Ministrial award
Well-being & Age-tech Award

Aiming to solve the world-wide problem of super-aging, the SDGs and the second edition of the United Nations SDGs starting in 2020: Decade of Healthy Aging 2021-2030: utilization of science, technology and innovation that contributes to the decade of healthy aging, inclusiveness, We will introduce the efforts selected by experts in intellectual property and technology from the viewpoint of evaluation of integration, originality, innovation, development, and storytelling.

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Supported by: Cabinet Office Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare　　Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry　　Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology　　Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Fishers 　　　 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 　　Financial Seivice Agency Digital Agency

赤澤亮生大臣より経済産業大臣賞を授与

経済産業大臣賞を受賞したDfreeが佐々木蔵之介さんのTV番組に出演＊写真：MBSテレビより

鈴木憲和大臣より農林水産大臣賞を授与

Minister Suzuki presented the Minister of MAFF Award to Kirin Holdings. Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun

Message from Jessica Smith, Executive Director, XPRIZE Healthspan (USA)

赤澤亮生大臣と大臣賞・優秀賞受賞者

Ryosei Akazawa, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

Message from Jessica Smith, Executive Director, XPRIZE Healthspan (USA)

Taro Kono, Minister of Digital

Shinpei Kato, CEO, Teir 4, prized Minister Award of METI by Yumi Sato, Organizer of Well-being & Age-tech Award

Masaaki Taira, Minister of Digital

Shinji Inoue, Minister of Cabinet Office

Ministrial award winners 2025

We are pleased to announce and present the Ministerial Award for Age Tech to enhance the wellbeing and inclusiveness of ultra low fertility and ageing societies. The Award was launched to identify and promote the use of science, technology and innovation that will enhance the inclusiveness and wellbeing of an ageing society with very low fertility from 2021. Through the screening process, we found that there are many AgeTechs in Japan, as well as many researchers and companies that are making efforts to solve the issues. This is a great advantage in Japan, which has the world's lowest birthrate and the oldest population in the world. If government, government, industry and academia work together to foster and promote the use of projects and research, it will be possible to contribute to and expand in ASEAN and other countries facing the same challenges. The science, technology and innovation entries will be carefully reviewed by a panel of judges, including leading experts in intellectual property and technology, and those deemed outstanding will be announced and awarded at the Forum. Upon request, winning companies are offered pro bono consulting support for value co-creation and deployment, including introductions to Expo associations and local authorities, regulatory support, joint research with overseas governmental organizations and academia, and coordination with ministries, companies and VCs. Pro bono support is provided for value co-creation and deployment.

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Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award　　　優秀賞

バイオテック部門

株式会社Ｔａｚ

食品成分による老化細胞制御技術を独自開発。医薬品ではなく「食によるウェルエイジング」を実装

不老長寿テックスタートアップTAZが、ウェルエイジング経済フォーラム　 Well-being＆Age-tech 2025 Award 優秀賞を受賞 | TAZ Inc.(株式会社たづ)

Well-being & Age-tech2025 Award

優秀賞

バイオテック部門

株式会社　TIME TRAVELER

東京大学発！世界初のパセリ由来エクソソームを独自技術で抽出し、老化ケアに応用した食品を開発

不老長寿バイオスタートアップTIME TRAVELER株式会社が、ウェルエイジング経済フォーラム「Well-being ＆ Age-tech 2025 Award」優秀賞を受賞 | TIME TRAVELER株式会社のプレスリリース

Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award

経済産業大臣賞

株式会社　Dfree

超音波とAIで最適な排泄タイミングを知らせる自立支援デバイス。オムツいらずで利用者の尊厳を守る。

【経済産業大臣賞受賞のお知らせ】ウェルエイジング経済フォーラム「Well-being ＆ Age-tech 2025 Award」 | お知らせ一覧 | DFree - トイレ介護の失敗を減らす排泄予測機器

Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award

農林水産業大臣賞

キリンホールディングス株式会社

世界初の減塩食器。微弱な電気で“塩味とうま味”を引き出し減塩でも美味しさを保つ「電気エレキソルト」

電気の力で減塩食品の塩味やうま味を増強する減塩サポート食器「エレキソルト」が「Well-being & Age-Tech 2025 Award 農林水産大臣賞」を受賞 | 2025年 | KIRIN - キリンホールディングス株式会社

Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award

文部科学大臣賞

順天堂大学　

順天堂大学発！世界初の老化細胞除去ワクチン研究。老化細胞を免疫で除去し加齢関連疾患の進行を抑制

南野徹教授が「Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award」文部科学大臣賞を受賞

Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award

優秀賞

バイオ・再生医療部門

iHeart Japan 株式会社

京都大学発！iPS細胞由来の心筋細胞を使った心不全治療を開発。将来は全身をカバー予定

https://www.iheartjapan.jp/pdf/251216_PR_Well-being&Age-tech2025Award.pdf

Well-being & Age-tech 2025Award

優秀賞

バイオテック部門

株式会社　Relixa

生物学的年齢をAIで解析。老いを可視化し最適な予防行動を導くパーソナル・ヘルスナビサービス

株式会社Rhelixa（レリクサ）が「ウェルエイジング経済フォーラムWell-being & Age-tech 2025 Award」にて優秀賞を受賞 | 株式会社Rhelixa（レリクサ）

Well-being & Age-tech 2025Award

優秀賞

自治体部門

豊田市

SIB:Social Impact Bondで住民の介護予防とウェルビーイングを実現。カラオケが一番の薬に

報道発表資料　「Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award」において「ずっと元気！プロジェクト」の取組が優秀賞を受賞｜豊田市

Well-being & Age-tech 2025Award優秀賞

移動・Ｍaas・モビリティ部門

株式会社　Near Me

AIで最適化した相乗りルートで自宅と空港をつなぐ次世代シャトルサービス。日常の移動サービスを計画中

プレスリリース：NearMe、ウェルエイジング経済フォーラム「Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award」にて優秀賞を受賞（PR TIMES） | 毎日新聞

Well-being & Age-tech 2025Award

優秀賞

社会システム部門

弘前大学

岩木健康増進プロジェクトで20年蓄積した健康ビッグデータを基盤に心身・社会のウェルビーイングを科学的に高める地域モデルを創出

「Well-being＆Age-tech 2025 Award」において「優秀賞」を受賞したことについて、陸奥新報・東奥日報に掲載されました - 弘前大学

Well-being & Age-tech 2025Award

優良賞

社会システム部門　シニア雇用

株式会社　ぴんぴんきらり

シニアの経験と温かさを活かし、家事・育児を“家族のように”支えるご家庭サポートサービス

ぴんぴんきらり、ウェルエイジング経済フォーラム「Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award」にて優良賞を受賞 | 株式会社ぴんぴんきらりのプレスリリース

Well-being & Age-tech 2025Award

優良賞

フィンテック部門　

株式会社　サムライセキュリティ

日本初！面倒な相続手続きをデジタル化する、AI連動の終活手帳「スマート終活手帳」

https://www.samurai-sec.jp/

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Well-being & Age-tech 2025 Award

経済産業大臣賞

株式会社　Dfree

トイレ介護や産後おもらしの失敗を減らす排泄予測ウエアラブル。超音波とAIで最適な排泄タイミングを知らせ利用者の尊厳を守る。

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Healthcare Sector

Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Developed by Keio University! A medical BMI (Brain Machine Interface) device that looks like a hat is worn on the head to capture brain waves and move paralysed fingers as part of rehabilitation.

LIFESCAPS

CEO　Junichi Ushiba

By using BMI, which combines brain science and AI to connect the brain and machines, we are expanding the possibilities of rehabilitation for severe paralysis after a stroke through the patient's own will, and supporting the realisation of the patient's hopes. When the patient imagines moving their fingers, the robot and electrical stimulation support the movement of the fingers. This is good news for patients who cannot move their hands or muscles at all and who were previously considered untreatable by conventional medicine. Already adopted in over 70 hospitals nationwide, BMI is bringing hope to patients with conditions such as cerebral infarction and cerebral haemorrhage. Although BMI originated in the United States, it has been highly praised in Japan for its technical expertise, innovation, scalability, and inclusivity in further advancing the technology.

