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OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this pilot project are university-industry collaboration, knowledge and technology transfer, as well as develop solutions to address the regional challenges
Connecting Japanese Companies and African Universities to find solutions to regional challenges.
Empowerment of universities through knowledge sharing andtechnology transfer from japanese companies.
Test and improve prototypes of Japanese technologies with local communities.
Project goals
Implementation Partner:
The project will be implemented in 4 phases from Feb’21 to May’22
Phase 1: Partnership Selection
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Companies identification
Dissemination events
Phase 2: Capacity Assessment for Technology Adaptation
Phase 4: Dissemination
Phase 3: Technology adaptation and transfer
Technology identification
Test and prototyping
OU
TPU
TS ● Introduction session with African Universities
● Online workshops for Japanese companies
● Online matchmaking event
● Project plan for technology transfer
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● Prototypes ● Communication materials ● Dissemination events
Feb 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Apr 2022 May 2022
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Universities Prioritization
Capacity development
Two introductory sessions were held
1) March 2021 with ACE and PAEST RSIF universities
English session
(10 March)
French session
(11 March)
* Registered for the information sharing event.
** Expressed interest in joining the project through questionnaire sent out after the event.
2) May 2021 with Japanese Companies
*Agrobiology, aquaculture, coastal degradation, community resilience, irrigation, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and solar thermal
(# of answer, multiple responses, N=35 universities)
Type of research sector focus
(# of answer, multiple responses, N=35 universities)
Type of technology that is of interest to the universities
**Electrochemical, fisheries, mining, oil and gas, product value chain, and urban mobility
Health and medical, energy, water, environment and STEM were the most common topics of interest in terms of research focus and type of technology among African universities
The 8 Japanese companies have been initially matched with 17 universities, based on their common interests and participated in online matchmaking event
Japanese companies Sector Product African Universities (Focus sector)Country
(Anglophone)
Country
(Francophone)
Product-
Country-
Sector
Country-
SectorSector
1. OUI Inc. Medical, IT Eye care diagnostic
1 Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry (Health) N/A Guinea ✔
2 University of Zambia (Health - Diagnostic) Zambia N/A ✔
3 University of Malawi (Health) Malawi N/A ✔
2. Environmental
Equipment Co., Ltd.
Environment,
Manufacturing
Industry, Agriculture
Pyrethrum
cultivation
development
4 Moi University (Manufacturing)
Kenya
N/A ✔
5 Egerton University (Agriculture) N/A ✔
6Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
(Agriculture)N/A ✔
7Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
(Environment)Tanzania N/A ✔
8 Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (Agriculture) N/A Côte d'Ivoire ✔
3. Isshin Co., Ltd.Environment,
Manufacturing
Tire-focus
technology
9 University for Development Studies (Environment) Ghana N/A ✔
4 Moi University (Manufacturing) Kenya N/A ✔
7Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
(Environment)Tanzania N/A ✔
4. Marubeni Co., Ltd.
Health,
Manufacturing
Education
Women-health
related products
10 University of Benin (Health - Women & Reproductive Health)
Nigeria
N/A ✔
11 Covenant University (Health) N/A ✔
12 Ahmadu Bello University (Health) N/A ✔
13 Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Health) Uganda N/A ✔
5. SPEC Co., Ltd.Manufacturing and
Agriculture
Soil curing agent for
construction
14 University of Ghana (Agriculture) Ghana N/A ✔
4 Moi University (Manufacturing) Kenya N/A ✔
6. Challenge Co., Ltd.IT, Manufacturing,
Urban development
Earthquake early
warning equipment
15 University of Ghana (Earth Science) Ghana N/A ✔
16 Université de Lomé (Urban development) N/A Togo ✔
7. Nikken Corporation Water Water purifier
9 University for Development Studies (Water) Ghana N/A ✔
17Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (Water
- water purification)Tanzania N/A ✔
8. LocationMind Co., Ltd.IT, Urban
DevelopmentData tracking device 16 Université de Lomé (Urban development) N/A Togo ✔
Next Steps : Conduct individual meetings with Japanese companies and select 3 partnerships for phase 2Introduce other interested universities to Japanese companies for additional partnerships
8 Japanese companies Follow up & workshop session
• Follow up for further partnership development
• Workshop on product test plan and schedule on this program
Select 3 partnerships for next phase(by early June)
TBD
TBD
TBD
Introduction of Japanese Companies
https://ouiinc.jp/
Smartphone diagnosis/APP for Remote-DiagnosisSEC allows the outer camera of the smartphone to make an Ophthalmological diagnosis using its own light source. No need for the external battery or light source. Application enabling remote-diagnosis through SEC has been already developed.
