【AlphaDrive】 Supported by UNIDGE, Mitsubishi Materials’ acceleration program “Wild Wind” 2023 will hold DEMO DAY.
AlphaDrive Press release: September 26, 2024 Mitsubishi Materials’ acceleration program “Wild Wind” 2023, supported by UNIDGE, will hold DEMO DAY. Based on verification with collaborative partners, we evaluated the business feasibility of themes such as metal 3D printers and snow melting IoT sensors Image
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commercialization and a debriefing session for demonstration experiments with external partners (hereinafter referred to as DEMO DAY). This program, sponsored by Mitsubishi Materials, is based on the R&D strategy of “providing sustainable materials that design circulation through the creation of new products, new technologies, and new businesses, and realizing sustainable improvements in corporate value.” The purpose of this project is to accelerate business collaboration with start-up companies and other companies that have insufficient assets for themes that are expected to be difficult to commercialize. Since November 2023, we have been recruiting external partners and holding discussions regarding collaboration, and from March to August 2024 we have been working on joint verification aimed at commercialization. As a support partner, UNIDGE provided system design and management for this program, searched for potential partners, provided support for new business themes, and provided support for screening procedures. As a result, through DEMO DAY, 6 judges (4 Mitsubishi Materials judges 2 UNIDGE judges) evaluated the business feasibility based on the verification results over the past 6 months, and made the following decisions. We have decided to accelerate our efforts to commercialize this theme. Theme name: Snow melting sensors and IoT devices for disaster prevention technology for cold regions Collaborating company: Sarubobo Alarm Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Takanori Hoshitani, URL: https://sarubobo.net/ , Business overview: Development, manufacturing, sales, installation, and operation of IoT devices) Theme name: Sintered metal 3D printer contract manufacturing service Collaborating company: 3D Printing Corporation (Representatives: DeVore Alexander, DeVore Aiko, https://www.3dpc.co.jp/ , Business overview: Design and engineering services, contract manufacturing, equipment sales, material development) ▼Comments on this program from Manager Sakurai, New Business Office, Manufacturing/R&D Strategy Department UNIDGE cooperated with us in everything from system design to escort support for this program, allowing two themes to move forward to the stage of commercialization preparation. I am grateful to you for achieving such great results. In addition, as the program progressed, the mindset of the theme creators changed from technology-oriented to
customer-oriented, and from independently completing solutions to co-creating with partners, which was a major benefit as
commercialization accelerated. In the next program, we plan to expand the program system by actively accepting not only our own business proposals but also business proposals from external companies that utilize our assets. Through this expansion, we will incorporate diverse business ideas and accelerate further innovation. ▼Scenes from Demo Day
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/33909/126/33909-126-cba97b927b1388ca2747d3a5f8fbd307-1308×976.png UNIDGE will continue to support the creation of open innovation that goes beyond matching. ▼About Unidge Co., Ltd. Through the power of people and technology, UNIDGE aims to realize a world where companies can naturally choose the option of collaboration, and to maximize the potential of people, technology, and companies. We provide support services that lead to success by formalizing collaboration, and products that aim to improve the efficiency and accuracy of
collaboration. We support everything from arranging collaboration conditions based on the design of a collaboration promotion program, sourcing candidates, arranging interviews, and conducting
verification. ▼Alpha Drive Co., Ltd. Company Profile Company name: AlphaDrive Co.,Ltd. Established: February 23, 2018 Representative: Yoichi Aso, President and CEO Address: Kurusu Building 1F, 2-17-3 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014 https://alphadrive.co.jp/ ▼UNIDGE Co., Ltd. Company Profile Company name: UNIDGE, Inc. Representative: Representative Director and Co-CEO Miho Donari / Representative Director Yoichi Aso Executive Officer Co-CEO Yusuke Doi / Executive Officer Yuka Watanabe Location: 1F Kurusu Building, 2-17-3 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo https://unidge.co.jp/ ▼Contact
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