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Faculty and students from Hiroshima University have been selected as grantees of the 28th Hiroshima Venture Grant, winning various awards among 69 applications from the general category and 30 from the student category. The award was presented after document screenings in the first round and interviews in the second round. Details of the projects are as follows:
(Yasuyuki Matsuura, Collaborative Research Laboratory Lecturer)
(From left to right: Kaien Wakamatsu, Chihiro Yoshiga, and Kazuki Fukui)
Comments from each awardee:
Yasuyuki Matsuura, Collaborative Research Laboratory Lecturer:
I am very happy that the potential of the project has been evaluated. We still have a lot of work to do before we can commercialize our project, but we will not waste this grant money and will continue to proceed with the project to deliver our product as a medical device to actual medical facilities.
Kaien Wakamatsu, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences:
I am very happy to receive this award.
Chihiro Yoshiga, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences:
I am honored to receive this award. I will continue to devote myself to my work with this award as encouragement.
Kazuki Fukui, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences:
Thank you very much for allowing me to receive such a prestigious award. As a physical therapist, I would like to continue my activities to realize a society where all people can live in good health.
1. Details of the grant under the general category
| Award Details | Assignment / Individual Name | Business Description |
| Hiroshima Venture Development Award (Individual) Gold Prize | Office of Academic Research and Industry-Academia-Government and Community Collaboration, Yasuyuki Matsuura, Collaborative Research Laboratory Lecturer | Development of a device to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) |
2. Details of the grant under the student category
| Award Details | Assignment / Individual Name | Business Description |
| Hiroshima Young Venture Award (Science and Technology Category) Silver Prize | Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Kaien Wakamatsu | Development of highly functional hygienic masks using reusable porous titanium membrane material |
| Hiroshima Young Venture Award (Commercial and Life Culture Category) Gold Prize | Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Chihiro Yoshiga | New interior planter using sponge-shaped titanium |
| Hiroshima Young Venture Award (Commercial and Life Culture category) Silver Prize | Healthcare Giver, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Kazuki Fukui | A new attempt to link health products and exercise |
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