CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /><meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><meta name="description" content="" /><meta name="title" content="“AminoScience” and the Four Growth Areas | Innovation | The Ajinomoto Group Global Website - Eat Well, Live Well." /><meta name="og:url" content="https://www.ajinomoto.com/innovation/aminoscience" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="The Ajinomoto Group Global Website - Eat Well, Live Well." /><meta property="og:title" content="“AminoScience” and the Four Growth Areas | Innovation | The Ajinomoto Group Global Website - Eat Well, Live Well." /><meta property="og:description" content="" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://www.ajinomoto.com/cms_wp_ajnmt_global/wp-content/uploads/jpg/top_hero01_pc-1-1200x630.jpg" /><meta property="og:type" content="article" /><meta name="twitter:description" content="" /><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /><title>“AminoScience” and the Four Growth Areas | Innovation | The Ajinomoto Group Global Website - Eat Well, Live Well.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="512x512" href="/assets/img/apple-icon-512x512.png" /><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/assets/img/apple-icon-180x180.png" /><link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="512x512" href="/assets/img/android-icon-512x512.png" /><link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="180x180" href="/assets/img/android-icon-180x180.png" /><link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" /><script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];</script><script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KD44LLG');</script><link rel='alternate' hreflang='x-default' href='https://www.ajinomoto.com/innovation/aminoscience' /><meta name='robots' content='max-image-preview:large' /><style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style><link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="ar" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/ar/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/es/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="fr" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/fr/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="ko" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/ko/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="pt" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/pt/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="th" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/th/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="vi" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/vi/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="zh-CN" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/zh-CN/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel="alternate" hreflang="zh-TW" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/zh-TW/innovation/aminoscience" /><link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cdn.jsdelivr.net' /><style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'>/*! This file is auto-generated */.wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}</style><link rel='stylesheet' id='ajnmt-bundle-css' href='https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/css/bundle.css?1672891701' type='text/css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='ajnmt-main-css' href='https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/css/main2020.css?1736399783' type='text/css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='innovation-css-lib-css' href='https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/innovation/css/innovation_lib.css?1711694789' type='text/css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='innovation-css-main-css' href='https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/innovation/css/innovation.css?1735004547' type='text/css' media='all' /><script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/js/bundle.js?1672020018" id="jquery-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/innovation/js/innovation_lib.js?1711694790" id="innovation-js-lib-js" defer="defer" data-wp-strategy="defer"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/innovation/js/innovation_main.js?1735004563" id="innovation-js-main-js" defer="defer" data-wp-strategy="defer"></script><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@11/swiper-bundle.min.css"></head> <body>  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KD44LLG" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>   <div class="wrapper">  <header id="header" class="header"> <div class="header-container"> <div class="header-title"><a href="https://www.ajinomoto.com" class="header-title__logo"><img class="header-title__logo__img" src="/assets/img/logo_aj.svg" width="120" height="85" alt="Ajinomoto Logo"/></a><a href="https://www.ajinomoto.com" class="header-title__label has-langs">the Ajinomoto Group Global Website</a></div><div class="header-utilities"> <a class="c-linkBtn header-utility__item stories" href="/stories"> <span class="c-linkBtn__text header-utility__item__text">Stories</span> </a> <nav class="header-utility"> <button type="button" id="menu-close" aria-label="Menu open" class="header-utility__item is-trigger js-menu"> <i class="trigger-line1"></i> <i class="trigger-line2"></i> <i class="trigger-line3"></i> </button> </nav></div> </div> <nav id="global-navi-new" class="l-gnav-new"><nav class="l-gnav-new-control"><button class="l-gnav-new-control__back" >Back</button><button class="l-gnav-new-control__close" aria-label="Close global menu" data-id="menu-close">Close</button></nav><div class="l-nav-search-sp"><form class="header-search-wide header-search-wide-sp" action="/search" method="get" role="search"><input type="text" title="Type search word here" name="pb_kw" tabindex="0" placeholder="Search Here " class="header-search-wide__input"><button type="submit" tabindex="-1" class="header-search-wide__submit"><img src="/assets/img/ico_search_header.