ONIXION Co., Ltd. and Kyushu University Graduate School Receive Special Award (Regional Award) at METI-NEDO Hosted 'GENIAC-PRIZE' for Battery Simulation AI Agent
ONIXION Co., Ltd. and Kyushu University Graduate School jointly received the Regional Award (2.5 million JPY) at the 'GENIAC-PRIZE' hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO, for their proposal on an AI agent that formalizes tacit knowledge through battery simulation development.
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ONIXION Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Reiji Kume; hereinafter "ONIXION"), in collaboration with the Graduate School of Kyushu University, National University Corporation (Affiliation: Professor Hajime Inoue, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering), jointly applied for and received the Regional Award (Prize money: 2.5 million JPY) at the final screening and awards ceremony of the NEDO Award Program "GENIAC-PRIZE," hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO. This award was for Theme II "Improving Customer Support Productivity" under Area 01 "Developing AI Agents for Solving Social Issues Utilizing Domestic Foundational Models."
◾️About GENIAC-PRIZE
GENIAC-PRIZE is a NEDO Award Program (NEDO Challenge) with a total prize money of approximately 800 million JPY, targeting three areas—social issues, government agencies, and safety—and the following four themes, which are expected to be solved by generative AI services. Led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO, it aims to promote the development and demonstration by various entities in diverse regions and accelerate the utilization and social implementation of generative AI applications. At the final screening and awards ceremony held on March 24, 2026, a total of 42 prize winners were selected from over 200 applications.
■ List of Themes
1. Social Issues: Developing AI agents for solving social issues utilizing domestic foundational models, etc.
Theme I. Formalization of tacit knowledge in manufacturing (hereinafter, manufacturing)
Theme II. Improving customer support productivity (hereinafter, CS)
2. Government Agencies: Developing generative AI that contributes to improving the efficiency of review processes, etc., in government agencies.
3. Safety: Developing risk exploration and risk reduction technologies to ensure the safety of generative AI.
Official website: https://geniac-prize.nedo.go.jp/
■ Proposal Content
Developing AI agents for solving social issues utilizing domestic foundational models, etc.
Theme II: Improving customer support productivity
- Proposal Title: From one month to one day for experts. AI agents accelerating battery development.
- Challenge: In the field of battery research and development and material development, advanced specialized knowledge and extensive trial and error are required for setting simulation conditions and organizing the premises for analysis. Therefore, a significant amount of expert time was spent on responding to inquiries and organizing requirements, which was a challenge.
- Proposal Overview:
- This proposal aims to implement the tacit knowledge of experts in battery research into an AI agent, supporting appropriate condition organization and inquiry handling based on users' ambiguous requests and consultations. It is expected to contribute to reducing the burden on experts and accelerating battery development.
- This AI agent is an autonomous reasoning system equipped with the tacit knowledge of the Inoue Laboratory. It integrates customer applications and management applications for research laboratories, and through a Plan-Act-Reflect autonomous thinking loop, it logically and automatically generates calculation conditions (requirements) definitions of equivalent quality to those set by experts, in response to ambiguous user requests.
- The period was shortened to less than 1/20 (from one month to one day), while achieving "accuracy equal to or higher than conditions set by experts."
▲ Overview: Overall image of the battery simulation AI agent (excerpt from proposal materials)
Experts interview client companies and an AI agent with specialized knowledge replaces the setting of calculation conditions (excerpt from proposal materials)
◾️Representative's Comment
- Reiji Kume
Representative Director, ONIXION Co., Ltd.
We are deeply honored to receive such a prestigious award.
We extend our sincere gratitude to the professors and all relevant parties at Kyushu University who guided and cooperated with us on this project. We are working diligently every day with the mission of solving industrial challenges through AI agents. We believe that the deep academic knowledge possessed by Kyushu University's members enabled us to receive this award. We will continue to strive further to contribute to society through AI technology, considering this result as a milestone.
■ Future Outlook
ONIXION Co., Ltd. is a company that promotes the development and social implementation of AI agents in highly specialized fields. Utilizing generative AI and large language models, we provide AI agents that handle requirement organization, inquiry response, and decision-making support for tasks requiring advanced expertise in research and development and industrial sites. We will contribute to improving operational efficiency and industrial competitiveness through the development of solutions optimized for specific domains.
■ Kyushu University, National University Corporation
Affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Production Systems Engineering Course, Kyushu University
Location: West 4th Building, 7th Floor, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Representative: Hajime Inoue
URL: https://altair.chem-eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp/
■ ONIXION
Company Name: ONIXION Co., Ltd.
