Shiga Tech Planter 2025
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Outline of the event
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- Shiga Tech Planter identifies business seeds in the fields of "manufacturing" and "water and environment" from science and engineering universities based in Shiga Prefecture and companies aiming to start a second business. We will brush up your business plan through mentoring and consultation opportunities with experts. The 10th Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix will be held with the aim of discovering and nurturing teams that will change the world from Shiga Prefecture through science, technology, and passion.
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- Those who have a vision to change the world or improve the world based on technological seeds in the real tech area (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 a new business. Those who are willing to start up or develop a new business.
- Both individuals and teams are welcome to participate, even before the incorporation of the corporation.
- No limitation on the number of years of incorporation, even if the company is already a corporation.
- Application period
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Tuesday, May 13, 2025 18:00
- Screening Criteria
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A panel of judges consisting of members from the Consortium for Discovery and Development of Shiga's Growth Industries and partner companies will judge the entries according to the following criteria.
- 01novelty (patentability)
- 02feasibility
- 03Are you going to change the world?
- 04passion
- commendation
- Grand Prize: 1
Corporate Awards: Multiple - LocationInterview Location
403 Oak Prio Tower, 1-2-30 Benten, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0007, Japan
Osaka Head Office, LIVERNESS Co.
TEL：06-6125-5622 FAX：050-3737-5299
E-Mail:[email protected]
Attn: KISHIMOTO6F 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
E-Mail:[email protected]
Attn: ISHIZAWA
Schedule
- 4/1[TUE]
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Entry Start
WebsitePlease register as a member at the "Application Form" and fill out the web form to apply for the program. 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.
- 4/26[SAT]
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Kick-off event
RIVERNESS, partner companies, teams (applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be closed when capacity is reached), and teams that have entered in the past will gather to exchange information and ideas. Participants will be able to consult with each other and develop business partnerships. Participation or not on the day of the event will not be considered.
- 5/13[TUE]
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Entry Deadline
We will review the submitted documents based on the information provided. By the due date, we will ask you to submit information about your team, skills, passions, and future plans via web form and video. All applicants will be notified of the screening results and will receive feedback on their applications. Individual interviews (online or offline) will also be conducted for those who wish to participate in the presentation review process.
- 6/10[TUE]
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Finalists announced
Interviews will be held for applicants who pass the document screening to brush up their presentation for the Grand Prix. In addition, interviews can be set up with partner companies for the purpose of business consultation and development of business alliances.
- 7/26[SAT]
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The 10th Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix
The contestants will give a 7-minute presentation and participate in a 7-minute Q&A session with a panel of judges from Liverness, Inc. and partner companies. The final round will be held in a semi-closed session and will be attended by contestants and partner companies as well as local businesses and universities. After the judging, an awards ceremony will be held.
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Shiga Growth Industry Discovery and Development Consortium
Partners
FY2025 Partners
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Kyocera Corporation -
SCREEN Holdings Corporation -
Focus Systems Co.
Grand Prix Outline
- Grand Prix Name
- The 10th Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix
- Location
- Shigagin Hall (1-38 Hamacho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture)
- Date & Time
- Saturday, July 26, 2025, 13:00-18:20
- Application period
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Tuesday, May 13, 2025 18:00
- Participation Target
- Held on a closed, pre-registration basis (finalists, partners, local businesses and universities)
- organizing
- Shiga Growth Industry Discovery and Development Consortium
- timeline
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- 12:30-13:00
- inauguration
- 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 (④-⑥)
- 15:25-15:35
- break
- 15:35-16:20
- Presentations by finalists (7) to (9)
- 16:20-17:20
- Judging Time and Shiga Junior Research Grant Awarding Ceremony
- 17:20-18:20
- Announcement of Judging Results and Award Ceremony
- 18:20-19:00
- information exchange
judge
finalist
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- Insect Secret Tea Co.
- Presenter] Takeshi Maruoka
Demonstration of "insect poo tea" production model using abandoned farmland
In this trial development, a production model of a new beverage "Insect feces tea (Mushi-icha)" will be demonstrated by utilizing native plants growing wild or (semi-)wild in abandoned fields and using the feces obtained by feeding them to specific insects as raw material. The area to be used is abandoned farmland in Shiga Prefecture, and the insects to be bred will be larvae of large moths. -
- Spacewasp Inc.
- Presenter] ISEZAKI Hayato
Building a new interior infrastructure for the future from every plant on the planet.
We are a company that manufactures and sells plant-derived interior spaces (interiors, furniture, building materials) from plant waste generated by various industries. In the interior decoration industry, where there is no one who can make interior spaces, the company creates a new future interior decoration infrastructure with a system that can automatically create spaces and recyclable interiors that can be remade many times, and provides interior spaces for hotels, offices, stores, and other businesses that require interior decoration. -
- Knowledge Corporation
- Presenter] Hitoshi Shibasaka
Automatic optimization of delivery assignments and routes" through the use of AI technology
Development of an application that automatically optimizes delivery routes using AI and hierarchical clustering methods to reduce CO₂ emissions and improve logistics resource efficiency -
- TST Japan K.K.
- Kenzo Furuta
Environmental IoT sensor (rainfall and snowfall) DXing to solve social issues
Various environmental sensors are widely used, but there are no easy-to-install, accurate, and inexpensive snow and rain gauges. IoT devices that do not require power supply installation or foundation work can significantly increase the number of observation points and remotely monitor actual rainfall and snowfall in detailed regional units. -
- Miyako Marker Institute, Inc.
- Presenter] Takahiko Okada
Building a New Concept in Health Care with a Palm-sized Urine Analyzer
As Japan's birthrate declines and the population ages rapidly, attention is focusing on extending healthy life expectancy. Health is something to be grasped through one's own efforts, and our company's theme is to quantify and visualize the intestinal environment, which is deeply related to health, through urine testing, and to provide society with data to reduce future unhealthy risks by analyzing subjects' lifestyle behavior. -
- JellyClean / Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
- Presenter】Masahiro Shimizu
Marine debris collection ecosystems built with jellyfish
It is a symbiotic ocean purification method that utilizes the natural swimming and feeding behavior of marine jellyfish to collect microplastics without placing a burden on the jellyfish itself. -
- Memorial Compass/Shiga University of Medical Science
- Presenter] Shundai Matsuyama
Using AI to Help Patients with Cognitive Decline Communicate
To address the issues of patients with cognitive decline who stumble in conversation or are unable to recall what they want to remember in words, a real-time conversation and memory recall support system will be developed using AI, and used to provide early support before the patient develops dementia. -
- Patto SERS/University of Shiga Prefecture
- Presenter] Kohki Tanaka
Anyone! Anywhere! Easy! Raman Scattering Enhancement Substrate
Raman spectroscopy," which is used as a method for detecting toxic substances, is limited in measurement due to its low sensitivity, making it impractical. Therefore, the fabrication of silver nanostructures by electrolytic plating has made it possible to increase the sensitivity of Raman scattering spectroscopy. -
- Social Implementation of Gradient-shaped Windmills / Ritsumeikan University
- Presenter] Shuya Yoshioka
Magatama-shaped wind turbine realizes wind power generation on rooftops
The magatama-shaped wind turbine will be used in a wind power generation project that will utilize the "on-roof" market, which is an untapped market for the installation of wind turbines for power generation. This can be achieved because magatama-shaped wind turbines are smaller and generate power more efficiently than conventional wind turbines.