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2026/04/09
Four teams completed the GTIE SEP2025 manufacturing training!
TheGreaterTokyo InnovationEcosystem (GTIE) is a platform foruniversities andresearch institutionsin the Tokyo metropolitan area that aims to nurtureentrepreneurialtalent and develop university-launched startups that will change the world.
GTIE SEP2025 , a program for students conducted byGTIE, offered training in“manufacturing” as its first initiative.Participating studentsaimed to create prototypes whilebrushing up their own business plans. The fourparticipating teams participated in a total of four training sessions over a four-month period from November 2025 to February2026 . During the same period, the teams learned about the commercialization of product ideas and research results from universities and research institutions by utilizing new business development methods such as the Business Model Canvas and customer development models available at the SAKURA Deeptech Shibuya Dry Lab.The participants practically learnedhow to commercialize product ideas and research results from universities and research institutes by using new business development methods such as business model canvas and customer development models that are available at SAKURA Deeptech Shibuya Dry Lab .With the support of lecturers and mentors, participants brushed up their business ideas based onsocial issuesand pivoted their ideas.
Training Schedule
First “Business Idea Training” November 15 , 2025 (Saturday)
Second “Dry Lab Equipment Training” November 27 , 2025 (Thursday)
Third “CAD Training” Monday, December 1 , 2025
The 4th “Pitch Training” January 23 , 2026 (Friday)
Presentation of results (awards) February 21, 2026 (Saturday)
The “Oto1” team, whichproposed anew communicationtool forfamilies including the elderly, was selected as the winner of the Grand Prize at the final day’s results presentation.The Jury’s Award was also given to“DynKey,” which practiced the development of ahigh-functioning smart keycap.
Oto1, winner of the Grand Prize
Lab equipment in use
GTIE SEP2025 Manufacturing Training Completion Team List
@SAKURA Deeptech Shibuya _ Dry Lab
| Company/Team | Project name | Company/Team | Name of University | Department | Academic Year |
| DynKey | Development of Smart Key Cap to Establish Display Switching Mechanism and Power Supply | Kengo Kuriaki | The University of Tokyo | Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Information Engineering | 2nd year |
| Yumi Kawashima | The University of Tokyo | Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science | Sophomore | ||
| LUNACEND | Few opportunities for exchange between Japanese and foreigners | Kyosa Yanagisawa | The University of Tokyo | Science | 1st year |
| Kentaro Nishimura | The University of Tokyo | Science II | 1st year | ||
| Yo Sato | The University of Tokyo | Science | 1st year | ||
| Akane Takada | The University of Tokyo | Science | 1st year | ||
| Oto1 | One word button – A new communication tool to connect with family members with just one push | Kota Kanno | Tokyo Metropolitan University | Graduate School of System Design | 2nd year master’s student |
| Yugo Okamoto | Tokyo Metropolitan University | Graduate School of System Design | Second-year master’s student | ||
| Takuryu Yang | Tokyo Metropolitan University | Graduate School of System Design | 1st year master’s student | ||
| TrainTech Lab | Development of railroad simulators and provision of educational contents | Kota Nakamura | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | Faculty of Engineering, Department of Intelligent Information Systems Engineering | 4th year undergraduate |
| Takuo Zhangchai | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering | Undergraduate 3rd year |