Location:宗文館ビル3階, 6-25-14 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Reiji Kume, Representative Director
Established: March 25, 2025
Business Description: Development and provision of generative AI services utilizing large language models, etc.
URL: https://onixion.com
◾️About GENIAC-PRIZE
GENIAC-PRIZE is a NEDO Award Program (NEDO Challenge) with a total prize money of approximately 800 million JPY, targeting three areas—social issues, government agencies, and safety—and the following four themes, which are expected to be solved by generative AI services. Led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO, it aims to promote the development and demonstration by various entities in diverse regions and accelerate the utilization and social implementation of generative AI applications. At the final screening and awards ceremony held on March 24, 2026, a total of 42 prize winners were selected from over 200 applications.
■ List of Themes
1. Social Issues: Developing AI agents for solving social issues utilizing domestic foundational models, etc.
Theme I. Formalization of tacit knowledge in manufacturing (hereinafter, manufacturing)
Theme II. Improving customer support productivity (hereinafter, CS)
2. Government Agencies: Developing generative AI that contributes to improving the efficiency of review processes, etc., in government agencies.
3. Safety: Developing risk exploration and risk reduction technologies to ensure the safety of generative AI.
Official website: https://geniac-prize.nedo.go.jp/
■ Proposal Content
Developing AI agents for solving social issues utilizing domestic foundational models, etc.
Theme II: Improving customer support productivity
- Proposal Title: From one month to one day for experts. AI agents accelerating battery development.
- Challenge: In the field of battery research and development and material development, advanced specialized knowledge and extensive trial and error are required for setting simulation conditions and organizing the premises for analysis. Therefore, a significant amount of expert time was spent on responding to inquiries and organizing requirements, which was a challenge.
- Proposal Overview:
- This proposal aims to implement the tacit knowledge of experts in battery research into an AI agent, supporting appropriate condition organization and inquiry handling based on users' ambiguous requests and consultations. It is expected to contribute to reducing the burden on experts and accelerating battery development.
- This AI agent is an autonomous reasoning system equipped with the tacit knowledge of the Inoue Laboratory. It integrates customer applications and management applications for research laboratories, and through a Plan-Act-Reflect autonomous thinking loop, it logically and automatically generates calculation conditions (requirements) definitions of equivalent quality to those set by experts, in response to ambiguous user requests.
- The period was shortened to less than 1/20 (from one month to one day), while achieving "accuracy equal to or higher than conditions set by experts."
▲ Overview: Overall image of the battery simulation AI agent (excerpt from proposal materials)
Experts interview client companies and an AI agent with specialized knowledge replaces the setting of calculation conditions (excerpt from proposal materials)
◾️Representative's Comment
- Reiji Kume
Representative Director, ONIXION Co., Ltd.
We are deeply honored to receive such a prestigious award.
We extend our sincere gratitude to the professors and all relevant parties at Kyushu University who guided and cooperated with us on this project. We are working diligently every day with the mission of solving industrial challenges through AI agents. We believe that the deep academic knowledge possessed by Kyushu University's members enabled us to receive this award. We will continue to strive further to contribute to society through AI technology, considering this result as a milestone.
■ Future Outlook
ONIXION Co., Ltd. is a company that promotes the development and social implementation of AI agents in highly specialized fields. Utilizing generative AI and large language models, we provide AI agents that handle requirement organization, inquiry response, and decision-making support for tasks requiring advanced expertise in research and development and industrial sites. We will contribute to improving operational efficiency and industrial competitiveness through the development of solutions optimized for specific domains.
■ Kyushu University, National University Corporation
Affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Production Systems Engineering Course, Kyushu University
Location: West 4th Building, 7th Floor, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Representative: Hajime Inoue
URL: https://altair.chem-eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp/
■ ONIXION
Company Name: ONIXION Co., Ltd.
Location:宗文館ビル3階, 6-25-14 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Reiji Kume, Representative Director
Established: March 25, 2025
Business Description: Development and provision of generative AI services utilizing large language models, etc.
URL: https://onixion.com
FAQ
What is GENIAC-PRIZE?
It's an award program hosted by METI and NEDO, aiming to solve social issues using generative AI.
What award did ONIXION and Kyushu University receive?
They received the Regional Award (2.5 million JPY) in Area 01, Theme II, for 'AI Agent Development for Solving Social Issues Utilizing Domestic Foundational Models, etc.' under 'Improving Customer Support Productivity' at GENIAC-PRIZE.
What are the main effects of the developed AI agent?
It formalizes the tacit knowledge of battery R&D experts, shortening development time to less than 1/20 and achieving accuracy equal to or higher than expert settings.