IP Bridge, Inc. (Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, President Shigeharu Yoshii) (IP Bridge) established “Printable sensor code development association”(development association) together with Kokusai Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd., C-INK Co., Ltd. and PMCODE Co.,Ltd. after receiving approval by Minister of METI. IP Bridge endeavors early commercialization of its owned patented technology regarding to printable sensor code through this development association. President of IP Bridge, Shigeharu Yoshii, assumes office as chairman of the development association. Above mentioned four companies including IP Bridge become member of the development association. Each member has surpassing knowledge regarding to open innovation, unique component technology for printable sensor code, and so forth. With the aim of promoting this technology, member conduct cooperative research by contributing staff and expense for this research. The achievement of the development association will be co-managed by member, and mutually utilized by member as well.
The development association intends to do product quality control and product quality assurance at thermal management during distribution by integration of printable thermal sensor (printable sensor code) technology, ink compounding technology and color code recognition technology. First target is to commercialize thermal management on medicine packaging in 2020.
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