【Media Coverage】Featured in Nikkei Cross Tech (xTECH)
【Media Coverage】Featured in Nikkei Cross Tech (xTECH)
NanoFrontier Inc. (Headquarters: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; Representative Director & CEO: Seiya Inoue) is pleased to announce that a feature article about the company was published in Nikkei Cross Tech (xTECH) on April 27, 2026.
The article, titled "NanoFrontier Gives Its In-House AI Scientist 'Mechanical Hands,' Tackling Nanoparticles Through Automated Experimentation," covers NanoFrontier's efforts to build a nanoparticle research and development process from the ground up using a proprietary AI scientist (AI agent) designed around generative AI, as well as the company's initiatives to automate R&D workflows by introducing robotics into experimental processes. The article also explores how CEO Seiya Inoue and co-founder Katsuya Saito entered the field of nanoparticle research as software engineers, the company's systematized three-stage research workflow spanning literature search, simulation, and experimentation, and its vision for the full automation of research and development in the future.
NanoFrontier Inc. leverages its proprietary nanoparticle technology to develop detection materials for PFAS environmental contamination, next-generation energy storage materials, and high thermal conductivity nanofluids, working to address societal challenges in the fields of environment, energy, and information infrastructure.
We will continue to advance our research and development capabilities and accelerate the real-world implementation of our technologies, contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.