We are pleased to announce that we have selected the companies for the Open Innovation Challenge TSUBASA, organized by JICA and IDB Lab.
This Open Innovation Challenge began on January 27, 2025 and we received applications from 25 companies with very attractive ideas from the perspective of contributing the achievement of SDGs in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
After our rigorous screening process, 8 companies have been selected as following.
■List of Selected Companies
| Course | Name | Representative | Location | Proposed Idea |
| Business | Greein Inc. | Takashi Togami | Tokyo | Smart agriculture support business combining IoT sensing and satellite image analysis in Brazil |
| BEAM Technologies Inc. | Kazuki Iimura | Tokyo | DX project for shrimp farming using Far UVC (a type of ultraviolet light with sterilizing properties) technology and water quality data in Ecuador | |
| EF Polymer K.K. | Narayan Lal Gurjar | Okinawa | Verification of agricultural effects of organic polymers and feasibility study for local manufacturing in Paraguay and Peru | |
| Government | ArkEdge Space Inc. | Takayoshi Fukuyo | Tokyo | Co-creation of solutions utilizing a geospatial information platform that enables new business development in harmony with environmental and climate change measures in Paraguay |
| Instalimb, Inc. | Yutaka Tokushima | Tokyo | Introduction of digital manufacturing technology for prosthetic limbs utilizing 3D technology in Chile | |
| Aerosense Inc. | Kohtaro Sabe | Tokyo | Disaster response support utilizing domestically produced eVTOL (vertical takeoff and landing fixed-wing) drones and cloud in Peru | |
| Hutzper Inc. | Hiro Onishi | Osaka | Strengthening automotive industry through provision of AI services for manufacturing industry in Mexico | |
| Hemicellulose Ltd. | Jin Nasukawa | Kanagawa | Commercialization of bioplastic products utilizing cacao husks in Ecuador |