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 developmen

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

PtBio Inc. (Headquarters: Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture; CEO: Keisuke Okuhara; hereinafter “the Company”) is pleased to announce that its protocol paper, “Workflow for Fine-Tuning and Evaluating DNA Language Models for Specific Genomics Issues,” which outlines AI development protocols utilizing DNA language models to address specific genomics challenges, was published online on April 3, 2026, in the life sciences protocol journal “Bio-protocol” (ISSN: 2331-8325

Bio-DX Technology Enabling “Detoxification of Food and the Environment” Highly Praised in the Global Market PtBio Inc. (Headquarters: Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture; CEO: Keisuke Okuhara; hereinafter “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of the 11 finalists in the “Future Fit Asia Innovation Challenge” category of “ Future Fit Asia 2026 ,” a tech award recognizing innovative startups in the Asia-Pacific region. Future Fit Asia (h

We were delighted to welcome students from Hiroshima Municipal Motomachi High School to PtBio during their spring break. PtBio has also introduced its initiatives at the school’s career exploration seminar for second-year students. This time, we had the pleasure of hosting first-year students who are interested in biology and genome editing. To begin, members of our R&D team guided the students through our laboratory. While showing them cultured microorganisms and the equipme

PtBio Inc. supports “April Dream,” an initiative that encourages companies to share their dreams on April 1. This press release represents our dream. PtBio Inc. (Head Office: Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan; President & CEO: Keisuke Okuhara; hereinafter “Platinum Bio”) is committed to solving social challenges by designing biological functions under our vision, “Unlocking the Future through Biotechnology.” Among our key initiatives, we are particularly focused on the social implemen

We were pleased to welcome Crystal Fricker, President of PURE SEED , and Lucas Solis, Vice President , who visited PtBio from Oregon, USA. PURE SEED is a wholesale company specializing in turfgrass and forage seeds. They visited together with representatives from Chubu Co., Ltd. , a company engaged in turf construction and landscaping based in Kotoura, Tottori, Japan. During their visit, we also gave them a tour of our laboratory, providing an opportunity to further experienc

We were honored to welcome Chandru Appar, Consul General of India in Osaka–Kobe , to PtBio. As part of our efforts to expand the development and deployment of Allergy-free Egg Products , we are collaborating with SRINIVASA FARMS , a poultry company based in Hyderabad, India. During the visit, we exchanged views with the Consul General on how biotechnology can contribute to addressing social challenges both in Japan and globally.

We have published a new article on our note account. Files generated through bioinformatics analysis can often be extremely large. When transferring such large datasets, it is important to confirm that the data has not been corrupted during the transfer process. Even if a transfer error or copying issue occurs when delivering large data files to clients, it is usually impossible to determine whether the data has been damaged simply by checking the file name or size. This is