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="Search"></button></form></div><div class="l-nav-new-nav"><a href="https://www.ajinomoto.com" class="l-gnav-new__title"><img class="l-gnav-new__title__img" src="/assets/img/logo_aj.svg" width="120" height="85" alt="Eat Well , Live Well. Ajinomoto" /></a><button type="button" id="search-close" aria-label="Search open" class="header-utility__item is-trigger js-search"><img class="header-utility__item__ico to-open-search" src="/assets/img/ico_search.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="Open Search" /><img class="header-utility__item__ico to-close-search" src="/assets/img/ico_close.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="Close Search" /></button><div class="l-gnav-new-tab"><nav class="l-gnav-new-tab__list"><button class="l-gnav-new-tab__list__item " data-id="tab-a">About Us</button><button class="l-gnav-new-tab__list__item " data-id="tab-b">Science and Health</button><button class="l-gnav-new-tab__list__item is-active" data-id="tab-c">Products and Innovation</button><div class="l-gnav-new-tab__list__border"></div></nav></div> <ul class="l-gnav-new-sp-list"> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list__item"> <span class="l-gnav-new-sp-list__text">About Us</span> <ul class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child"> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/aboutus">About the Ajinomoto Group</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/company/en/ir/?scid=av_ot_pc_comehead_ir" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Investors</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/nutrition">Nutrition</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/careers">Career</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list__item"> <span class="l-gnav-new-sp-list__text">Science and Health</span> <ul class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child"> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/amino-acids">Amino Acids</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/umami">Umami</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/msg">MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/umami/umami_recipes">Umami Recipes</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list__item"> <span class="l-gnav-new-sp-list__text">Products and Innovation</span> <ul class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child"> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/business">Our Businesses</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/brands">Our Brands</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/quality_assurance">Quality Assurance</a></li> <li class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__item"><a class="l-gnav-new-sp-list-child__text" href="/innovation">Innovation</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul><nav class="l-gnav-new-utility"><a class="l-gnav-new-utility__item is-stories " href="/stories"><span class="l-gnav-new-utility__text">Stories</span></a><a class="l-gnav-new-utility__item is-sustainability " href="/sustainability"><span class="l-gnav-new-utility__text">Sustainability</span><img class="l-gnav-new-utility__img" src="/assets/img/header_ph_sustainability.png" alt=""></a><a class="l-gnav-new-utility__item is-media " href="/media"><span class="l-gnav-new-utility__text">Media</span><img class="l-gnav-new-utility__img" src="/assets/img/header_ph_media.png" alt=""></a><form class="header-search-wide header-search-wide-pc" action="/search" method="get" role="search"><input type="text" title="Type search word here" name="pb_kw" tabindex="0" placeholder="Search Here " class="header-search-wide__input"><button type="submit" tabindex="-1" class="header-search-wide__submit"><img src="/assets/img/ico_search_header.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="Search"></button></form></nav> <div class="l-gnav-edge"> <a class="header-utility__item header-contact" href="/contactus"> <span class="header-utility__item__text">Contact Us</span> </a> <div class="header-utility__item header-langs notranslate nturl"> <span class="header-utility__item__text">Language</span> <button type="button" class="header-langs__current">EN</button> <nav class="header-langs__list"> <a href="/" title="English" class="header-langs__item nturl">EN</a> <a href="/ar/" title="Arabic" class="header-langs__item nturl">AR</a> <a href="/es/" title="Spanish" class="header-langs__item nturl">ES</a> <a href="/fr/" title="French" class="header-langs__item nturl">FR</a> <a href="/ko/" title="Korean" class="header-langs__item nturl">KO</a> <a href="/pt/" title="Portuguese" class="header-langs__item nturl">PT</a> <a href="/th/" title="Thai" class="header-langs__item nturl">TH</a> <a href="/vi/" title="Vietnamese" class="header-langs__item nturl">VI</a> <a href="/zh-CN/" title="Chinese (Simplified)" class="header-langs__item nturl">ZH-CN</a> <a href="/zh-TW/" title="Chinese (Traditional)" class="header-langs__item nturl">ZH-TW</a> </nav> </div> </div></div><div id="l-gnav-new-contents" class="l-gnav-new-contents"><ul