• Panasonic Deep Tech Innovation 3

    About the Challenge

    Panasonic Deep Tech Innovation Challenge 3 aims to identify high potential startups and research institutes with relevant technologies to collaborate and co-innovate with Panasonic's consumer and electronics department. Panasonic is searching for technology partners that are able to: (i) Sensing technologies, and (ii) Enhance or Nutritional enhancement or sustenance.

  • Problem Statements

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    Sensing technologies

    How can we detect the internal conditions of food non-invasively?

     

    Enabling customers to seamlessly cook and monitor food in order to maximise flavour in food.

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    Nutritional enhancement or sustenance

    How can we ensure healthy living by increasing the value of foods/ingredients?

     

    Envisioning quality living by increasing the nutritional content of food, for example, by increasing antioxidation properties in food ingredients for daily cooking and food preservation.

  • Mentors

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    Atsushi Fujita

    General Manager

    Atsushi Fujita has more than 25 years of R&D experience in Panasonic corporation. He focuses mainly on power electronics and their applications, especially for cookers. He is now currently heading the development of core technologies for kitchen appliances. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Kyoto University.

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    Takeshi Kitaizumi

    Manager

    Takeshi Kitaizumi has more than 25 years of R&D experience in Panasonic corporation. His research focuses mainly on power electronics and their applications, especially for cookers. He is now in charge of the development of heating control and sensing technologies for kitchen appliances. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Tohoku University.

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    Hiroaki Nitta

    Chief Engineer

    Hiroaki Nitta has more than 17 years of R&D experience in Panasonic corporation. His research and development has mainly focused on heat transfer engineering, cookery science, and its applications, especially for cookers. He is now in charge of developing new heating technologies to achieve both the deliciousness and health of cooking equipment. He holds bachelor's degree in engineering from TOYOTA Technological Institute.

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    Naotsugu KOASHI

    IP Senior Expert

    Naotsugu Koashi has 15-year experience in Panasonic's intellectual property business in the fields of cogeneration systems, IoT and other technologies. He has been involved in intellectual property incubation activities from the basic research stage to the business growth stage. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Kyoto University. He is in charge of new business areas in Panasonic Appliances Company.

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    Shinsuke Sasaki

    Staff Engineer

    Shinsuke Sasaki has more than 14 years of R&D experience of kitchen appliances’ new features in Panasonic corporation. He has been focusing on sensing technology of food's internal state for 3 years. He has a Master of Engineering from Nara Institute of Science and Technology.

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    Jumpei HARADA

    Deputy Manager

    Jumpei Harada has 8 years of experience in the intellectual property field at Panasonic. He is currently based in Singapore and had started the open innovation activity in the Southeast Asia region. Playing the integral role of communicating between Panasonic R&D Centre Singapore and Panasonic HQ, Mr Harada launched the first Panasonic Deep Tech Innovation Challenge in April 2020 and continues to champion open innovation between ASEAN and Japan. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Kyoto University and is registered as a patent attorney of Japan.

  • Prizes

    Depending on the content of your business idea and technical development plan, we will consider the following possibilities:

    • Selected applicants may be given the opportunity to conduct joint POC with Panasonic and have a joint venture with Panasonic.

    • Mentored by top Panasonic leaders.

    • Cash Prize awarded for Panasonic Deep Tech Innovation Challenge 4 (Champion: SGD $3,000, 1st Runner Up: SGD $2,000, 2nd Runner Up: SGD $1,000).

    Terms and Conditions

    Before you apply, kindly read the terms and conditions here

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    Collaborate With Us

    Application closed on 28 Feb 2022, 11:59 PM (SGT)

  • Problem Areas and Potential Partners

    Open to other possible application areas - Feel free to propose new ideas and solutions!

    Example 1: Cooling Data Centres

    Problem Area

    • With the development of the digital society, the amount of data handled in the world is increasing, and most of it is stored in data centres. When using data, the data centre generates a lot of heat and consumes a lot of energy in the cooling system to cool it.

    • Panasonic's cold storage technology enables optimal operation of the cooling system. For example, when the electric charges in a day are different, or when the amount of electricity used in the cooling system in a day is large or small, by making effective use of Panasonic's cold storage materials, it is possible to reduce the amount of electricity used in the cooling system.

    Application Area
    • Cool storage devices that reduce heat.
    Potential Partners
    • Through open collaboration, Panasonic hopes to support the development of the cooling system to reduce the amount of heat combustion and electricity by making use of Panasonic's cold storage materials.
    • Panasonic is looking for technology partners and business partners to co-innovate solutions, leveraging on Panasonic's knowledge and expertise on cold thermal technology.
    Target Market
    • Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines.

    Applicable Technology

    • Cold Storage Technology.

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