In-house Entrepreneurship

Institute directors and other researchers have founded startups to bring research achievements into society and promote business growth, creating innovation.

XNef Inc.

Develops diagnostic devices, therapeutic devices, and software based on Decoded Neurofeedback (DecNef), a technology originating from ATR's Brain Information and Communication Research Laboratory. Established in 2017. Representative Director: Mitsuo Kawato (Director, Brain Information and Communication Research Laboratory; ATR Fellow). https://www.xnef.jp/

XBorder Innovations Inc.

Promotes open innovation and startup support to advance the global innovation ecosystem being developed by ATR. Established in 2021. President & CEO: Hiroyuki Suzuki (Executive Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Planning & Innovation Collaboration Division). https://www.xbi.jp/ja

AVITA Inc.

Provides the AVACOM avatar customer service platform and the Avatar Training service based on avatar technologies developed by ATR's Deep Interaction Research Laboratory and Osaka University. Established in 2021. President & CEO: Hiroshi Ishiguro (Visiting Director, Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories; ATR Fellow; Professor, Osaka University). https://avita.co.jp/

Neiglobe Networks Inc.

Develops and provides LACS, a portable local information and communication system that enables nearby communication and information sharing using smartphones or web browsers as easily as social networking services, based on research from the Wave Engineering Laboratories. Established in 2022. Representative: Hisakazu Banno (Director, Wave Engineering Laboratories). https://neiglobe.com/