id="tab-a" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main "><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item" href="/aboutus">About the Ajinomoto Group</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item c-link--blank" href="https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/company/en/ir/?scid=av_ot_pc_comehead_ir" target=”_blank”>Investors</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item" href="/nutrition">Nutrition</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/careers" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Careers</a></li></ul><ul id="tab-b" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main "><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/amino-acids" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Amino Acids</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/umami" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Umami</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/msg" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/umami/umami_recipes" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Umami Recipes</a></li></ul><ul id="tab-c" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main is-active"><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/business" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Our Businesses</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/brands" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Our Brands</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/quality_assurance" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Quality Assurance</a></li><li class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list"><a href="/innovation" class="l-gnav-new-contents__main__list__item">Innovation</a></li></ul></div></nav><form class="header-search" action="/search" method="get" role="search"><input type="text" title="Type search word here" name="pb_kw" tabindex="0" placeholder="Search Here" class="header-search__input"><button type="submit" tabindex="-1" class="header-search__submit"><img src="/assets/img/ico_search.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="Search" /></button></form> </header>   <main class="main"> <nav class='p-breadcrumbs' style=''><ul class='p-breadcrumbs__list' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList'><li class='p-breadcrumbs__item' itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ListItem'><a href='https://www.ajinomoto.com' class='p-breadcrumbs__link' itemprop='item'><span itemprop='name'>Home</span></a><meta itemprop='position' content='1' /></li><li class='p-breadcrumbs__item' itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ListItem'><a href='https://www.ajinomoto.com/innovation' class='p-breadcrumbs__link' itemprop='item'><span itemprop='name'>Innovation</span></a><meta itemprop='position' content='2' /></li><li class='p-breadcrumbs__item' itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ListItem'><span class='p-breadcrumbs__link' itemprop='name'>“AminoScience” and the Four Growth Areas</span><meta itemprop='position' content='3' /></li></ul></nav><div class="innovation--container"> <main class="main"> <h1 class="inv_scimv"><span class="inv_scimv__heading">“AminoScience” and <br class="inv_hidden-pc">the Four Growth Areas</span> <picture class="inv_scimv__image"> <source media="(min-width:768px)" srcset="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_mv_pc.jpg" width="1920" height="400"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_mv_sp.jpg" width="760" height="500" alt="“AminoScience” and the Four Growth Areas"> </picture> </h1> <div class="inv_scicopy"> <div class="container"> <p class="inv_scicopy__txt">In order to further accelerate business growth across the two axes of food- and AminoScience-related businesses, we will achieve sustainable growth in the four growth areas of Healthcare, Food & Wellness, ICT, and Green by leveraging "AminoScience"—the foundation of our existing businesses.</p> </div> </div> <div class="inv_scianchor"> <div class="container"> <div class="inv_scianchor__list"><a class="inv_scianchor__button" href="#policy"><span>Basic Policy of the Four<br>Growth Areas</span><i> <my-icon type="chevron-down"></my-icon></i></a><a class="inv_scianchor__button" href="#about"><span>What is <br class="inv_hidden-pc">“AminoScience”?</span><i> <my-icon type="chevron-down"></my-icon></i></a><a class="inv_scianchor__button" href="#pof"><span>PoF<br>(Picture of the Future)</span><i> <my-icon type="chevron-down"></my-icon></i></a><a class="inv_scianchor__button" href="#region"><span>Four Growth Areas</span><i> <my-icon type="chevron-down"></my-icon></i></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="inv_scipolicy" id="policy"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="inv_h2 -center"><b>Basic Policy of the Four Growth Areas</b></h2> <div class="inv_scipolicy__container"> <div class="inv_scipolicy__content"> <div class="inv_scipolicy__textarea"> <p class="inv_txt">To ensure the Ajinomoto Group achieves dramatic growth, we have defined four growth areas with high market growth potential where we can generate high social value leveraging the strength of "AminoScience." We will develop a PoF (Picture of the Future) of what people, society, and the planet will be like in the future that current and future generations of employees will be part of, examine solutions to social issues we can contribute to with "AminoScience" in the four growth areas, and translate that to a specific roadmap.