Application Information/Form for NEDO Technology Commercialization Program(海外版)
Name of Project/Company:
Name of Team Members
Contact Information for Team Members (address, phone, email)
Key Contact (main contact)
Sponsoring University/Institution/Company
Contact at Sponsoring University/Institution/Company (name, phone, email)
Executive Summary of Project (no more than 1 page)
For each of the following section – please submit no more than 1 page per section.
Markets– what is or are the market(s) for your product or service? How large are they? What is the market in Japan, in the US, in Europe, in China, and in the rest of the world?
Customer – who is your target customer or customers? Do you have any customers today? Have you contacted any potential customers? Can you describe the value or distribution chain for your product or service – how will it get to your customer?
Need – what is the customer problem that you are solving? Why is this an important problem for the customer? What is the urgency of solving this problem, or why does the customer need to act now?
Approach- what are you doing to solve the customer’s problem? What is your solution? What is your project?
Benefits – what are the benefits of your solution to the customer? Can you quantify these benefits?
Costs – how much will you solution cost the customer? Please include not just the money the customer will pay you, but also all the customer’s other costs – for example for training or re-training their people, getting rid of old equipment, new certifications, etc.
Competition, Competitive Advantage – who is your competition? Please describe what the customer is doing today (the status quo) and other companies or solutions that are trying to solve the same problem you are addressing. Then, please explain why your solution is better than the competition – today, and why it will remain better than the competition for the next few years.
Company Status – have you formed a corporation? Do you have a formal name or website for your project/company?
Project Status – what stage of development is your project at? For example, is this still a lab research project, or do you have a demo or prototype, or do you have a working system, or have you already shipped a first product to a customer?
Timeline/Milestones – what are the big milestones you are tracking for your company or project over the next 12 months? When are the supposed to happen?
Business Model – do you have an idea how you will make money from this product or service? Do you have any idea for how you might price your product or service? Please describe your business model.
IP Status/Protection – do you have any IP Protection for your idea? Have you applied for any patents (and if so, where), or have you been granted any patents? Do you have any other forms of IP protection? Does anyone else own any of the IP
Funding Status – how has this project been funded to date? How much money have you raised so far? How much more money do you think to raise in the next 12 months? In the next 3 years? What will you use this money to do?
Team Member backgrounds – please attach the resumes of your key team members
Motivation - Why do you want to participate in this program? What do you want to get out of the program?
International Perspective - What’s your strategy for taking your products or ideas to international markets?
* Please send your completed application form to NOIP Secretariat via email, ““.