*On aired by TV-Tokyo," World Business Satellite" that is one of the most popular news program in Japan ‘Solving Challenges with AgeTech’

https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/wbs/news/post_309288

Healthcare Sector

Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award

Excellence Award

Developed Japan's first surgical assistance robot, ‘hinotori.’ Achieved precision movements and economic efficiency surpassing Da Vinci. Aiming for proactive medical care through surgical data and AI.

Medicaroid Corporation

CEO, EU 　Toshiya Nakanishi

Medical devices in Japan are mainly diagnostic devices, and medical devices that have the potential to fail, such as surgical robots, have not been developed, leaving the market dominated by overseas companies. The arms of surgical robots are disposable, and the associated medical costs were largely flowing overseas. However, Mr. Nakanishi of Kawasaki Heavy Industries was highly praised for his initiative in establishing a joint venture company, Medicaroid, with Sysmex through meticulous marketing activities both domestically and internationally, leading to the development of the technology. In 2020, the technology was approved for urological surgery, and by 2022, it was also approved for gastrointestinal surgery and gynaecological surgery, enabling surgical scars for women's diseases to be minimised to the smallest extent possible worldwide. While a single Da Vinci system costs approximately 250 million yen with maintenance costs of 20 million yen (before the yen's depreciation), the Hinotori system reduces these costs to about 60% of that amount, contributing to both medical advancement and cost reduction—a factor that has also been highly praised. The elimination of the barrier of unprofitability, made possible by cost reduction through the use of domestically produced robots, has accelerated its adoption. By combining AI with surgical data, more precise surgeries become possible. After applying, it received the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award, but this time it was awarded the Excellence Award.

医療・ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award

Excellence Award

A world first! Become healthy just by wearing them?! Development of violet light glasses.

Tsubota Lab Co., Ltd.

CEO, Kazuo Tsubota

Discovered for the first time in the world that violet light contained in sunlight stimulates OPN5, a non-visual photoreceptor expressed in retinal ganglion cells, increasing blood flow to the eyes and preventing the progression of myopia. We have identified that the recent global increase in myopia is caused not only by an increase in close-up work but also by a decrease in outdoor activity time among modern people, resulting in a significant reduction in exposure to violet light.

Based on this principle, a medical device in the form of glasses that supplies violet light has been developed and is currently undergoing verification trials. In addition to the safety confirmed in the exploratory trials conducted earlier, the effectiveness is being evaluated, and it is planned to provide a solution to address myopia issues in Japan and around the world in the near future.

It has also been confirmed that OPN5 has the effect of increasing blood flow to the brain when exposed to violet light, and research is underway to apply this to the treatment of depression and dementia.

This world-first invention of using violet light through glasses to heal the brain holds significant intellectual property value and has received high praise for its global scalability and uniqueness.

医療・ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award

Merit Award

A service that allows users to select songs that activate the brain through neurotechnology and entertainment. Providing brain training that is enjoyable.

VIE, Inc

COO, Tomohiro Kusutomi

Next-generation wearable electroencephalography (EEG) devices and neurotechnology enable everyone to enjoy brain training with ‘Gamma Wave Karaoke.’ Through widespread adoption, this initiative addresses health challenges in today's ageing society and proposes a new form of entertainment that fuses music and brain science.

Using earphone-type EEG devices with two electrodes in the outer ear canal, individual brain waves can be measured and analysed in just a few minutes. We have designed a service that provides music with gamma wave frequencies that activate the brain. We are developing a product that is non-invasive, easy to use, and capable of tracking users' brain activity in real time. At this stage, it has been highly evaluated for its inclusivity and future scalability, including being the most affordable option available. By partnering with karaoke chains, it is also expected to address social issues such as loneliness through the formation of karaoke communities.

Fin-tech Sector

Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award

Merit Award

A cashless service that allows you to enjoy shopping with peace of mind and no need to calculate change.