</p> <p class="inv_txt">By defining issues faced by people, society, and the planet in the future that require solutions in the four growth areas, and evolving "AminoScience," we will create value unique to the Ajinomoto Group that contributes to well-being, in other words ASV*. The four growth areas are areas where the Ajinomoto Group can achieve growth and its purpose.</p> <p class="inv_txtnote">*ASV: Ajinomoto Group Creating Shared Value</p> </div> </div> <div class="inv_scipolicy__image"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img01.png" width="" height="" alt=""></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="inv_sciabout" id="about"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="inv_h2 -center inv_sciabout__heading"><b>What is “AminoScience”?</b></h2> <div class="inv_sciabout__text"> <p class="inv_txt">The Ajinomoto Group has been researching and applying the functions of amino acids for over 100 years and has created a vast variety of new materials, functions, technologies, and services. We have developed a unique scientific approach to maximizing our resources and to resolving social issues and contributing to people’s well-being. The Ajinomoto Group refers to this overall scientific approach as “AminoScience.”</p> </div> <div class="inv_sciabout__img01"> <figure class="inv_sciabout__img01-pc"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img02.svg" width="862" height="352" alt=""></figure> <figure class="inv_sciabout__img01-sp js-pswp"><a href="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img02.jpg" data-pswp-width="862" data-pswp-height="352"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img02.svg" width="862" height="352" alt=""></a></figure> </div> <div class="inv_sciabout__img02"> <figure class="inv_sciabout__img02-pc"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img03.png" width="943" height="467" alt=""></figure> <figure class="inv_sciabout__img02-sp js-pswp"><a href="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img03.jpg" data-pswp-width="943" data-pswp-height="467"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img03.png" width="943" height="467" alt=""></a></figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="inv_scipof" id="pof"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="inv_h2 -center inv_sciabout__heading"><b>ＰoＦ<br class="inv_hidden-pc">（Picture of the Future）</b></h2> <div class="inv_scipof__container"> <div class="inv_scipof__image"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(min-width:768px)" srcset="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img04.jpg" width="560" height="377"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img04_sp.jpg" width="676" height="393" alt=""> </picture> </figure> </div> <div class="inv_scipof__content"> <p class="inv_txt">We have envisioned the world the we want to realize and the social value we want to deliver based on our PoF (Picture of the Future) that identifies megatrends surrounding the planet and society in 2030 and beyond.</p> <p class="inv_txt">We set questions such as how the Ajinomoto Group should view the changes people and the planet will undergo in the next 100 years, whether we can continue to be at the center of food and health worldwide, and how we can overturn conventional wisdom, and then gathered our core human resources and the youth who will lead the next generation to develop solutions to these questions. This initiative is the PoF (Picture of the Future) project.</p> </div> </div> <div class="inv_scipofMirai"> <h3 class="inv_scipofMirai__heading">2030 PoF</h3> <p class="inv_scipofMirai__text inv_txt">We explored a broad range of megatrends that will surround our businesses in 2030 and areas we can contribute to.</p> <div class="inv_scipofMirai__img"> <figure class="inv_hidden-pc js-pswp"><a href="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img05.png" data-pswp-width="1288" data-pswp-height="657"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img05.png" width="1288" height="657" alt=""></a></figure> <figure class="inv_hidden-sp"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_img05.png" width="1288" height="657" alt=""></figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="inv_scireg" id="region"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="inv_h2 -center"><b>Four Growth Areas</b></h2> <div class="inv_scireg__anchors"><a href="#health-care"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_link01.jpg" width="260" height="210" alt="Health Care"></a><a href="#food-welness"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_link02.jpg" width="260" height="210" alt="Food & Wellness"></a><a href="#ict"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_link03.jpg" width="260" height="210" alt="ICT"></a><a href="#green"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_link04.jpg" width="260" height="210" alt="Green"></a></div> </div> <div class="inv_scireg__blocks container"> <div class="inv_sciregblk inv_sciregblk--health-care jsFadein js-scrl" id="health-care"> <h3 class="inv_sciregblk__heading"><i> <my-icon type="icon-health-care"></my-icon></i><span>Healthcare</span></h3> <figure class="inv_sciregblk__image"> <picture> <source media="(min-width:768px)" srcset="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_health_img.jpg" width="540" height="460"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_health_img_sp.jpg" width="634" height="330" alt=""> </picture> </figure> <div class="inv_sciregblk__copy"> <p>Contributing to advance treatment and prevention and to help extend the healthy life expectancy</p> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk__textarea"> <p class="inv_txt">We are using "AminoScience" to deeply understand the human body and create therapeutic modalities that will advance medical treatment and prevention and contribute to longer, healthier lives. With our existing medical amino acid business as the foundation, we will enter into biopharma services business such as oligonucleotide therapeutics, and expand our culture media for biopharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine and medical food businesses. In addition, we will lay the groundwork for next-generation businesses where "AminoScience" can be used, such as gene and cell therapy.