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Call for Presenters】8/18(Mon.)18:00〜Kansai Tech Planter 2025 Kick-off Event will be held.
2025/07/31
Kansai Tech Planter 2025 Kickoff Event
The Kansai Tech Planter 2025 Kickoff Event will be held on Monday, August 18, 2025.
Teams that have already entered or will enter the competition will present their business ideas, brush up on their ideas, and explore possibilities for collaboration among teams. The event will also provide an opportunity to interact with partner companies.
Those who wish to give shape to their research results and business ideas, and those who wish to support such people, are cordially invited to participate.
*Researchers and venture companies participating in this kick-off event are encouraged to make a 90-second presentation. Please check the "Make a Pitch Presentation" box in the application form linked below.
*Log in to your LIVERNESS ID, newcomers need to register an account.
Kickoff Event Summary
Date: Monday, August 18, 2025, 18:00-20:00
Venue: Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center) 1202
(5-3-51 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
Target: Entry (planned) teams, researchers and students from academia, partner companies, etc.
Admission: Free
*Presentations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be closed when all slots are filled.
[Timeline of the day].
| 18:00-18:10 | Opening Remarks and Explanation of Purpose |
| 18:10-18:20 | Greetings from our partners |
| 18:20-18:35 | Presentation by Alumni |
| 18:35-19:05 | Short presentations by teams scheduled to enter |
| 19:05-19:20 | Information on Entry and Closing |
| 19:20-20:00 | information exchange meeting |
[Past kick-off events.
Alumni Speakers
(4th Osaka Tech Plan Grand Prix, JR West Group Prize)
Theme at the time of entry: "Small-scale plant factory for agriculture anywhere in the world.
This corporate award led to the start of collaboration, and in April 2025, a demonstration test of a plant factory utilizing m-DAC® technology, which captures CO2 from the air, was started at JR Benten-cho Station.
Alumni Speakers
Aquas Corporation
(Grand Prize at the 2nd Kansai Tech Plan Grand Prix)
Theme at the time of entry: "Development of innovative research tools and construction of an encyclopedia of botanical ingredients.
In June 2025, the company raised its 1st Series A round of financing for AqasPrime, a precision separation column with the world's highest level of separation resolution.®We are promoting the expansion of our business, such as strengthening the product lineup of
Entry Acceptance】】 【Entry Acceptance
The entry deadline for Kansai Tech Planter 2025 is Wednesday, September 24, at 23:59. Entry information can be saved during the editing process. If you start drafting, please apply as soon as possible, as RIVANES communicators will also be available to assist you in the application process.
We look forward to receiving applications from enthusiastic researchers and venture companies that are committed to solving problems with science and technology.
*Registration with a "ribanes ID" is required for entry.
*Leverness ID is the name of a company called Riverness, Inc. https://lne.st ), an account created for each person to use the various web services provided by the company.
Please refer to the following page for entry. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
▶Entry Form Explanation｜TECH PLANTER
▶Tech Planter Entry Form Developer Reveals Guide to Documentation (1) |note
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
Osaka Head Office, LIVERNESS Co.
Attn: KISHIMOTO, INOUE
TEL: 06-6125-5622 (main) E-mail: [email protected]
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