KAERU

CEO, Tomotaku Okada

Based on the voices of people with dementia, we have developed a cashless payment service called ‘KAERU’ that prioritises safety and security, eliminates the need for change calculations, and allows even those with mild dementia to enjoy shopping. We have also developed an accompanying app that allows family members living far away to share and monitor the usage of the cards used by the service users. This helps prevent scams such as ‘Ore Ore’ fraud and allows users to set spending limits to avoid unnecessary overspending.

As of the 2024 fiscal year, the prevalence rate of dementia among Japanese seniors aged 65 and older is 4.71 million people, accounting for 12.3% of the population. By 2025, this number is projected to reach 7 million to 7.7 million, with one in five seniors expected to develop dementia. Dementia is more likely to develop and progress if individuals become reclusive after retirement, making the maintenance and improvement of opportunities to go out a key challenge in an ageing society. The app was recognised for its inclusivity and innovative new features. Following its award at this event, it also won the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Orange Innovation Award.

地方創生・まちつくり部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award

Honorable Mention

Eliminating the digital divide in temples and building a temple network as a cultural institution

Tera-Tech

President, Atsushi Mori

With the theme of ‘Improving society through temples,’ we are currently supporting the digitisation of temples, which are an indispensable part of Japanese cultural history, as well as planning and producing events. We are working to preserve the culture of temples in rural areas that are being left behind due to rapid depopulation, while connecting temples, parishioners, and local residents through digital technology. This is also expected to be an effective measure against the increasing number of abandoned graves.

In the past, temples were so closely tied to their communities that they were referred to as ‘temple schools’ and ‘places of refuge,’ serving as local centres for education and mutual support. However, after the war, talented young people were swept away by industrialisation, moving to urban areas for work and never returning, leading to the gradual decline of temples' community functions in rural areas. This initiative aims to digitise and connect temples with their parishioners and temples nationwide, preserving Japanese culture and contributing to regional revitalisation. It is listed among the startups recognised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Well-being ＆ Age-tech 2023 Award

自立支援・移動・モビリティ部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Developed the world's first automated driving technology platform. Working with local authorities/companies suffering from driver shortages while structuring the sharing and provision of the world's latest technology.

Teir4 Inc.

Mr Shinpei Kato, Representative Director and CEO

In response to the increasing number of traffic accidents caused by dementia and other factors, and the increasing number of elderly people with mobility difficulties in municipalities with declining and depopulating populations, a platform called Autowear has been developed to update everything related to the world's most advanced automated driving at any time. It is the world's first system to share and provide the latest information on automated driving, including the latest sensors from around the world. Demonstration projects have already been carried out in more than 40 locations in Japan. In Shiojiri City, the platform is being implemented in collaboration with the local government and mapping information company ISUN Technology, and has been highly rated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as the best example of collaboration with a local government in the field of automated driving in Japan. The company is already co-creating self-driving EVs with major car manufacturers such as Suzuki. Highly rated for technology, innovation, deployability and inclusiveness

TIER IV, Inc. (tier4.jp)

医療・ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Digital Minister

Award

Treatment Apps to Improve Sleep Disorders and Blockchain Clinical Trials to Reduce Drugs and Achieve Sustainable Healthcare

SUSMED Corporation

Mr. Taro Ueno, CEO and Representative Director

CEO Ueno, a physician, has developed Japan's first application and technology to blockchain clinical trials to treat and improve modern diseases such as depression and schizophrenia with insomnia, which are increasing with age and rapidly growing in the corporate world, as well as sleep disorders. He aims to improve quality of life and drastically reduce medical costs by drastically reducing the use of prescription drugs that affect the human body through long-term use, such as sleep-inducing drugs. Japan is the world's most sleep-deprived nation, with annual economic losses amounting to 15 trillion yen, and since lack of sleep leads to metabolic syndrome and dementia, the application is already being reimbursed and used as a medical device, and it is hoped that more psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine departments will “prescribe” the application. Both innovation, technology, deployability, and sustainability are highly rated.

