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7/19】The 10th Kumamoto Tech Plan Grand Prix will be held.

2025/07/09

Kumamoto Prefecture, Higo Bank, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto Industrial Association, and RIVANES.Kumamoto Prefecture Next Generation Venture Creation Support Consortiumaims to create next-generation ventures from Kumamoto Prefecture. As part of the "Kumamoto Tech Planter" business start-up support program conducted by the Consortium, the "10th Kumamoto Tech Planter Grand Prix" next-generation venture contest will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

This year, 20 teams from various fields such as manufacturing, biotechnology, agriculture, and ecology entered the competition, and after a strict screening process, 9 teams were selected to give oral presentations at the Kumamoto Tech Plan Grand Prix. The 9 teams that will be presenting at the event arethis way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)You can view it from the following page.

This year's Grand Prix can be viewed both on-site and via online streaming. We hope that you will be able to experience the passion of researchers and venture businesses, and feel the swell of new industry creation that is taking place in Kumamoto. If you wish to participate, please register at the following URL (advance registration required, login to your Rivanes ID is necessary to register).

Application site:https://id.lne.st/project/tp2025_kumamoto_audience/regist/basic_info/1

＜Outline of the 10th Kumamoto Tech Plan Grand Prix
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025, 13:00-17:30
Venue: Higo Bank Head Office Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room (1 Neribei-cho, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City)
Admission: Free

The keynote speech will be given by Yosuke Katsuta, co-founder and CSO of StapleBio Corporation, a finalist in the 4th Kumamoto Tech Plan Grand Prix and a J-Startup KYUSHU selected company.

Theme: Development of next-generation nucleic acid medicine using RNA hacking
＜Profile of Yosuke Katsuta
D. from the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. Associate Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, and co-founder, Director and CSO of StapleBio, Inc. since 2022.

Those who wish to observe the event may choose to participate on-site or watch the online streaming on the day of the event.

Finalists:

Team Name	representative	Theme name
P&A Corporation	Toshiya Nakahata	Project for restoration of seaweed beds using photosynthetic bacteria and gel
FieldinX Corporation	Shuno Hotta	Chielabo, a platform for ideas and challenges to move
BDES [Bird Detection & Evacuation System	Takahiro Miyamoto (Affiliation: Sojo University)	Social Implementation of AI-based Aviation Safety and Disaster Prevention Support Systems
GALTS Pharma Inc.	Hirofumi Kai	From Drug Discovery for Hereditary Intractable Diseases to a Dialysis-Free Society
Bosai Tech Corporation	Yohei Tanaka	Disaster prevention AI system to pass on the experience and wisdom of disaster relief to future generations
Jet Peers	Ryoga Sugita (Affiliation: Kumamoto Prefectural University)	Development of a small hydroelectric power generation module to promote the formation of village development entities
Nanorobots Bio	Kenichi Arita (Affiliation: Kumamoto University)	Development of Nanorobotic Carriers to Accelerate Development of Biopharmaceuticals
NAMsVision	Hoshika Takebayashi (Affiliation: Sojo University)	Development, production and sales of MPS-Chip (biomimetic system)
Light Clear	Daisuke Kosumi (Affiliation: Kumamoto University)	Implementation of precision processing technology using femtosecond pulsed lasers

Program of the day:
13:00-13:18 Opening Ceremony (Greetings from the organizer, explanation of purpose, introduction of judges)
13:18-13:25 Keynote Speech (Yosuke Katsuta, Co-Founder and Director, CSO, StapleBio Inc.)
13:25-14:15 Final Round Presentations (Part 1) 4 teams (each team: 7 minutes for presentation, 4 minutes for Q&A)
14:15-14:25 Break
14:25-15:25 Final Round Presentations (Part 2) 5 teams (each team: 7 minutes for presentation, 4 minutes for Q&A)
15:25-16:25 Judging/Lightning Talk/Poster Session
16:25-17:00 Awards Ceremony and Closing Ceremony
17:00-17:30 Information exchange

For more information on the day's finalists, jury information, etc.Official Sitefor more information.

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
Kumamoto Prefecture Next Generation Venture Creation Support Consortium Secretariat
Liverness Corporation (Attn: Nishimura, Fukuda)
Iidabashi Miyuki Bldg. 5F, 1-4 Shimomiyaibicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0822, Japan
TEL：03-5227-4198 FAX：03-5227-4199 Mail：[email protected]