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Nitta and Pharmabio to Join Forces on Manufacturing Cell Sheets

on December 19, 2022 in Industry, Innovation

Industrial goods manufacturer Nitta and Pharmabio have agreed to jointly develop equipment and materials for manufacturing cell sheets for transplantation therapy of ophthalmic diseases, one of the regenerative medical products developed by Pharmabio. The two companies will jointly develop equipment for manufacturing cell sheets and their consumable materials (single-use materials), aiming to create a new business in the field of...

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Riken Technos Develops Biomass Plastic Products With Lower Plastic Content

on December 14, 2022 in Innovation

Riken Technos has developed a new series of biomass plastic products called “Natural Rikebio” and added it to its Rikebio product lineup. The new series aims to reduce waste by compounding natural resources that would otherwise be discarded with the company’s proprietary compounding and processing technology, and effectively utilizing them as molding and processing materials. The polypropylene (PP) base can...

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Zeon Develops New Heat-Resistant and Pressure-Resistant Micro Hollow Particles

on December 7, 2022 in Innovation

Zeon has developed new heat-resistant and pressure-resistant micro hollow particles. They come with a particle diameter of 2 to 20 micrometers and porosity that can be controlled to 60 to 80 percent. The shell of the hollow particles is composed of a polymer with a cross-linked structure and has the following features: (1) Shape retention: The polymer itself has heat...

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Sumitomo Riko to Develop Technologies for Transition to Circular Economy

on November 29, 2022 in Industry, Innovation

Sumitomo Riko has signed a joint development agreement with LanzaTech, a U.S. biotechnology company with carbon capture and conversion technologies, for the transition to a circular economy for rubber, resin, and urethane wastes. Through this initiative, both parties will establish new technologies and accelerate efforts to realize a sustainable society, including carbon neutrality and circular economy. Sumitomo Riko provides a...

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Mitsui Chemicals Opens Digital Science Lab

on November 22, 2022 in Innovation

Mitsui Chemicals will open in its Sodegaura Center a new research building – named the Digital Science Lab –  to accelerate R&D digital transformation (DX) based on digital science that integrates computational science, data science and high-performance computing. The investment will be approximately 5 billion yen ($35.35 million), with construction scheduled to begin in June 2023 and slated to be...

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Koyo Sealing Techno Develops Oil Seal for BEV Driveshaft Connections

on November 4, 2022 in Innovation

Koyo Sealing Techno, a JTEKT Group company, has developed the “JTEKT Ultra Compact Seal” (JUCS), a differential side seal with a shortened width that – in anticipation of the future expansion of the BEV electric vehicle market – contributes to the downsizing of eAxle. The company targets annual sales of approximately 500 million yen ($3.4 million). The differential side seal...

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