サスメド株式会社 | SUSMED, Inc

ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Excellence Award

Development of a wearable with high heart rate measurement accuracy using silver threads, utilising Nishijin textiles! Contributing to the succession of the traditional textile business

Mitsufuji Corporation

Mr Ayumu Mitudera, CEO

From Kyoto! From Nishijin weaving to IOT, a heart rate wearable was developed using tradition. Using the unique silk properties of Nishijin weaving, a silver thread was developed that is high quality and highly conductive to the pulse. It was successfully linked to wearables on the wrist and clothing to manage accurate heartbeats on a smartphone. This development was highly regarded worldwide as difficult and valuable intellectual property. It also contributed to the succession of the business of the local Nishijin textile industry and was highly regarded for solving multiple problems in the super-aged society. The company is developing complex technologies and has received many enquiries from overseas, and is now being applied in multiple ways, such as in tent fabrics to block radio waves for the US military. The company was highly rated for its technology, originality, innovation, sustainability and deployability.

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ミツフジ株式会社 | 生体情報で、人間の未知を編みとく【AGposs, hamon】 - hamon band (mitsufuji.co.jp)

フィンテック・インシュアテック部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Excellence Award

First in Japan! Solving the social problem of lonely deaths and elderly people not being able to rent a house

YAMORI Corporation

Mr Shotaro Fujisawa, CEO

As the number of one-person households and lonely deaths increases, only 4% of all estate agents rent out homes to the elderly. To solve the social problem of the increasing number of elderly people on waiting lists for rented accommodation, the system uses high-performance sensors to look after the elderly and works with Aioi Insurance to provide insurance for as little as 2,000 yen per month. There are many elderly people on waiting lists who cannot rent a house, especially in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with more than 1,000 people in Tokyo alone, more than the number of children on waiting lists for nursery schools. As the number of single-person households will account for 40% of all households by 2040, the way of looking after them is being questioned, and the fact that this has been achieved at the lowest price at this stage was also highly evaluated for both its inclusiveness and deployability. Inclusiveness and deployability were also highly evaluated.

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株式会社ヤモリ | 運営会社 (yamori.co.jp)

ヘルスケア・介護部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Award of Excellence

World's first! A fully automatic, all-teeth toothbrush that brushes teeth without the need to use your hands.

Genix Corporation
Mr Gen Sakaeda, President and Representative Director

From Waseda University!　The world's first all-tooth toothbrush developed by a PhD student at Waseda University. This is an initiative to reduce the burden of toothbrushing on both carers and patients, who need to brush their teeth every day in both nursing homes and at home. The toothbrush also has an oral massaging effect and improves the function of carers whose swallowing function has deteriorated. The product has already received enquiries from Hong Kong, Singapore and other ASEAN countries, and has been highly evaluated for its uniqueness, expandability and versatility. Toothbrushes for disabled children and pets are also under development. As of December 2023, the company is in the process of demonstrating oral care for people with disabilities with Showa University, and has received orders from manufacturers with whom it has collaborated, and is highly regarded.

株式会社Genics

地方創生・まちつくり部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Award of Excellence

Immunity and Frailty Prevention AI x Bridging the Digital Divide for the Elderly

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.　

Smart Life Company

Ms Miki Nambu, General Manager, Healthcare Services Dept.

As an application to prevent frailty, which can be described as a national disease, the app was recognised for its innovative initiatives, including the ability for AI to alert users who have become pre-frail and the ability to measure immunity. In collaboration with local authorities, the system is being demonstrated with SOMPO Holdings' outing platform for seniors as a solution, in addition to residents walking and turning it into a point system. The inclusivity, technology, deployability unique to the carrier and the uniqueness of co-creation, which also bridges the digital divide for seniors in collaboration with 130 municipalities nationwide, were highly evaluated. In the future, the company is expanding its market share in various regions to work with urban OSs in the Digital Rural City concept.

topics_230508_00.pdf (docomo.ne.jp)

ヘルスケア・バイオ部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Award of Excellence

Immunity and Frailty Prevention AI x Bridging the Digital Divide for the Elderly

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.　

Smart Life Company

Ms Miki Nambu, General Manager, Healthcare Services Dept.

topics_230508_00.pdf (docomo.ne.jp)

Well-being ＆ Age-tech 2022 Award

医療・ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2022 Award

Digital Minister

Award

Small medical cameras that can be attached to smartphones enable easy eye examinations and psychological treatment in remote areas such as remote islands and overseas.