Anterior eyes examinationPossible to make a diagnosis in any eyes. Clear slit-lamp image in the eyelid, ocular surface, conjunctiva, cornea, iris and crystalline lens. Diffuse illumination, slit-light (0.2~1.0mm) illumination, and blue light illumination.
Equal performance compared to existing equipmentSEC is proven to have equal performance to the conventional professional slit-lamp microscope used in Ophthalmology clinics*.*https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/8/576
Internationally Patented, Certified Medical Device in Japan, invented by Japanese OphthalmologistsInternationally patented, an approved medical device in Japan, with some of the toughest regulations worldwide** . CE mark will be acquired within year 2021. **13B2X10198030101
Health
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Company name:
OUI Inc.
Industry:
Description:
Company website:
With its equal performance to the conventional slit-lamp microscope, almost all eye diseases of anterior segment of eye can be diagnosed
A certified Slit-Lamp medical device in Japan, called “Smart Eye Camera (SEC),” a smartphone attachment which allows Ophthalmic examination only by smartphone, developed by OUI Inc., Japanese medical start-ups founded by ophthalmologists from Keio University School of Medicine.
Mozambique Zambia
Vietnam Kenya Malawi
Major track records overseas
Ophthalmologist and/or CEO of the hospitals, Joint
research and development
Interest of partnerships
https://www.semco.net
Pesticide manufacturer, distributor
Semco has been established in 1969 and the main business is to supply pest control equipment and pesticides to professional pest control companies.
Semco is the leading company in this professional business in Japan.
Our close partner is Sumitomo Chemical / MGK which is the largest producer of natural pyrethrum products in the world.
Semco is planning to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Kenya.
Semco will also plan to operate processing plant in 2022.
Pest control equipment and pesticides for
professional use
Entomology, pesticide
Joint research and development of natural
pesticides such as Pyrethrum
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Company name:
Semco Co., Ltd.
Industry: Type of products:
Description:
Technology:
Interest of partnerships
Company website:
Soil improvement, seed and seedling supply
improvement, yield field management. Research on
other crops such as cassava.
Research Interest
Research and Development on Intellectual Property
Rights
http://www8.plala.or.jp/tasuke/
April 14, 2014~Current:Organizational changes to
K.K. Isshin Tasuke (capital 3,000,000 yen) Mr.Hideo
Suzuki (Shareholder and Representative Director),
Mr.Hirohide Suzuki (Member of Board)
April 2006~April 2014:Changing business
description to focus on Product Commercialization
and Research and Development on Intellectual
Property Rights
July 1 2000~March 2006: Started the business for
learning center and Product Commercialization and
Research and Development on Intellectual Property
Rights called “K.K. Isshin Tasuke” at Nagareyama
city in Chiba Prefecture
Address: 4-23-3 Midori-dai, Kashiwa-city, Chiba
Prefecture
Happy Tube – bicycle tire tube which reduces a flat
Bicycle flat sharp decrease method, product
technical guidance
Name of product: Happy Tube
Effect: A flat decreases sharply even biking long
distance on a bad road
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Company name:
Isshin Tasuke corporation
Industry: Type of products:
Description:
Technology:
Interest of partnerships
Company website:
PIC-1 details
Name of product: Bugs, birds and beasts proof
technique
Feature: Special UV laminated sheet with a hawk
photo
Good practice in Africa: Experiment this sheet in
Africa to test the effect
PIC-2 details
PIC-1
PIC-2
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https://www.marubeni.com/jp/en
Marubeni corporation has established in 1858. Marubeni has established lifestyle division whereby apparel, footwear, everyday consumer goods, and other lifestyle products are planned and produced within a short leading-time and delivered to retailers at the proper volume and on a timely basis.
