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Collaborative development between the University of Tokyo and a bio-venture from the University of Tokyo!
On November 23, the new product "Euglena Cookie" will be on sale on the Hongo campus of the University of Tokyo.
-Sold at the special booth at the Komaba Festival from November 23rd to 25th, as a souvenir for students aiming for the University of Tokyo-
National University Corporation The University of Tokyo
Euglena Co., Ltd.
The University of Tokyo (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Junichi Hamada, hereafter the University of Tokyo) and Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) , following Euglena Co., Ltd.) is, November 23 (Friday), was jointly developed with stone wall production Euglena containing new product "Euglena will release the cookies" at the University of Tokyo Communication Center. At the Komaba Festival, which will be held from November 23rd to 25th, it will be sold at the special booth of the University of Tokyo Communication Center on campus.
Euglena Ishigaki is Euglena Euglena Co., Ltd. on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, and is a type of algae that has both animal and plant properties. It has almost all the nutrients (59 types) that humans need, such as essential amino acids, vitamins, and DHA.
The joint development of "Euglena Cookie" is due to the fact that Our research institute and head office are located in an industry-academia collaboration support facility on the Hongo campus Euglena and the University of Tokyo's laboratory are jointly researching. Against the background of this, we received a request from the University of Tokyo's Social Cooperation Department to jointly develop products that can be sold on campus, saying that "The University of Tokyo and Euglena It will be sold at a one-coin price (500 yen including tax) so that it can be easily used as a souvenir by students visiting the University of Tokyo.
The details of "Euglena cookie" are as follows.
About "Euglena cookie"
Each cookie contains 0.2g (about 200 million) of Euglena
Product name: Euglena cookie Price: 500 yen (tax included) Name: Confectionery Contents: 42.5g Sales location: University of Tokyo Communication Center (next to Akamon, Hongo Campus) * During the University of Tokyo Komaba Festival (November 23-25), on the Komaba Campus It will also be sold at the special booth of the University of Tokyo Communication Center. Features: A cookie with plenty of Euglena Ishigaki, which has a total of 59 types of nutrients such as essential amino acids, vitamins, and DHA. |
■ About Euglena Co., Ltd.
Founded: August 9, 2005
Capital: 460.65 million yen
Head Office / Research Institute: 7-3-11 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 7th floor, Entrepreneur Plaza, University of Tokyo
Business: In 2005, we succeeded in developing a large-scale culture technology for Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena), the world's first microalgae with excellent CO2 fixation capacity. Using Euglena, we will develop and sell functional foods, cosmetics, etc., and conduct research for CO2 fixation, water purification, and biofuel production.
[Contact]
The University of Tokyo Headquarters Social Cooperation Promotion Division
Euglena Co., Ltd. Public Relations and IR Division