OUI Inc. Corporation

Mr Eisuke Shimizu, CEO

From Keio University! Aiming to reduce global blindness by 50%, the university has developed technology that allows eyes to be easily examined and diagnosed with a small camera attached to a smartphone anywhere, including developing countries and remote islands. The technology will enable online medical examinations in developing countries and remote islands, such as Kenya, to prevent and treat blindness. The technology has already been demonstrated in Nepal, India and, in Japan, on remote islands in Hokkaido and Okinawa.

会社紹介 | OUI Inc.

医療・ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2022 Award

Digital Minister

Award

AI healthcare that uses stool to prevent diseases, from metabolic syndrome prevention to hay fever improvement using intestinal bacteria.

Metagen Inc.

Mr. Shinji Fukuda, CEO

Originating from Yamagata! Using the proprietary cutting-edge technology "Metabologenomics®︎," this initiative accurately analyzes and applies information from the gut microbiota, metabolites, and immune functions found in stool. Since the bacteria belong to the individual, there is no risk of allergic reactions. The project aims to contribute to health maintenance and disease prevention.

トップページ | 株式会社メタジェン (metagen.co.jp)

研究部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2022Award

Best Research Award

One of Japan's leading regenerative medicine technologies is being used in the clinical treatment of valvular heart disease worldwide.

METCELA Inc.

Mr Takamitsu Iwamiya,CEO

A regenerative medicine startup originating from Tsuruoka. In the field of regenerative medicine in Japan, it has achieved outstanding success in fundraising and is advancing its research. The company aims to provide affordable treatments for various organs, including the heart, as well as skin, within the next ten years. By making these treatments accessible to individuals, it seeks to reduce medical costs and ensure broader availability.

https://www.metcela.com/

社会システム・介護部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2022 Award

Excellence Award

AI-powered monitoring of elderly individuals' daily routines, enabling affordable caregiving support.

　　　　　Wellmo Inc.

Chairman & CEO: Yusuke Shikano

By 2040, nearly 30% of the total population will be elderly individuals living alone. To address this, an AI-powered monitoring system utilizing household electrodes has been developed to track daily routines. This technology enables affordable caregiving solutions. The system is already scheduled for implementation in Finland, with further international expansion in sight.

株式会社ウェルモ｜Welmo Inc.

ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2022 Award

Excellence Award

Developing "Kubota Glass," an innovative eyeglass solution for improving myopia. Conducting joint research with NASA on eye health in space.

Kubota Holdings Corporation President & CEO: Ryo Kubota

A highly age-diverse team, ranging from teenagers to people in their 80s, is developing and selling innovative solutions for myopia correction. The technology also helps prevent cataracts and is being researched in collaboration with NASA. The company is expanding globally and plans to launch sales in Asia as well.

窪田製薬ホールディングス株式会社 | Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (kubotaholdings.co.jp)

地方創生・まちつくり部門

Regional Revitalization Age-Friendly City Initiative – Nominated

Digital Care Town Concept, connecting residents' well-being and health through digital technology

Saitama Prefectural Assembly Member: Hidetoshi Kira

Ahead of the 2025 caregiving challenge, a local legislator drafted a Carer Support Ordinance and developed a concept to digitally connect the Satte Model, a mutual-aid community known in the region. While the initiative did not win an award, it is set to collaborate as a living lab with award-winning Age-tech solutions.

Well-being & Age-tech 2021 Award

Introduction of well-being tech and age tech award-winning technology

Age-tech 2021 Award

Grand Prize

Work-care balance support cloud system L-CAT

Lixis Co., Ltd.

Ms. Yuko Sasaki, President and Representative Director

Messy virtual AI pet cat is assistedA communication tool that uses LINE to represent the voices of the caregivers and the family members who care for them (carers), and improve aging literacy.This is an initiative that combines two types of training to reduce the risk of business people leaving their jobs for nursing care. The point of evaluation is that it is a warm service by intervening a virtual AI cat in the conventional monitoring and recording.

