Simplifying life for making the future a little better

PLIMES Inc. is a university spin-off company launched in April 2018 to create a pathway to market for academic research innovations originating from the research achievements at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Center for Cybernics Research and Center for Innovative Medicine and Engineering at the University of Tsukuba. We are social enablers, and as a social problem-solving business, we operate to dramatically enhance user experience and social interaction for people with special needs. We received funds from the Japan Science and Technology Agency for creating a start-up to bring the wearable device for monitoring swallowing to market. We spent over 10 years developing these fundamental technologies, and now they are ready to transfer to society.

Our CEO, Kenji Suzuki was invited as a guest speaker to the "NRW Japan K.K. Fireplace WebTalk- Digital Health - COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Changes in the German/NRW and Japanese Health Care System - Developments in Medical Regulations, Clinical Environments and Business Opportunities“ and presented a lecture titled “AI/IoT measures swallowing.”

PLIMES Inc. raised 150 million yen seed funds from CYBERDYNE Inc. (HQ: Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, CEO: Yoshiyuki Sankai) through the third-party allotment. In addition, we formed a business alliance with CYBERDYNE to accelerate further development of "GOKURI" and market access.

'Watching TOKYO ／Ibaraki and Tsukuba's cutting-edge technology`
Our vision and GOKURI technology were reported by Think Hong Kong (September 5, 2019) in a News (Chinese Only ).

'The age of artificial intelligence: Helping seniors live longer, healthier in Tokyo`
GOKURI technology was reported by The Straits Times (August 11, 2019) in a News. The Straits Times is the largest Singapore newspaper publisher to distribute news in English.

'Smart plastics' and new devices help Japan age gracefully`
PLIMES's efforts of a technology was reported by The Japan Times (July 11, 2019) in a News. The Japan Times is a Japanese newspaper publisher to distribute news of Japan and the world in English.

Corporate website and product website (GOKURI, only in Japanese) are now available.