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Startup From New Zealブラック ジャック サイト Wins First Prize at AEA 2021

*This article was originally published in Japanese. All information in this article is as of November 4, 2021.

Tectonusfrom New Zealブラック ジャック サイト won the first prize at theAsian Entrepreneurship Award (AEA) 2021(held on October 27 ブラック ジャック サイト 28) in which tech startups in Asia competed each other by showcasing their business plans that offer business solutions to social issues. Tectonus made a presentation showcasing its seismic dampers (Note 1) for earthquake protection. JETRO participated in the AEA as a co-host, ブラック ジャック サイト also, took part in as the nominator.

The AEA is competitive award, co-hosted by Japanese public institutions, private companies ブラック ジャック サイト academic institutions. It has been held in the “Kashiwa-no-ha area” (Kashiwa-shi, Chiba prefecture) every year since 2012, where various social experiment projects are being undertaken, ブラック ジャック サイト this year marked its 10th anniversary. Same as last year, this year’s event was held online with participation of 30 startups selected from 13 countries/regions (Note 2). Participants gave presentation on the themes of “Healthcare”,” Work & Lifestyle Reform,” ブラック ジャック サイト “Sustainability”, which are key global issues of the future.

The first prize winner Tectonus presented its seismic dampers for earthquake protection which can be used for commercial facilities ブラック ジャック サイト liquid storage tanks. Tectonus demonstrated that its dampers have higher strength to withstブラック ジャック サイト earthquakes ブラック ジャック サイト aftershocks than existing technologies, ブラック ジャック サイト that they are versatile enough to be used with various building materials such as wood ブラック ジャック サイト steel. As the company is currently developing products for general housing, it is considering to enter into the Japanese market while exploring opportunities to partner with Japanese companies.

As for companies nominated by JETRO,More Foods Innotechfrom Thailブラック ジャック サイト ブラック ジャック サイトPeth Yoeung Healthtechfrom Cambodia won prizes. More Foods Innotech, which won the second prize ブラック ジャック サイト the Japan Academic Society for Ventures ブラック ジャック サイト Entrepreneurs(JASVE) Award, sells meat substitutes called “More Meat” whose primary ingredient is split gill mushroom. It is a healthy food product with no additives such as artificial sweeteners ブラック ジャック サイト preservatives, ブラック ジャック サイト rich in nutrients such as low-sodium, low-sugar plant-based protein. The company contributes to employment in the region by purchasing ingredients from farmers in southern Thailブラック ジャック サイト. In addition, the product also contributes to sustainable development as it requires less water ブラック ジャック サイト energy in the production process compared to regular beef.

Peth Yoeung Healthtech, which the first time to be semi-finalist from Cambodia won the Audience Prize, which was selected by votes casted by participants. The company operates cloud-based hospital operating software for medical records ブラック ジャック サイト patient data, improving the operational efficiency of medical systems.

Dr. Shigeo Kagami, the chairman of AEA Steering Committee summarized the AEA 2021 by saying “the level of entrants companies is rising ブラック ジャック サイト there were more entrepreneurs with a high awareness of social issues such as environmental problems ブラック ジャック サイト healthcare. In Asia, businesses with scalability that are not held back by the legacy of the past are emerging. This is a point that we should be mindful of in Japan as well.”

(Note 1) A device which is installed on joints such as walls ブラック ジャック サイト columns to reduce the damage to the buildings caused by earthquakes. It has merits such as dampening shaking from earthquakes.

(Note 2) Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealブラック ジャック サイト, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailブラック ジャック サイト ブラック ジャック サイト Vietnam

* The original article in Japanese