Global Brain Corporation (Global Brain) and Shimadzu Corporation (Shimadzu) have jointly established “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund L.P.” (Shimadzu FIF) Shimadzu has domestically and globally introduced various new technologies and products since it was established in 1875 with the management principle of “Realizing Our Wishes for the Well-being of Mankind and the Earth.” In January 2023, the company opened Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza for creating and exchanging knowledge as well as enhancing open innovation initiatives based on its analytical and measuring technologies. Shimadzu FIF will invest in startups possessing technologies and expertise that are highly compatible with Shimadzu and support them through collaboration. It also aims to enhance Shimadzu’s products and services as well as create new businesses. Key sectors for investment will be healthcare, green transformation (GX), material and industry, all of which are focused on in the company’s new medium-term management plan. As the General Partner of the Fund, Global Brain will find promising startups, make investment decisions, and provide a wide range of support to startups which “Shimadzu FIF” invests in, striving to achieve rapid growth of the startups.

About Shimadzu

Name: Shimadzu Corporation
Location: Chukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Representative: Yasunori Yamamoto
Formation of Limited Company: September 1917

About Shimadzu FIF

Name: Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund L.P.
Fund Size: JPY 5 billion
Fund Term: 10 Years
General Partner: Global Brain Corporation
Limited Partner: Shimadzu Corporation

About Global Brain

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Representative: Yasuhiko Yurimoto
Founded: January 1998
URL: https://globalbrains.com/

Global Brain partners with Shimadzu Corporation on its corporate venture capital fund, “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund L.P.”