This Division’s advanced merchandise planning capabilities allow for the quick identification of trends and needs, which are then applied to designs; by leveraging supply chains vertically integrated from the sourcing of raw materials to end products, we are able to supply high-quality, cost-competitive products, and we have earned the trust of our many customers both domestic and abroad.
General trading company in lifestyle, ICT, real estate business, forest products, food, agri-business, chemicals, energy, metals & mineral resources, power business, infrastructure project, aerospace & ship, finance & leasing business, construction, industry machinery & mobility, next generation business development
● Providing Women’ health promotion service using Sanitary Napkin
● Recycling system of Diapers
Joint research and development, donation courses provided at the University of Africa, advocacy and education for girls and women
Name of product: Sanitary NapkinsFeature: Providing Napkins in a safe and comfortable mannerEffect: Promote Women’s health and status
Industry: Type of products:
Description:
Interest of partnerships
Company website:
Business Idea -1
Name of product: Recycling system of DiapersFeature: We are aiming for producing diapers in Africa and introducing recycling system of diapers by converting waste to fuel.Effect: Contributing reduction of micro plastic waste
Business Idea -2
Company name:
Marubeni
PIC-1
PIC-2
https://spec-env.jp
SPEC COMPANY LIMITED was established in 2004 for the for the promotion of soil hardener agent STEIN abroad. STEIN is a quality inorganic soil hardening agent that is environmentally friendly. The formula was developed in 1975 by a Japanese company named Matsumura Synthetic Laboratory Co., Ltd. STEIN continues to be utilized by a handful of public work projects such as roads and irrigation for more than 1,500 places in Japan and now it is exported mainly to Asia and African countries.
The merits of STEIN construction is low cost and high durability. It is possible to make pavement roads 40~60% cheaper than asphalt roads. Also, there is less problem of peddle and cracks. The running cost is low because STEIN roads are needless to maintenance so often.
Infrastructure, Environment, Water and Irrigation, Agriculture
STEIN is mixture with Ordinary Portland Cement and elements composed from 27 types of inorganic materials. By mixing STEIN with soil about 10% in the best rate of water and compaction, it can make soil hard enough for construction of roads and irrigation systems.
Method of construction for roads and irrigation systems
Joint research – areas include construction, soil
surveys, use of irrigation equipment in rural areas
for fish farming, etc.
Feature: Farm roads which were constructed 40
years ago in Northern part of Japan.
Effect: Heavy machines for farming are passable
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Industry: Type of products:
Description:Technology:
Interest of partnerships
Company website:
PIC-1 details
Feature: Water pond constructed in 2017 in Kenya
Good practice in Africa: This water pond is used for
the fish cultivation
PIC-2 details
Company name:
SPEC Company Limited
PIC-1
PIC-2
http://www.challengego.co.jp/english.html
Challenge is a manufacturer that provides innovative products for security and disaster prevention.Challenge was established in 2009 and headquarter is located in Taito-ku,Tokyo.
Based on the management philosophy that "We will carry out this business with all our heart and contribute to save people and the world with most advanced technology", we plan, develop and manufacture products and systems according to customer's needs. Dynamic commercialization, state-of-the-art technology is our company's attraction.
Development, manufacturing and wholesale of disasterSecurity-related products as well as systems
● Earthquake sensor alarm systems● Wireless emergency system
● The terminal has a built-in sensor. Detects P-wave of the earthquake and immediately issues an alarm.
● A system that reports suspicious persons and emergencies by simply pressing a button on the remote control.
Testing of our products in Africa, Disaster prevention education
Name of product: EQ GuardFeature: EQ guard has sensor Inside. It detects P wave and issues alarm immediately.Effect: People can evacuate before a big shake comes.
