Our company’s initiatives have been featured in the Hiroshima Keizai Report, a locally focused weekly economic journal published by Hiroshima Keizai Kenkyujo Co., Ltd. (Published with permission from the issuer.) PtBio is advancing co-creation with partners across Asia through its Malaysian subsidiary, PtBio ASIA SDN. BHD., established in March 2025. Leveraging our proprietary genome editing and Bio-DX technologies, we aim to drive the realization of a sustainable bioeconomy

PtBio has been selected for the “Hiroshima Global Connection 2026” program, an overseas business expansion support initiative for startups organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Hiroshima. The program aims to help startups take the next step toward global expansion by providing tailored recommendations from JETRO’s wide range of international business support services and offering continuous follow-up through regular progress meetings. In March 2025, PtBio

We are honored to be featured in MIT Technology Review [Japan Edition], published by KADOKAWA Corporation. Image courtesy of KADOKAWA Corporation. In this special feature, “Designing Society in the Post-Urban Era: Hiroshima as a City for Social Implementation,” Hiroshima is redefined as Japan’s ideal testbed for innovation—a “microcosm of Japan” where diverse landscapes and industries converge. PtBio is featured in “Feature 3: Cutting-Edge Technologies from Hiroshima Attracti

Our company’s initiatives have been featured in the Hiroshima Keizai Report, a locally focused weekly economic journal published by Hiroshima Keizai Kenkyujo Co., Ltd. (Published with permission from the issuer.) PtBio has officially adopted “Basepair,” the RNA-seq analysis cloud platform provided by Basepair Inc. (USA), and began applying it to our RNA-seq data analysis services on May 1, 2026. In addition, Iwai Chemicals serves as Basepair’s domestic sales partner and suppo

PtBio Inc. is pleased to announce its participation in the following event. ■The 11th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Genome Editing June 15 (Mon) – 17 (Wed) Takashi Yamamoto, Director and CTO of PtBio, as well as Professor and Director of the Genome Editing Innovation Center at Hiroshima University, will deliver a special lecture at the conference. In addition, Kazuki Nakamae, Assistant Professor in the Collaborative Research Division at the Genome Editing Innovat

PtBio, a startup originating from Hiroshima University, has launched sponsored research at Waseda University. This research project aims to develop a high-speed DBTL (Design-Build-Test-Learn) system for genome editing tools, specifically Zinc Finger technology, through evolutionary synthetic biology. The project will also explore the ideal form of highly practical Zinc Finger technology, referred to as “Platinum Finger.” The ultimate goal is to establish and validate a platfo

PtBio Fully Adopts the RNA-seq Analysis Cloud Platform “Basepair” Enters Sales Partnership with Iwai Chemicals to Provide an RNA-seq Data Analysis Environment that Enables Researchers to Explore and Utilize Data Independently PtBio Inc. (Head Office: Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture; CEO: Keisuke Okuhara; hereinafter “PtBio”) and Iwai Chemicals Company Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshiko Iwai; hereinafter “Iwai Chemicals”) announce that PtBio has offic

At PtBio, we are pleased to welcome Masamitsu Taniai, a current patent examiner from the Japan Patent Office, who has joined us as an intern through a public-private exchange program. From left in the photo: Okubara, Shimahara, Taniai On this occasion, Keisuke Okuhara, CEO of PtBio, and Rumiko Shimabara, Director of Business Development / IP Strategy Designer and a registered patent attorney, joined Mr. Taniai for a discussion on intellectual property strategies for universit

PtBio Inc. is pleased to announce its participation in the following event. ■Future Fit Asia 2026 May 12 (Tue) - 13 (Wed) Future Fit Asia is an ecosystem platform that promotes open innovation in agri-tech and food-tech across the Asia-Pacific region. In collaboration with the U.S.-based Grantham Foundation, it advances joint projects centered on “detoxification” (the removal of harmful substances) in the environmental and food sectors. Our initiatives—such as the development

Hidemasa Bono, Chief Scientific Officer of PtBio and Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, who serves as the R&D project leader at our center, delivered a lecture at the “CEBAR Expert Seminar” hosted by The Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) at the University of Malaya, Malaysia, on April 17, 2026. This lecture was conducted as part of the international outreach initiatives of the Center of Innovation for Bio-DX , in