On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, we are renewing our corporate theme to ''Through Science, Creating a Healthier World''. While our commitment to high-quality, natural ingredients and our belief in consumer-centered safety and reliability remains unchanged, we will more proactively use our business to contribute to the health globally by more actively promoting functional ingredients manufactured in Japan to the market overseas. Also, we will keep challenging ourselves to produce ingredients utilizing cultivation technologies that we have developed over the past 50 years. Beginning 2025, in addition to Kyushu Factory where “The Fermented Vegetable Extract "BIOZYME"" is manufactured, a new Kyushu Cultivation Plant will be established to cultivate algae. We are preparing to launch Astaxanthin as our next flagship ingredient following the global success of "The Fermented Soybean Extract "NSK-SD"", which has expanded its sales area to more than 40 countries around the world. While keeping in mind the many traditions established by our predecessors, I would like to position this year as the “second foundation” for the company as we grow together with our executives and employees through the sales of functional materials without being bound by conventional frameworks and norms.

I am Dr. Mitsuhiro Ota, Head of Kyushu Research Center and Special Advisor at Japan Bio Science Laboratory.
I have conducted research on evaluation methods for the functionality of “Nattokinase,” which prevents thrombosis that causes myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction, and “Ashitaba Polyphenol Chalcone,” which prevents and improves obesity, a major cause of lifestyle-related diseases, and on methods to identify counterfeit products.
To stay healthy has become more and more important as Japan’s population has been aging. Accordingly, it has become significantly important to test the efficacy of health foods more than ever.
I am going to put more effort into finding new functional ingredients and testing the efficacy. Thank you for your great support in advance.