AEA2021: October 27th to 28th 30 Tech Startups from 13 Asian Countries & Regions to Compete for the AEA 2021 Innovation Award Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus to be a keynote speaker

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Asian Entrepreneurship Award Steering Committee

AEA2021: October 27th to 28th

30 Tech Startups from 13 Asian Countries & Regions to Compete for the

AEA 2021 Innovation Award

Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus to be a keynote speaker

(Chiba, September 8, 2021) The Asian Entrepreneurship Award Steering Committee announced today that it will hold the Asian Entrepreneurship Award 2021 event (AEA 2021) from October 27th to 28th. Now in their tenth year, the Asian Entrepreneurship Awards recognize and reward innovation among young entrepreneurs and tech startups across Asia.

The AEA 2021 will bring together 30 selected startups from across Asia providing solutions in the areas of healthcare, work & lifestyle reform, and sustainability, all of which have become key issues globally. During the event, the startups will deliver business presentations showcasing their services and products, with the winners being selected on the basis of a wide range of criteria. These will include innovativeness, the social and economic impact of their products and services, their commercial viability, the potential for collaboration with Japanese companies, and the opportunity for business expansion in Japan. The entire event will be held online.

For event details please visithttps://aea2021online.peatix.com/

Over 200 tech startups from 14 countries & regions across Asia have showcased their solutions at AEA since 2012

Since its launch in 2012, AEA has provided a stage for promising entrepreneurs and startups from rapidly growing countries and regions in Asia on which they can showcase business ideas and technologies aimed at addressing social issues. To date, a total of 217 tech startups from 14 countries and regions across Asia have participated in AEA events. All entrants were nominated by key notable institutions such as the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and the University of Tokyo, as well as by incubators, accelerators, universities and other institutions supporting start-up companies in their respective countries and regions.

AEA2021 to offer 1.5 months of mentoring sessions and access to an online community to accelerate startups' entry to the Japan market

The AEA2021 event will feature several new initiatives that will further accelerate collaboration between Japanese companies and participating startups. This year, to boost the chances of the startups of entering the Japanese market, they will receive mentoring for 1.5 months aimed at brushing up their business plans for the Japan market. This is expected to help entrants acquire a better understanding of the market and facilitate their collaboration with prospective Japanese partners.

Last year's AEA2020, the first AEA to be held fully online, resulted in a total of 51 matching opportunities and 31 meetings between startup entrants and participating Japanese companies. Aiming to promote even greater collaboration this year, AEA2021 will provide additional business- matching sessions providing opportunities for deeper discussions; communities and gatherings that will allow startups to expand their networks will also be hosted. Startups participating in previous AEA events took advantage of these opportunities to accelerate their business development, with some of them successfully achieving IPO or entering into M&A discussions.

AEA2021 will also enhance the online networking and community-building opportunities it offers to participants using the chat tool "Slack", enabling a new online community consisting of more than 200 startups that have participated in previous AEA events as well as Japanese companies, sponsors, and overseas nominators. This will provide opportunities for ongoing business collaboration between Japanese companies and startups after the event, including the opportunity for direct communication, the chance to build relationships with overseas nominators, and to disseminate information about Japanese companies' own efforts in support of startups.

Founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus to share his vision of social businesses

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of AEA, this year's event will feature a special keynote speech by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who will share his vision of social businesses-businesses established to address specific social or environmental problems-andnext-generation leadership. Dr. Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 in recognition of his founding of the Grameen Bank, which pioneered the concepts of microcredits and microfinance with the aim of alleviating poverty and promoting peace. Dr. Yunus was also awarded the Olympic Laurel for his work at Yunus Sports Hub, the global social business network creating solutions in and through sport.

Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City to host the event and serve as a launchpad for the startups' entry to the Japan market

The Kashiwa-no-ha area is promoting an urban development model based on the three themes of "environmental coexistence," "health and longevity", and "creation of new industries." In 2019, Kashiwa-no-ha launched an initiative aimed at accelerating the creation of new industries whereby the entire city serves as a platform for companies and organizations to conduct trials and demonstrations. In the past, start-ups that participated in AEA events have used Kashiwa-no-ha as the launching pad for their entry to the Japan market, running demonstrations of their solutions there with some of them subsequently securing commercial production of these. Japanese companies in turn use Kashi-no-ha as a demonstration facility when seeking collaboration with startups.

