At the "1st Japan Venture Awards" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Received the "Prime Minister's Award (Japan Venture Award)"

Euglena Co., Ltd.

Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) won the highest award at the "1st Japan Venture Awards" (announced on January 22, 2015) held by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for the first time this year. We are pleased to announce that we have received a certain "Prime Minister's Award".

Photo: Prime Minister Abe and our president Izumo

The "Japan Venture Award" reaffirms the importance of actively taking on challenges and entrepreneurship by commending the managers of venture companies that have created high-impact new businesses that can serve as role models for young people. This award aims to improve the social evaluation of homes and raise awareness of entrepreneurship in society as a whole. The "Prime Minister's Award" that we received this time is given to venture companies that are most highly evaluated for their business novelty and innovation, business vision such as entering the global market and solving social issues. is.
　We are a biotechnology company that succeeded in establishing the world's first outdoor mass culture technology for microalgae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena) in December 2005. Based on the culture technology, we are proceeding with many research and development in various fields such as functional foods, cosmetics, and biofuels, and microalgae for the purpose of improving food problems in Bangladesh Euglena We are implementing a cookie distribution program (Euglena GENKI program).

<Comment by Mitsuru Izumo, President and CEO>
　We are very honored to have been selected for the "Prime Minister's Award", which is the highest award of the "1st Japan Venture Awards". In response to this award, as a Japanese venture company, we will continue to study so that we can create new value and contribute to society through biotechnology not only in Japan but also in the world.

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
Business: In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena In addition to Euglena we are also conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. December 2014 Market change to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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