Lyxis Co., Ltd. | Lyxis Co., Ltd.

Age-tech 2021 Award

Outstanding performance award

From Kyoto University! Even after permanent teeth erupt

teething injection drug

Tregem Biopharma Co., Ltd.　Honoka Kihaya, Representative Director

Developing an injection that will make eating with your teeth sustainable. Although the technical difficulty is extremely high, it has been confirmed that mice and ferrets can grow teeth even after permanent teeth have grown, and preparations are currently underway for human clinical trials. An epoch-making initiative that is expected to broadly improve quality of life

https://toregem.co.jp/

Age-tech 2021 Award

Award for Excellence

Floor and mats that soften only when you fall down "Koroyawa"

Magic Shields Co.

Representative Director Mr. Akishi Shimomura

Magic floors and mats that absorb shock and soften only when a person falls, despite normally being made of hard flooring and mats. This is not only good news for reducing the number of life-changing accidents such as bone loss in younger people, but also for preventing head injuries in young children who tend to fall backwards.

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Age-tech 2021 Award

Award for Excellence

Welts: a chair that enables smooth movement even with one leg while seated

Okamura Corporation　

Mr. Yoshiyuki Fukatsu, General Manager, Marketing Department, Life Science Division

Realisation of an office environment in which the elderly can work comfortably. Even if the muscular strength and balance functions of the lower limbs deteriorate due to ageing, the chair enables surprisingly smooth movement while sitting on one leg, making it easier to work in an office space. The system contributes to diversity in the workplace, as it is used not only by the elderly, but also by young people in poor health and pregnant women. ( Electric EV and wheelchair type available )

株式会社オカムラ | チェア／ソファ | ウェルツセルフ (okamura.co.jp)

Age-tech 2021 Award

Award of Excellence

Voices ✖ Streamlining care work with the power of AI Optimising medication administration　

Care Wiz Hanast　

ExaWizards Inc.

Business Manager Mr. Takashi Yuki

The indirect workload of care staff is reduced by the 'power of voice ✖ AI', which not only improves the work efficiency of the facility as a whole, but also creates time for staff and patients to face each other. AI optimises medication in the case of overmedication in medical treatment, contributing to health.

ハナスト | 「話す」だけで、介護の仕事をシンプルに。 (carekarte.jp)

　　 Age-tech 2021 Award

Award of Excellence

Industry-government-academia-government consortium

Health, medical care and nursing care perspective

from the perspective of health, medical care and long-term care

Professor Yuichi Imanaka, Design Value Creation Unit for a Super-aging Society, Kyoto University

Aiming for a friendly society in which people can enjoy good health and quality of life, we plan to develop social design and town planning projects from a medical-economic perspective based on health, medical care, nursing care, the socio-economic environment and the use of its data.

京都大学医療経済学分野 Publications (umin.ac.jp)

About Age-tech

AgeTech is technology and innovation that enhances social inclusion and individual wellbeing in a super-aged society. It is made up of seniors as well as intergenerational people and communities. The awards will be selected and presented by committee members who are familiar with global AgeTech trends, intellectual property, policy and social innovation.

　AgeTech is not only about technologies related to care for the elderly: it is also about the SDGs second edition action areas: age-friendly environments (mobility, mobility, housing, living environments, home care, travel, fintech, insurtech social & communication, looking after the elderly), integrated Care, Long Term Care (preventive healthcare, independence support, carer support, physical and mental health maintenance, end-of-life related services to extend healthy lifespan such as medical care, nursing care, nutrition, food, exercise, rehabilitation, etc.), etc., and is composed of multiple domains, not only by seniors but also by their families and other intergenerational people and communities. It refers to technologies and innovations that enhance lifelong independence and social inclusion. An environment that is friendly to the elderly is also friendly to children and pregnant women, and is a necessary technology in Japan, where the birthrate is the lowest in the world and the population is ageing.

　Age-tech is defined differently in different countries, and age-tech is considered to be technology, research and services that are appropriate to the current situation in each country.

