Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. (UMI) was established in October 2015 based on the vision of “Strengthening Japan’s technological capabilities by fostering outstanding material and chemical companies, and cultivating an industry structure that can compete in the global arena.” Our goal is to advance outstanding technologies and businesses at Japanese companies and academic institutions that will lay the foundations for future industry, and to foster the human resources essential to those activities, in order to establish a platform for creating new business in these industries.