company information
Based on Shizuoka University’s “Skill Chat Research to Support Lifelong Learning,” it was established with from Shizuoka University.
The founders of the company were people with experience in global IT and consulting firms, venture IPOs, industry-academia collaborations, and people with experience in commercializing university knowledge, know-how, and technology.
Utilizing our experience in connecting society with universities and research institutes, as well as our skills in project-making in industry-academia collaboration, we analyze the strengths of university research and support the establishment of collaborations and systems. In light of the social situation, we aim to create a global environment for creating research themes with high social impact in collaboration with researchers, VCs, and companies in Japan and overseas.
| Company Name | Palo Alto Co., Ltd. |
| establishment | August 3, 2021 |
| officer | Representative Director: Akimasa Koizumi Director: Hector Sardaa Boston Consulting Group Director: Tomohide Shinta Director: Masaki Nagata |
| adviser | Keiichi Unno, Director of the Digital Garden City National Concept Support Team, Former CEO of Accenture Co., Ltd., Representative Director of SDGs Innovation HUB (SIH), Representative Director of Swing by Inc. Eizo Tahara, Former CEO of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Sai Nakagawa, Former Director of Toyota Motor Corporation, Former President and CEO of Oshima Shipbuilding Tadayuki Hagiwara, Former Managing Director, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Hiroaki Yokoyama, Senior Executive Officer, Japan Communications Co., Ltd. Alberto Yépez, Founder, ForgePoint Capital Steven Engle GRADALIS CEO |
| Banks | Shizuoka Bank |
| location | Headquarters: Shizuoka University Innovation Social Collaboration Promotion Organization Building 3-5-1 Johoku, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture |