FY2020 ASV Awards Grand Prize
Grand Prize Winner
Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc.
“Energy saving” and “CO2 emission reduction” by developing novel magnetic materials
Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc. (AFT)’s “new magnetic materials” contribute to energy conservation in semiconductors used in servers and 5G base stations. A magnetic material is a material that has magnetic properties. Liquid magnetic materials are rare, so AFT began its research from scratch.
Winners
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Meeting demand of new modality “siRNA”: the establishment of “AJIPHASE®” and oligonucleotides production technology for the pharmaceutical companies and patients.
Winners developed a new competitive manufacturing method toward the oligonucleotide now modality siRNA by combining Ajinomoto Co., Inc.’s original enzyme technology with “AJIPHASE®” synthesis technology. The technology realized costs commensurate with its high quality and economics and paved the way for it to manufacture and supply drugs for the treatment of intractable diseases.
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc.
20-years history of HCFC-free freezer
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. achieved conversion of all 47 freezers in factories in Japan using Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) to natural refrigerants by the end of FY2020 as scheduled.
Ajinomoto Engineering Corporation
Business development of 3D facility management service “PLANTAXIS®”
Ajinomoto Engineering Corporation (AJEC) has launched cloud-based facility management system, called “PLANTAXIS®” that utilizes 3D scans data as an easy-to-use SaaS (Software as a Service), to lead the Ajinomoto Group’s DX initiatives.
AJINOMOTO DO BRASIL INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE ALIMENTOS LTDA.
Emergency assistance to family-owned restaurant’s survival (under COVID-19 adversities)
Ajinomoto Do Brasil supported family-owned restaurants who severely suffered under COVID-19 situation by providing online training courses, information and consultancy for their business skills or different recipes through digital platform and social media, and “Restarting Kits”.