finalists (1) to (3) |
| 14:30-14:40 | break |
| 14:40-15:25 | Presentations by finalists (4) to (6) |
| 15:25-15:35 | break |
| 15:35-16:20 | Presentations by finalists (7) to (9) |
| 16:20-17:20 | Judging Time / Shiga Junior Research Grant Awarding Ceremony |
| 17:20-18:20 | Announcement of Judging Results and Award Ceremony |
| 19:00-20:30 | get-together |
Finalists
For more information about the team, please click here
| # | Team Name | announcer | Theme name |
| 1 | Spacewasp Inc. | Hayato Isesaki | Building a new interior infrastructure for the future from every plant on the planet. |
| 2 | Miyako Marker Institute, Inc. | Takahiko Okada | Building a New Concept in Health Care with a Palm-sized Urine Analyzer |
| 3 | TST Japan K.K. | Kenzo Furuta | Environmental IoT sensor (rainfall and snowfall) DXing to solve social issues |
| 4 | Insect Secret Tea Co. | Tsuyoshi Maruoka | Demonstration of "insect poo tea" production model using abandoned farmland |
| 5 | Knowledge Corporation | Hitoshi Shibasaka | Automatic optimization of delivery assignments and routes" through the use of AI technology |
| 6 | JellyClean | Masahiro Shimizu | Marine debris collection ecosystems built with jellyfish |
| 7 | PAT SERS | Kohki Tanaka | Anyone! Anywhere! Easy! Raman Scattering Enhancement Substrate |
| 8 | Memorial Compass | Shuntai Matsuyama | Using AI to Help Patients with Cognitive Decline Communicate |
| 9 | Social implementation of gradient-shaped wind turbines | Shuya Yoshioka | Magatama-shaped wind turbine realizes wind power generation on rooftops |
Ten judges from the consortium that hosts the Shiga Tech Planter and partner companies will participate on the day. The judges will support the presenting teams in their efforts to solve problems through questioning on the day and collaboration after the Grand Prix, with the aim of creating a new industry originating from Shiga Prefecture.
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
Secretariat of the Consortium for Discovery and Development of Growth Industries from Shiga
Attn: KISHIMOTO, ISHIZAWA, LIVERNESS Co.
TEL: 06-6125-5622 / E-mail: [email protected]
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