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Target of Age Tech examination

SDGs 2nd edition'The Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021 stipulated by the United Nations by using Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to solve social issues such as increasing inclusiveness and wellbeing in a sustainable super-aging society. -Targets excellent domestic efforts (various efforts including research and development, product / service planning, business plans, information dissemination, etc.) aiming to achieve 2030'. For STI, there are no requirements such as field, application, novelty, technical level, etc. It targets initiatives that can be widely deployed both domestically and internationally.

Agetech is a field made up of people of all ages and communities, not to mention seniors.

Agetech is an age-friendly environment (movement, mobility, housing, living environment, home care, travel, fintech, insurtech social & communication, watching), integrated care, long-term care (medical care, long-term care, nutrition / nutrition / Preventive healthcare that extends healthy life such as food and exercise, independence support, carer support, mental and physical health maintenance, end-of-life related services), etc. It is composed of multiple domains, not only seniors but also people beyond generations such as their families It is a field that is made up of local communities. It also refers to technologies and innovations that enhance human independence and social inclusion throughout life. Agetech has different definitions depending on the country, and research and services according to the current situation of each country are regarded as Agetech, and this award refers to the Agetech industry in the United Kingdom. ..

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To apply for the “Wellbeing & Age Tech 2023 Award”, please read the application requirements below, fill in the necessary information on the application form, and attach it to the application form on this page and send it.

In addition, when we recruited age-tech last year, most of the applications were for nursing care-related science and technology / innovation, so we found that the image of age-tech in Japan is biased toward nursing care and some medical care. I was. Starting this year, the title of the award will reflect the purpose of the award, "Enhancing inclusiveness and wellbeing in a super-aging society (a super-aging society includes a declining birthrate)." Tech Award”, so that it is easy to apply for technologies other than nursing care (science technology and innovation).
Please feel free to contact us for the application method, schedule, and other information. We are looking forward to your application.

*If there is an unexpected event, we will consider the deadline.

Agetech 2023 Judging Committee
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・Kazunari Sugimitsu, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Graduate School Professor Jikei University Specially Appointed Professor

・Shintaro Sengoku, Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor

・Seiko Shirasaka, Keio University Professor

・IA Partners (former DBJ Capital) Akihiko Kaneko

・Patent Office Judge Ippei Ota

・Yumi Sato, Representative Director, Well Aging Economic Forum

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Agetech 2023 Judging Committee
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・Kazunari Sugimitsu, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Graduate School Professor Jikei University Specially Appointed Professor

・Shintaro Sengoku, Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor

・Seiko Shirasaka, Keio University Professor

・IA Partners (former DBJ Capital) Akihiko Kaneko

・Patent Office Judge Ippei Ota

・Yumi Sato, Representative Director, Well Aging Economic Forum

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・ The University of Tokyo Vice President / Professor Toshiya Watanabe

・ Professor, Graduate School of the University of Tokyo Keisuke Goda, Part-time Professor, UCLA

・ Kanazawa Institute of Technology Graduate School Professor Kazunari Sugimitsu

・ Professor Shintaro Sengoku, Tokyo Institute of Technology (preliminary examination only)

・ Nobuki Ando, President of All Japan Health Insurance Association

・ Takafumi Yamamoto, President and CEO of TLO, University of Tokyo

・ Japan Intellectual Property Standards Office Hiroto Nakagami

・ Yuka Shimada, Director of Unilever Holdings ( )

・ Well Aging Economic Forum Representative Director Yumi Sato

Agetech 2022 Judging Committee
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・Kanazawa Institute of Technology Graduate School Professor Jikei University Specially Appointed Professor Kazunari Sugimitsu

・Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor Shintaro Sengoku

・Nobuki Ando, Chairman of the All Japan Health Insurance Association

・IA Partners (former DBJ Capital) Akihiko Kaneko

・2025 International Exposition Association

・Patent Office Judge Ippei Ota

・Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National CorporationHiroyuki Kondo 　

・Japan Intellectual Property Standards Office Yuto Nakagami

・ Former Unilever Director Yuka Shimada

・Yumi Sato, Representative Director, Well Aging Economic Forum

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