2024 TSP Top Ten News

2024.12.27

2024 TSP Top 10 News

From the news related to Tsuruoka Science Park in 2024, we have selected 10 topics that attracted particular attention.

(In no particular order)

HMT: Ranked 2nd in the average annual salary ranking among companies in Yamagata Prefecture (1st: Yamagata Bank)
Shiseido: Establishes “Shiseido Farm Lab” within Tsuruoka Science Park to accelerate the development of next-generation R&D leaders
IAB: Signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Hakuhodo DY Holdings
Metagen × Calbee: Launched “Body Granola,” optimized for gut health
Spiber: Products released by the luxury brand Burberry
IAB & HMT: Discovered the source of chemical evolution and evidence of aqueous alteration on asteroid Ryugu
National Cancer Center: Leukemia-related research published in a Nature family journal
SHONAI: Aigamo Robot received the 11th Robot Award “Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award”
Fermecutes: Runner-up at ICC KYOTO 2024 Real Tech Catapult
SalivaTech: Certified as a “Yamagata Diamond Smile Company” by Yamagata Prefecture

(In no particular order)

SHONAI: Company name changed from Yamagata Design Inc. to SHONAI Inc.
HMT × Fermecutes: Capital and business alliance established
Spiber: Provided tour costumes using Brewed Protein™ to Hikaru Utada
Metagen × Meiji: Launched “Inner Garden,” cocoa tailored to individual gut types
SHONAI: Featured in a one-hour special on TV Tokyo’s Cambria Palace
TSP: Featured on JETRO’s inward investment website
Metagen: Director Mr. Murakami received the 22nd Yamagata Prefecture Science and Technology Encouragement Award
Yamagata University YAAS: Hosted “SHONAI Well-eating Day”
Fermecutes: Won a corporate award and first place in the public vote at Foodtech Grand Prix 2024
SHONAI: Ranked 3rd in the Breakfast Category of “Jalan OF THE YEAR – Best Accommodations Award”
IAB: Accepted a record-high 33 local high school students
SHONAI: Launched melt-in-the-mouth brown rice and white rice products
IAB: Identified microbial communities living in high-radiation aquatic environments
IAB: Junmai Daiginjo “Chitoku” ranked 2nd in sales at the official Keio University online store