</p> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk__links"> <h4><b>Healthcare</b><span>Innovation Story</span></h4> <ul class="inv_linklist01"> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/aminoindex/" target="_self"><span>Aminoindex®</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/skin-theory/" target="_self"><span>Amino Beauty Theory</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/ajiphase/" target="_self"><span>AJIPHASE®</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk inv_sciregblk--food-welness jsFadein js-scrl" id="food-welness"> <h3 class="inv_sciregblk__heading"><i> <my-icon type="icon-food-welness"></my-icon></i><span>Food & Wellness</span></h3> <figure class="inv_sciregblk__image"> <picture> <source media="(min-width:768px)" srcset="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_food_img.jpg" width="540" height="460"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_food_img_sp.jpg" width="634" height="330" alt=""> </picture> </figure> <p class="inv_sciregblk__copy">Contributing to well-being and self-fulfillment through food</p> <div class="inv_sciregblk__textarea"> <p class="inv_txt">Through the use of digital technology, we can connect with all consumers to offer delicious foods and services.<br>Our aim is to provide products and services that promote health, nutritional value, and well-being, tailored to each person's health and nutrient values and unique individual needs. And based on a foundation of solid sustainable growth of our existing global businesses, we will engage in efforts such as rolling out personalized products that fit consumers better, providing D2C solutions that target small and middle mass markets, and developing new FaaS (Food as a Service) businesses by evolving both "AminoScience" and our marketing activities.</p> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk__links"> <h4><b>Food & Wellness</b><span>Innovation Story</span></h4> <ul class="inv_linklist01"> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/umami/" target="_self"><span>Umami</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/nabecube/" target="_self"><span>“Nabe Cube”</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/deliciousness-technology/" target="_self"><span><i>Deliciousness Technology</i></span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/kokumi-substances/" target="_self"><span>Kokumi substances</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/enzyme-technologies/" target="_self"><span>Enzyme technologies</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk inv_sciregblk--ict jsFadein js-scrl" id="ict"> <h3 class="inv_sciregblk__heading"><i> <my-icon type="icon-ict"></my-icon></i><span>ICT</span></h3> <figure class="inv_sciregblk__image"> <picture> <source media="(min-width:768px)" srcset="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_ict_img.jpg" width="540" height="460"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_ict_img_sp.jpg" width="634" height="330" alt=""> </picture> </figure> <p class="inv_sciregblk__copy">Contributing to advance semiconductors for a smart society</p> <div class="inv_sciregblk__textarea"> <p class="inv_txt">We are applying "AminoScience" to innovate faster semiconductors with lower environmental impact, and to improve the well-being of consumers in a smart society. Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) was created thanks to advancements in "AminoScience." It started from a project to help the sustainable production of AJI-NO-MOTO® and nucleotide seasonings. ABF has become an essential material in semiconductor substrate and demand for it has grown. Advancements in ABF have contributed to the evolution of semiconductors for servers, data centers, generative AI, and GPU. Going forward, we will continue to expand into new areas and roll out new businesses that seize the opportunity of next-generation semiconductor systems such as photonics-electronics convergence through solid co-creation activities with ecosystem partners involved in the advancement of semiconductors. We will leverage "AminoScience" to apply ICT initiatives to other areas to improve the well-being of consumers and extend healthy life expectancy through co-creating food and health value for society in the future.