NEW
YORK and TOKYO,
Oct. 27,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - Pixie Dust Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq: PXDT) (the "Company"), a Japanese
technology company focused on commercializing innovative products
and materials utilizing proprietary wave technology, announced a
joint research agreement with Tohoku University School of Medicine
(the "University") for the purpose of developing and
commercializing certain non-pharmaceutical skin disease treatments
using wave control technology.
Since 2020, the Company has had an ongoing partnership with the
University, combining the Company's wave control technology with
University resources and knowledge. While the previous focus of
this partnership was on a wide range of societal healthcare issues,
today's agreement has the specific focus of pioneering an
innovative, non-pharmaceutical approach to skin disease treatment
using ultrasonic technology.
About Tohoku University
Name: National University Corporation Tohoku University
President: Hideo Ohno
Location: 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Established: June 1907
URL: https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
Since its establishment in 1907, Tohoku University has been
leading the way in the pursuit of truth, guided by its principles
of 'Research First,' 'Open Doors,' and 'Practice Oriented Research
and Education.' The University has produced many eminent leaders
and achieved globally acclaimed research outcomes that have
expanded the horizons of human knowledge and spearheaded
transformation and innovation for future societies. In July 2020, the University updated the 'Vision
2030,' first laid out in 2018, and formulated the 'Connected
University Strategy.' The University strongly promoted the
digitalization of education, research, and co-creation with
society, showcasing the roadmap towards a borderless, diverse, and
truly inclusive university through the integrated use of cyberspace
and physical spaces. In 2021, the University declared the 'Green
Goals Initiative,' taking a new step toward creating a prosperous
future. Moving forward, the University will continue to evolve
alongside society as a comprehensive research university,
addressing humanity's shared challenges such as the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), the Great Reset in the post- pandemic
era, and achieving carbon neutrality, all grounded on solid
research.
About Pixie Dust Technologies,
Inc.
Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc. is a Japanese technology company
focused on commercializing innovative products and materials
utilizing proprietary wave technology. The Company is currently
focusing on two areas of product development: (1) "Personal Care
& Diversity", where wave control technology is applied to
mechanobiology and intervention/assistance in vision, hearing, and
touch, and (2) "Workspace & Digital Transformation," where
metamaterials (technology that creates properties through structure
rather than material) and solutions to commercial design problems,
such as in offices or construction sites, are applied.
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