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NGK SPARK PLUG invests in AliveCor series F financing round as they expand offerings of their electrocardiogram (ECG) technology to key healthcare industry stakeholders.

New investment from NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. to neoplas med GmbH

We are proud to announce the beginning of a strategic partnership with neoplas med GmbH, a German medical company that specializes in life-changing cold plasma jet technology for wound healing. The collaboration will be accelerated by an investment into this future-oriented company from our CVC fund (jointly operated with Pegasus Tech Ventures). The move further demonstrates NGK SPARK PLUG’s commitment to improving quality of life.

The Venture Lab Silicon Valley Collaborates with ADG

In March, our Venture Lab Silicon Valley team had the pleasure to host our partner ADG, a firm which works with the world’s leading companies and most ambitious startups to create sustainable growth through meaningful design & innovation for a one-week on-site workshop in Santa Clara, CA.

“Sumikaze Pure Air” Named a 2022 gia Household and Home Electronics Finalist

The International Housewares Association has named Sumikaze one of its top 65 finalists to compete in the 2022 IHA’s New Product Showcase/Global Innovation Awards (gia).

Now Accepting Applications for Open Innovation Challenge Powered by Hello Tomorrow

The Venture Lab EMEA team, in collaboration with the NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. Global Smart Health Team, just launched the “Home Health Changing the Paradigm to Improve Patient Care” open innovation challenge with startups out of the unique network from Hello Tomorrow on Thursday, February 17, 2022.

“Sumikaze Pure Air” Launches in the US

The Venture Lab launched Sumikaze, a beautiful and compact plasma air purifier that inactivates up to 99.9% of airborne viruses while providing an air of quality to the home and office, in the U.S market on January 4, 2022. Medical is one of the Venture Lab’s three business focus areas, with the goal to explore new noninvasive diagnostics, remote patient monitoring, as well as respiratory disease management.

“Doctor Link” Launches in Japan

The Venture Lab launched “Doctor Link”, a hardware and software solution that performs a “health check” on cars, in Japan on November 29, 2021. Mobility is one of the Venture Lab’s three business focus areas, with the goal to contribute to safe, clean, and efficient transport and expand services for an ever-changing world.

Land Based Aquaculture for a Sustainable Future

We have a team working on land based aquaculture shrimp farming that combines IoT and sensor technology to optimize water quality for more plentiful harvests. Check out our video to learn more about our project.

NGK SPARK PLUG Plasma Air Purifier Neutralizes Various Viruses

Learn about our air purifying technology which neutralizes various viruses from a contained space and that we recently launched in Japan.

The Future of Energy with Explorers’ Lab

Innovation and collaboration are at the heart of what we do, but we know it doesn’t happen in a vacuum. For this very reason we reached out to Explorers’ Lab. 

NovaSignal Pioneering AI Powered Ultrasound Tech

Check out this piece by nanalyze on NovaSignal and how they are pioneering in the area of AI powered transcranial doppler (TCD) ultrasound, a noninvasive medical device designed to evaluate blood flow in the brain.

RIOS Corp. Out of Stealth with Funding

RIOS Corp. raised over $5 million in venture funding from multiple companies including NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. and has emerged from stealth mode.

Spirosure Acquired by CAIRE Inc.

Spirosure, which develops and manufactures innovative technology for measuring allergic inflammation in asthmatic patients, now joins CAIRE Inc. as a separate division to expand their portfolio in diagnostic respiratory care.

CAIRE Advances in European Healthcare

CAIRE reaches a new milestone in France and Germany with their award-winning portable oxygen concentrator the FreeStyle® Comfort®.

First Patient in NovaSignal Clinical Trial

In their goal to revolutionize brain health data, our partner NovaSignal enrolled its first patient in its clinical trial evaluating the advantages of the NovaGuide Intelligent Ultrasound compared to traditional ultrasound methods.

Nanoramic Laboratories in AFWERX Challenge

Nanoramic Laboratories is selected as one of the top participating teams for the Space Asset Resiliency Challenge by AFWERX, an innovation team within the U.S. Air Force.