</p> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk__links"> <h4><b>ICT</b><span>Innovation Story</span></h4> <ul class="inv_linklist01"> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/buildupfilm/" target="_self"><span>Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF)</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk inv_sciregblk--green jsFadein js-scrl" id="green"> <h3 class="inv_sciregblk__heading"><i> <my-icon type="icon-green"></my-icon></i><span>Green</span></h3> <figure class="inv_sciregblk__image"> <picture> <source media="(min-width:768px)" srcset="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_green_img.jpg" width="540" height="460"><img src="/assets/innovation/img/science/inv_green_img_sp.jpg" width="634" height="330" alt=""> </picture> </figure> <p class="inv_sciregblk__copy">Creating new food standards and transitioning to recycling-based biocycles</p> <div class="inv_sciregblk__textarea"> <p class="inv_txt">We are building the next pillar of Ajinomoto Group business by focusing on coexistence with the planet and creating creating new food standards we call “with Earth” food to ensure we are reducing environmental impact and benefit future generations. The Ajinomoto Group views sustainability as an opportunity. Through AminoScience-based innovations, we will strive to realize a sustainable society and planet based on an ecosystem that encompasses all of society, created through our efforts to evolve fermentative production biocycles into recycling-based biocycles with no environmental impact, provide solutions to improve the quality of alternative proteins, and make advancements in other areas such as precision fermentation and regenerative agriculture.</p> </div> <div class="inv_sciregblk__links"> <h4><b>Green</b><span>Innovation Story</span></h4> <ul class="inv_linklist01"> <li><a class="inv_link" href="/innovation/our_innovation/ajipro-l/" target="_self"><span>AjiPro™-L</span><i> <my-icon type="arrow-right"></my-icon></i></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main></div> </main>  <footer class="footer"> <div class="footer__sitemap"><div class="footer__sitemap-in"><nav class="footer__menu"><ul class="footer__menu-list"><li class="footer__menu-item"><span class="footer__menu-trigger js-footer"><p class="footer__menu-title"><span class="footer__menu-link-text">About Us</span></p></span><div class="footer__submenu"><div class="footer__submenu-in"><ul class="footer__submenu-list"><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/aboutus">About the Ajinomoto Group</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link c-link--blank" href="https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/company/en/ir/?scid=av_ot_pc_comehead_ir" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Investors</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/sustainability/">Sustainability</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/nutrition">Nutrition</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/careers">Careers</a></li></ul></div></div></li><li class="footer__menu-item"><span class="footer__menu-trigger js-footer"><p class="footer__menu-title"><span class="footer__menu-link-text">Science and Health</span></p></span><div class="footer__submenu"><div class="footer__submenu-in"><ul class="footer__submenu-list"><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/amino-acids">Amino Acids</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/umami">Umami</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/msg">MSG</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/umami/umami_recipes">Umami Recipes</a></li></ul></div></div></li><li class="footer__menu-item"><span class="footer__menu-trigger js-footer"><p class="footer__menu-title"><span class="footer__menu-link-text">Products and Innovation</span></p></span><div class="footer__submenu"><div class="footer__submenu-in"><ul class="footer__submenu-list"><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/business">Our Businesses</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/brands">Our Brands</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/quality_assurance">Quality Assurance</a></li><li class="footer__submenu-item"><a class="footer__submenu-link" href="/innovation">Innovation</a></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></nav><div class="footer__sitemap-item"><div class="footer__sitemap-item-sp"><p class="footer__sitemap-title"><span class="footer__menu-link-text">Official SNS Account</span></p><ul class="footer__sns"><li class="footer__sns-item"><a class="footer__sns-link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ajinomoto-co--inc-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="footer__sns-image" src="/assets/img/ico_linkdin.svg" width="32" height="32" alt="LinkedIn" loading="lazy"></a></li></ul></div><a href="/aboutus/ajipanda-official-page" class="footer-add-menu"><img src="/assets/img/ico_ajipanda.svg" alt="Ajipanda" width="24" height="20" class="footer-add-menu__symbol" loading="lazy"><span class="footer-add-menu__link">AjiPanda Official Page</span></a></div></div></div><p class="footer__lang-message container">Machine Translated</p><div class="footer__in"><ul class="footer__navi"><li class="footer__navi-item"><a class="footer__navi-link" href="/sitemap">Site map</a></li><li class="footer__navi-item"><a class="footer__navi-link" href="/privacy_policy">Privacy Policy</a></li><li class="footer__navi-item"><a class="footer__navi-link" href="/terms_of_use">Terms of Use</a></li><li class="footer__navi-item"><a class="footer__navi-link" href="/social_media">Social Media Guideline</a></li><li class="footer__navi-item"><a class="footer__navi-link" href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a></li><li class="footer__navi-item"><a class="footer__navi-link" href="/contactus">Contact Us</a></li></ul><p class="footer__copy"><small class="footer__copy-text">© 2019 - 2025 Ajinomoto Co., Inc.</small></p></div></footer>  </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@11/swiper-bundle.min.js" id="ajnmt-swiper-bundle-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/js/main2024.js?1738127112" id="ajnmt-main-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.ajinomoto.com/assets/js/gtranslate.js?1672020018" id="ajnmt-gtranslate-js"></script> </body> </html>