NIMS Venture Company Information
Commercializing results to disseminate NIMS research outcomes
2025.07.09 Update
NIMS considers the creation of spin-off ventures as one effective means of technology transfer. We actively support ventures that contribute to society based on the philosophy that "The true value of materials is in their use." This is made possible through the efficient utilization of NIMS's personnel, technology, facilities, and equipment. Here, we introduce the venture companies that have been established with our support and are currently continuing in business.
(Note that venture companies that have ceased operations are not listed.)
There are two categories of NIMS ventures as follows:
- NIMS-originated Ventures : NIMS ventures started by NIMS employees
- Ventures based on NIMS research results : NIMS ventures other than NIMS-originated Ventures
1) NIMS-originated Ventures
NIMS Ventures started by NIMS employees
Blue Water Energy
NIMS Venture No. 24
Company information
CEO : Masahiro Yamaji
Business :
- Development and Manufacturing of Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) Power Generation Devices
Carbon CryoCapture Co., Ltd.
NIMS Venture No. 23
Company information
CEO : Izumi Ichinose
Business :
- Manufacture and sale of CO2 absorbents
- Design, assembly and maintenance of CO2 capture systems
Diancy
NIMS Venture No. 22
Company information
CEO : Yoshihiko Takano
Business :
- Fabrication of Diamond anvil cell
SPHinX Inc.
NIMS Venture No. 21
Company information
CEO : Mitsuhiro Ebara
Business :
- Delivering cutting-edge healthcare solutions to patients by using smart polymers
SIALON Optics Inc.
NIMS Venture No. 20
Company information
CEO : Kohsei Takahashi
Business :
- Manufacturing and sales of High performance near infrared phosphors
Scientia Concors Inc.
NIMS Venture No. 18
Company information
CEO : Han Zhang
Business :
- Manufacturing and sales of electron sources
- Manufacturing and sales of electron source modules
- Manufacturing and sales of imaging devices
- All business activities related to the above
Qception Corporation
NIMS Venture No. 17
Company information
CEO : Gaku Imamura
Business activities :
- Planning, manufacturing, and sales of sensor-related products
- Fabrication and installation consulting for sensor-related products
- Sample analysis
- Software and application development
- All business activities related to the above
Thermalytica Inc.
NIMS Venture No. 16
Company information
CEO : Kazuo Konuma
Business activities :
- Manufacturing and sales of thermal insulation and heat-shielding materials
- Research, development, and consultancy services related to thermal insulation and heat-shielding materials
- All business activities related to the above
Priways Co., Ltd.
NIMS Venture No. 15
Company information
CEO : Hayato Kawashima
Business activities :
- Support and consultancy for introducing manufacturing processes related to printing technology
- Brokerage of equipment related to printing technology
- Development and sales of original equipment and materials related to printing technology
- Development and sales of programs related to printing technology
Material Innovation Tsukuba Co., Ltd.
NIMS Venture No. 14
Company information
Representative director : Jie Tang
Business activities :
- Manufacturing and sales of functional materials for super-capacitors
- Provision and sales of material structural characteristic information related to functional materials
- Consulting services related to the above activities
- All business activities related to the above
Aquze LLC
NIMS Venture No. 13
Company information
CEO : Jin Kawakita
Business activities :
- Design of advanced electronic moisture sensors and similar
- Manufacturing of electronic devices and similar
- Sales of electronic devices and similar
- Marketing of electronic devices and similar
- Planning and development of electronic devices and similar
- Consulting for electronic devices and similar
- Services utilizing electronic devices and similar
- All business activities related to the above
E-Crystal Co., Ltd.
NIMS Venture No. 11
Company information
Representative director : Kiyoshi Shimamura
Business activities :
- Manufacturing and sales of single crystals
- and sales of crystals developed at NIMS, along with the sale of related technologies
- All business activities related to the above
Sialon Co., Ltd.
NIMS Venture No. 10
Company information
Representative director : Kousei Takahashi
Business activities :
- Manufacturing, processing, outsourcing, sales, and import/export of the following products:
- Phosphors such as sialon and parts utilizing them
- Sialon, nitrides, other ceramics, and their composite materials
- Parts and devices for lighting, displays, and optical applications
- Decorative items, art products, beauty-related products
- All business activities related to the above
Comet, Inc.
NIMS Venture No. 7
Company information
Representative director : Kenichiro Takahashi
Business activities :
- Contract research for the discovery, development, and evaluation of new functional materials
- Manufacturing and sales of new functional materials
- Contract production and evaluation of thin films for semiconductors, etc.
- Provision of structural and characteristic information of materials related to the above
- Manufacturing and sales of equipment for the discovery, development, and evaluation of new functional materials
- Consulting services related to the above
TEL : +81-29-855-8055 / FAX : +81-29-855-8056
Probe Laboratory Inc
NIMS Venture No. 6
Company information
Representative director : Teruaki Fujito
Business activities :
- Design, manufacture, sales, delivery, and maintenance of NMR signal detectors
TEL : +81-42-555-2064
Materials Design Technology Co., Ltd.
NIMS Venture No. 3
Company information
Representative director : Akihiro Ishibashi
Business activities :
- Development, sales, and maintenance of materials thermodynamics databases
- Development, sales, and maintenance of software related to material science
- Scientific and technical computing services
- Technical consulting and design support related to materials
Collaborating institutions :
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tohoku University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Interscience Co., Ltd.
OXIDE Corporation
NIMS Venture No. 2
Company information
President and CEO : Yasunori Furukawa
Business activities:
- Manufacture and sale of optoelectronics single crystals
- Applications of stoichiometric LiNbO3 and LiTaO3: wavelength conversion elements, optical modulators, optical switches, wavelength-selective elements, hologram memory
- Applications of undoped TiO2, YVO4: optical isolators, optical circulators
- Applications of Nd-doped YVO4: solid-state lasers
- Applications of SBN: novel electro-optical elements
- Commissioned production and consulting services for various single crystals
- Research and development of optical communications modules
Crystal Systems Corporation, Covalent Materials Corporation, venture capitals including Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd., individuals
Location : 1747-1 Makihara, Takagawa, Hokuto, Yamanashi 408-0302, Japan
2) Ventures based on NIMS research results
NIMS Ventures other than NIMS-originated Ventures
Japan Superconductivity Applications Development Inc.
NIMS Venture No. 19
Company information
CEO : Masato Otsubo
Business activities :
- Development, manufacturing, and sales of superconducting wire applications
- Development, manufacturing, and sales of superconducting wires
- Surveys and consulting services related to superconducting wire applications and devices
- All business activities related to the above