Announcement: Spready and Artience Partner with Incubation CANVAS TOKYO
Spready株式会社 and artience株式会社 have been named partner companies of Incubation CANVAS TOKYO, a global co-creation hub dedicated to advancing innovations in the materials sector. The collaboration, announced ahead of the hub’s opening on October 30, 2025, places Tokyo at the heart of a worldwide network designed to bridge advanced materials research with real-world applications.
This milestone marks a significant step in accelerating materials innovation by connecting industry players, researchers, startups, and government-backed initiatives through a shared platform. As partners, Spready and artience will contribute to shaping a vibrant ecosystem that supports early-stage ideas to scale-up deployments, with a focus on sustainable, high-performance materials and next-generation manufacturing processes.
About Incubation CANVAS TOKYO
Incubation CANVAS TOKYO is conceived as a global co-creation hub that brings together technical expertise and entrepreneurial vision in the materials field. The initiative aims to unlock new possibilities by fostering collaboration across disciplines, geographies, and sectors—from chemistry and polymers to surface engineering and advanced processing techniques. The hub’s opening in Tokyo on October 30, 2025 will offer a physical and virtual space where researchers, startups, and industry partners co-create, test pilots, and iterate toward market-ready solutions.
By providing structured pathways for collaboration, pilot funding support, and access to a broad network of potential collaborators, Incubation CANVAS TOKYO seeks to shorten development cycles, reduce risk for new material concepts, and accelerate the commercialization of transformative technologies in the global market.
The Partners: Spready and Artience
Spready
Spready brings a deep understanding of the practical needs of industry and development cycles for material-intensive products. As a partner, Spready will contribute its networks, project-management capabilities, and insight into scalable material solutions, helping to connect early-stage ideas with manufacturing realities and commercial viability.
artience
artience leads the hub’s strategic direction and operational framework, with a strong track record in materials science, research collaboration, and platform development. As a partner, artience will help coordinate programs, curate joint research initiatives, and provide access to a broad ecosystem of researchers, facilities, and pilot partners that are essential for turning laboratory concepts into deployable technologies.
Global Co-Creation for Materials Innovation
Together, Spready and artience will drive initiatives that embody the essence of a global co-creation hub: co-design, co-develop, and co-validate. Programs are expected to span several themes common to today’s materials agenda, including sustainable materials, high-performance composites, functional coatings, smart materials, and additive manufacturing-enabling technologies. The collaboration will also emphasize open innovation—inviting startups, universities, and industry players from around the world to participate in joint pilots, technology demonstrations, and knowledge-sharing platforms in Tokyo and beyond.
For startups and researchers, the partnership offers access to mentorship, experimental infrastructure, and real-world feedback from industry partners. For established manufacturers, it provides opportunities to pilot new material concepts at scale, reduce time-to-market, and leverage global networks to reach new customers and markets. The result is a more agile, more connected materials ecosystem that can respond quickly to changing demands, regulatory landscapes, and sustainability goals.
What’s Next
With the October 30, 2025 opening date on the horizon, the joint programs and initial pilot projects between Spready, artience, and other ecosystem members will begin to take shape in the months ahead. Stakeholders interested in collaborating with Incubation CANVAS TOKYO are encouraged to follow official announcements for calls for proposals, pilot opportunities, and partner invitations. The initiative promises a dynamic avenue for turning bold material ideas into practical, market-ready solutions at a global scale, anchored by Tokyo as a central hub.
In summary, the partnership between Spready and artience with Incubation CANVAS TOKYO signals a robust commitment to accelerating materials innovation through collaboration, shared resources, and a global perspective. By connecting scientific discovery with industrial application, the hub aims to redefine how ideas become impact in the materials domain.