■ AEA2021 Overview

Date:	Wednesday October 27th to Thursday October 28th, 2021
Method :	Online
Language:	English
Official website:	https://aea.events/e/(English)https://aea.events/j/(Japanese)
Registration:	https://aea2021online.peatix.com/

• Program

DAY 1: October 27th

13:00-14:00: Organizer greetings / orientation

14:00-17:00:Semi-final session DAY 2: October 28th

13:00-16:00: Announcement of the finalists / final session

16:00-18:30: AEA 10th Anniversary special program

18:30-19:00: Announcement of final results

• AEA2021 Entrants Please see here for details: https://aea.events/e/

	＃			Country and			Company			Summary
			Region
							Ghost Kitchen		An online restaurant platform which
1		Bangladesh			connects customers, restaurants,
							Bangladesh		delivery partners, etc.
										A cloud-based hospital management
2		Cambodia		Peth Yoeung		software platform providing secure
		Healthtech		storage of medical records and patient
										data.
										A Clean Air-as-a-Service utilizing a
3		China		AirGuard Industries		plant-based,non-toxic and entirely
		(HK) Limited		bio-degradable solution which ensures
										interior air quality.
							Shenzhen Bixuange		IoT monitoring equipment and a
4		China			unique model simulating high winds
		Technology Co. , Ltd.
								on a city-wide scale.
										A navigation system that tracks the
										precise movement of surgeons'
										instruments during operations and
5		India		Cartosense Pvt Ltd		provides real-time feedback about the
			current position and trajectory of an
										instrument, against a background of
										the patient's MRI/CT images, with
										accuracy to the millimeter level.
										AI solutions allowing much faster and
6		India		Dimensionless Technologies Pvt. Ltd.		more efficient X-ray scanning and
			identification of counterfeiting or
										fraud in the e-commerce supply chain.
										A therapy using indigenously invented
7		India		Immunoadoptive Cell Therapy (ImmunoACT)		Nobel Humanized CAR T, which has
		Private Limited		the potential to cure various types of
										cancers.
8		India		Karmasthal Healthtech Private Limited		An IOT-based solution providing care
			for the elderly and real-time reporting.

			AR-based remote assistance solutions
9	India	Plutomen Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	improving the productivity of frontline
			workers.
		Sparcolife Digital	A digital health platform addressing
		behavioral and mental health issues of
10	India	Healthcare Technologies Private
the patients going through the fertility
		Limited
		care treatment.
			Wearable sensors capturing body
11	India	SynerSense Pvt. Ltd.	motions combined with a portable gait
analysis system for use in the field of
			healthcare and sport, among others.
			An IoT platform featuring a "LifeChair"
12	Japan	LIFEFORM AI	IOT-enabled cushion aimed at
promoting healthier habits at
			workplaces and at home.
			A preprint document-search platform
13	Japan	Onikle Inc.	with AI recommendations to help
scientists discover the best research
			papers.
			A solution generating prodrug-like
14	Japan	RedArrow Therapeutics Inc.	proteins with optimal
pharmacokinetics, biodistribution and
			targeted activation at disease sites.
			A solution providing electrification and
15	Malaysia	IHANDAL ENERGY	decarbonization, with high
SOLUTIONS SDN BHD	temperature natural refrigerant heat
			pumps using CO2, NH3 and R290.
	New		Seismic dampers with a self-centering
16	Tectonus Limited	capability that re-center structures
Zealand
			during earthquakes and aftershocks.
			Provides nanotechnology materials
17	Philippines	NANOTRONICS	sourced from highly renewable
indigenous plants for use in various
			industrial applications.
			Software platform providing
18	Russia	Sintez LLC	instruction in sports such as tennis and
			golf utilizing AI and AR technology.
			SaaS solution that simplifies post-
			editing work such as caption creation
19	Singapore	AI Communis Pte. Ltd	and subtitle insertion for video
			content creators using automatic
			speech recognition technology.
			Power usage monitoring solution for
20	Singapore	Ampotech Pte Ltd	facilities such as office buildings using
			IOT- and AI-enabled software.
			3D printing solution for Good
			Manufacturing Practice(GMP)
21	Singapore	Craft Health Pte Ltd	specializing in dietary supplements
			and pharmaceuticals that can be used
			for personalized medicine, etc.
			New building material derived from
22	Singapore	Widuz Pte Ltd	regenerated & sustainable bamboo
fiber suitable for the construction of
			modular prefabricated buildings.
		DotSpace Biomedical	Real-time wireless intra-abdominal
23	Taiwan	hypertension monitoring system with
Inc.
		capsule pressure sensors.

			AI tele-medicine solution specializing
24	Taiwan	KURA Care Inc.	in the treatment of heart disease
			patients.
			Flexible wireless IoT sensors for
25	Taiwan	Smart Tag Inc.	manufacturing line monitoring which
can be mounted on the surface of
			devices in production lines.
			AI-poweredend-to-end automated
			solutions that cover the entire
26	Taiwan	ucfunnel Co., Ltd.	platform-based technology space,
including Trading Desk, Smart Media
			on CTV, visual search app, and the EC
			recommendation engine.
			Provision of Wolffia plants and
27	Thailand	ADVANCED GREENFARM	nutritious superfoods incorporating
high levels of protein, essential
			minerals and vitamins.
			Wastewater treatment system using
28	Thailand	Arcadian Eco Co., Ltd.	micro-nano bubbles and a special
oxidase that promotes chemical
			reactions without using chemicals.
			Healthy vegetarian meat with lower
29	Thailand	More Foods Innotech Co., Ltd.	sugar and salt level than existing
			products.
			Utilization of bacterial cellulose, which
			can be collected by hydrolyzing paper
30	Vietnam	Biomass Lab	sludge and has properties such as
			biodegradability, high durability, and
			non-toxicity.

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