Partnership Announcement: Spready Joins Incubation CANVAS TOKYO
Spready Co., Ltd., headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, led by Chief Executive Masaki Sako, has been named a partner company of the global co-creation hub Incubation CANVAS TOKYO. The collaboration, formalized in anticipation of the hub’s October 30, 2025 opening, reflects a shared commitment to accelerating innovation in the material science field by connecting technology, research, and industry needs across borders.
Artience Co., Ltd., led by President Sato Takashima, collaborates with Spready to establish a platform that blends practical engineering with bold ideation. This partnership will position Incubation CANVAS TOKYO as a hub where researchers, startups, manufacturers, and end users co-create solutions that address real-world material challenges—from advanced polymers and coatings to sustainable composites and next‑generation processing methods.
About Incubation CANVAS TOKYO
Incubation CANVAS TOKYO is designed as a global co-creation space focused exclusively on the material domain. Its mission is to shorten the path from lab to market by fostering cross‑disciplinary collaboration, piloting new concepts, and scaling innovations that require multi‑stakeholder involvement. The hub emphasizes practical impact, ensuring that early-stage ideas are tested in realistic environments and connected to industry pipelines, manufacturing partners, and customer ecosystems.
Why a Material‑Focused Hub Matters
Materials underpin every sector, from electronics and automotive to energy, healthcare, and consumer goods. By bringing together researchers, engineers, designers, and business developers within a common framework, Incubation CANVAS TOKYO enables faster iteration, robust risk assessment, and clearer pathways to deployment. The Spready–artience collaboration aims to leverage this ecosystem to explore new material platforms, turquoise to high‑performance solutions, and scalable production routes that meet sustainability and cost targets.
What This Means for Spready and Artience
For Spready, the partnership opens access to a global network of partners and customers in need of advanced materials solutions. It also creates a structured environment for co‑developing technologies with academic partners, startups, and established players, accelerating proof‑of‑concept work and demonstrations. For artience, the alliance expands its ability to connect research outcomes with practical applications, helping to turn bold ideas into tangible products and processes that can be demonstrated within the hub’s collaborative programs.
Together, the two companies anticipate a dynamic exchange of knowledge in areas such as materials design, screening and testing methods, reliability engineering, and scale‑up strategies. The collaboration is expected to yield pilot projects and joint proposals that leverage the hub’s platforms, funding channels, and international reach, ultimately advancing the competitiveness of Japan’s material innovation ecosystem on a global stage.
Driving Global Co‑Creation in Materials
Incubation CANVAS TOKYO is built to catalyze open innovation and reduce barriers between idea and commercialization. Participants can benefit from access to shared facilities, expert mentorship, and a collaborative structure that aligns research milestones with market needs. The Spready–artience partnership exemplifies the model by emphasizing practical outcomes—demonstrations, field trials, and supply‑chain integration—while maintaining an emphasis on sustainability, safety, and regulatory alignment.
Looking Ahead
With the official openness of Incubation CANVAS TOKYO slated for October 30, 2025, the collaboration between Spready and artience marks a meaningful milestone for the materials community. The partnership signals a broader trend toward global, cross‑industry teams that can move ideas from concept to commercialization more efficiently than ever before. Stakeholders across academia, industry, and government agencies are watching how this hub will shape new business models, accelerate innovation cycles, and cultivate a more resilient, versatile materials landscape.
About the Partners
Spready Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo‑based company focused on advancing material technologies with practical applications. Artience Co., Ltd. specializes in bridging research outcomes with market-ready solutions through collaborative innovation. Together, they join a growing network of firms participating in Incubation CANVAS TOKYO, a platform committed to turning ambitious material ideas into tangible products and sustainable industrial practices.
