Euglena Co., Ltd. at "Japan-US Innovation Awards"
Received "Emerging Leader"
～ Collaboration Award between Japan Society of Northern California and Stanford University, USA ～

Euglena Co., Ltd.

Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) is an "Emerging Leader" at the "Japan-US Innovation Awards" held by the Japan Society of Northern California and the Asia-US Technology Management Center of Stanford University in the United States. We will inform you that you have been elected to.

　The "Japan-US Innovation Awards" are awards that the Japan Society of Northern California collaborates with Stanford University's Center for Technology Management in Asia and the United States to recognize Japanese and American companies that have achieved remarkable innovations in business and technology. ..
　This is the third year of the award, and Twitter (2011), Square (2012) from the United States, DeNA (2011), JR East (2012), etc. have been selected from Japan. ..
　And this time, we evaluated our microalgae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena) outdoor mass cultivation technology, Euglena business development as food, energy and environment related research such as bio jet fuel. As a leader company that will make a leap forward from the candidates of about 60 Japanese companies, we received the "Emerging Leader" award.
　Our president, Izumo, is scheduled to participate in the award ceremony held at Stanford University on July 26, 2013.

-Comment by Mitsuru Izumo, President and CEO-
　We are very honored to be selected for the Business Awards held in Japan and the United States. In response to this award, we will continue to study every day so that we can contribute to the global environment and human health by utilizing Euglena not only in Japan but also in the world.

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
President and CEO: Mitsuru Izumo
Fund: 914.21 million yen
Main store: 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 7th floor, University of Tokyo Entrepreneur Plaza
Listed Market: Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers
Business: In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena Using Euglena we are developing and selling functional foods, cosmetics, etc., and at the same time, we are conducting research for CO2 fixation, water purification, and biofuel production.

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-Contact for inquiries from the press-
Euglena Co., Ltd. Public Relations and IR Division