Real Tech Fund Aims for Food Production Using Cell Culture Technology
Invested in "Integriculture Co., Ltd."

Euglena Investment Co., Ltd.

Euglena Investment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Akihiko Nagata) is an integra that aims to produce food using cell culture technology as a new investment destination for the R & D-specialized venture capital fund "Real Tech Fund". We are pleased to inform you that we have invested in Reculture Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Integriculture").

　Integriculture has developed a general-purpose large-scale cell culture system "Culnet System" that can culture various cells on a large scale without adding growth factors from the outside. As a result, the cost of some cells has been reduced to less than 1/100 of the conventional cost, and products using cell culture technology are making great strides toward market launch. In the future, we plan to introduce ^{cellular agriculture *} products such as cosmetics, health foods, and general foods to the market in the 2020s.
* A method of producing products harvested from animals and plants by culturing specific cells.

　The Real Tech Fund will underwrite the shares issued by Integriculture through a third-party allotment, and will support the company's business development and research and development.

General-purpose large-scale cell culture system "Culnet System" (PoC model)

The details are as follows.

About investment of Integriculture Co., Ltd.

■ About the outline and support contents of Integriculture Co., Ltd.
Date of establishment: October 23, 2015
Location: 7th floor, Meiwa Hongo Building, 4-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Yuuki Hanyu, Representative Director
Capital: 157,860 thousand yen (excluding capital reserve)
Business: Development, manufacture and sale of cosmetic ingredients, health foods and general foods by large-scale cell culture
HP: http://integriculture.jp/
Support content: Promotion of cooperation with fund-funded companies, support for business development and R & D activities
Investment period: April 2018

■ About Realtech Fund (HP: http://www.realtech.fund)
Our 100% subsidiary of Euglena Investment, SMBC Nikko Securities, Ribanesu "Limited Liability Company was founded three companies Euglena in venture capital funds that SMBC Nikko Ribanesu capital" to management and operation, the investment development of the real tech venture as the main purpose is. With a total of 30 participating companies and a fund size of 9.4 billion yen (as of February 2018), it is Japan's largest fund specializing in real tech. We are investing in and nurturing real-tech ventures together with the operating companies that are our investors.

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