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Industry:
Type of products:
Description:
Technology:
Interest of partnerships
Company website:
Name of product:School Guard and Hospital GuardFeature: The receiver installed in the staff's office displays the rooms by number so that when the staff presses the emergency button on their remote control, other staff can respond and act quickly.Good practice in Africa:Staff can rush to support the location.
PIC-1 details
PIC-2 details
PIC-1
PIC-2
Company name:
Challenge Co., Ltd.
Significant health improvement and reduction of energy/health expenses were observed at; CLINCA 205 Efficacy Study in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia in 2012-13 56.5% of reduction in prevalence rate of diarrheal was observed at the CLINCA 205-distributed group compared to the controlled group.
http://nikken-k.org/products/clinca205-en
Research and development of various functional ceramics paints and product. We, Nikken Co. Ltd, offer products that are environmentally friendly and promote the future of the humanity and the earth
Manufacturer and R&D of ceramic paint and product
Local Manufacture of water purifiers or purifiers
Social entrepreneur, NGO
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Company name:
Nikken corporation
Industry:
Type of product
Description:
Interest of partnerships
Company website:
Water disinfecting ceramic sand
CLINCA 205
● Material: Silica dioxide, aluminium silicate, silica
sand, silver
● Form: 1-2 mm sand particles / liquid
● Lifespan: Approx. 2 years● Efficacy: Eliminate bacterial pathogens such as
coliforms and staphylococcus
1. Strong disinfection power2. No smell or taste3. Long lifespan at low cost; 2 years of lifespan and
cost of 1USD* per 25g purifying 1L of water every 3 hours mean that you can sanitize 1L of water for only 0.003USD. *Currently assumed selling price
4. Easy maintenance5. Easy transportation6. Effective as emergency aid supplies
Advantages
The water purifier clinca 205 in rural Cambodia
Social entrepreneurship model in Kenya
The Japanese water purifier that clinca205 is adapt
Name of product : CLINCA205
Field test results
LocationMind xPopSaaS dashboards to meet a wide range of human flow analysis needs. We analyze human flow in a holistic and statistical manner and provide it as a web dashboard tailored to the needs of individual customers. CoVID-19, it is possible to create for each theme such as railway and retail, and also capture the data that customers have.
Mobile Big Data● We offer in-depth geospatial analytics with the
capability of handling multiple sources of Location-Based Big Data
● Our capabilities include GPS / CDR / Remote Sensing / Camera / Lidar / IC Cards etc.
Satellite Intelligence● We offer analytics/security measures utilizing
signals from satellites● We also have the capacity to propose a nanosat
satellite constellation
Internet of Things (IoT)● We offer IoT solutions for customized demands
at a particular / large range site● Our solutions include Camera / LiDAR / BLE /
Wifi etc.
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Company name:
LocationMind Co., Ltd.
https://locationmind.com/top-page-e/
LocationMind is a deeptech startup from The University of Tokyo (Shibasaki Lab; CSIS) with various applied geospatial technologies.
Company details:Establishment● Feb 4th, 2019
Employees● 18 (as of May 2021),● 26 Interns (PhD/Master, as of May 2021)
Directors● Naoki Kiritani (CEO) ● Ryosuke Shibasaki (CTO) ● Yasuo Usuba (COO) ● Dinesh Manandhar (CDO) ● Masayuki Igusa (Director) ● Tatsuya Hayashi (Director)
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Industry:
Description:
Company website:
Network of engineers, ICT Firms
Business Domain:
Technology:
Interest of partnerships
Data Science, GPS, Big data
Type of products:
MobMapA tool that can analyzehuman flow data in chronological order like a video. We provide tools that have been used all over the world since the Shibasaki Laboratory era. It is widely used from data analysts to those who want to use it for visualization of data.
Three-way Compliance CertificationA service that provides certificates to organizations and businesses that respond closely by utilizing human flow data, etc. The purpose of this, in light of COVID-19, is to support Japan’s recovery despite fear.
Thank you
If you are interested in partnering with Japanese companies, please contact
Saori Imaizumi ([email protected]) and Hiromi Tengeji ([email protected])
