AlphaDrive and UNIDGE Release Business Development Knowledge Specializing in R&D and Technology Departments
AlphaDrive and its subsidiary UNIDGE released a practical guide on April 9, 2026, for R&D and technology departments on how to leverage "excellent technology" for business. This guide systematically explains organizational challenges and solutions for commercializing technology, based on insights gained from supporting new business development for over 260 major companies.
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AlphaDrive Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoichi Aso; hereinafter "AlphaDrive") and UNIDGE Inc. (Representative Co-CEO: Yusuke Doi; hereinafter "UNIDGE"), a subsidiary of AlphaDrive, released a knowledge booklet titled "Practical Guide to Leveraging 'Excellent Technology' for Business" for R&D and technology departments of companies, including manufacturing, on April 9, 2026.
This content is highly recommended for those in R&D and technology departments tasked with connecting their company's technology to business, as well as executives and management responsible for creating new business and application development mechanisms.
▼ Download the "Practical Guide to Leveraging 'Excellent Technology' for Business" here:
https://alphadrive.co.jp/knowledge/event_report/tech-driven_bizdev/
■ Background of the Release
"We have solid technology, but we can't fully utilize it."
AlphaDrive has received numerous such concerns while supporting new business development for over 260 major companies. Whether in manufacturing, material makers, chemicals, electronics, or food, the challenges faced by companies are common.
In many cases, we believe the cause lies not in the technology itself, but in the organizational structure. Investment continues while research and business development are intertwined. Approvals are granted without clarity on "whose problem are we solving?" Bridges are not built between research and business departments. We have witnessed such situations many times in our on-site support.
This document originated from the frustration and impatience felt by the two authors on the ground.
Yusuke Doi was involved in logistics improvement and development departments at a major automobile manufacturer, while also working on launching an in-house new business proposal system. After being seconded to AlphaDrive and co-founding UNIDGE, he has supported over 90 companies, realizing that cross-industry barriers exist.
Naoto Ikeda, after research experience at universities and graduate schools, has supported technology-driven business development for major manufacturers as a consultant for over 10 years. With both a researcher's and a businessperson's perspective, he has faced situations where excellent technology does not reach the world due to organizational structure.
This document is a compilation of knowledge organized from the continuous thought and practical experience of these two individuals on "how to move forward."
■ What changes after reading this booklet?
This document provides both a structural understanding and concrete measures to answer the question, "How to overcome the wall between technology and business?"
Basic Edition: Systematically explains bottlenecks and solutions for technology not becoming a business.
The fundamental reasons why technology-driven new businesses stagnate are organized into five categories, not as a matter of individual capability but as organizational structure: "Mixing research and business development," "Approvals proceeding without customer presence," "Treating themes of varying maturity equally," "Disconnection between research and business departments," and "Collaboration becoming an end in itself." This section explains why these occur and how to address them. It includes a checklist to identify where your company is currently stuck.
This content is highly recommended for those in R&D and technology departments tasked with connecting their company's technology to business, as well as executives and management responsible for creating new business and application development mechanisms.
▼ Download the "Practical Guide to Leveraging 'Excellent Technology' for Business" here:
https://alphadrive.co.jp/knowledge/event_report/tech-driven_bizdev/
■ Background of the Release
"We have solid technology, but we can't fully utilize it."
AlphaDrive has received numerous such concerns while supporting new business development for over 260 major companies. Whether in manufacturing, material makers, chemicals, electronics, or food, the challenges faced by companies are common.
In many cases, we believe the cause lies not in the technology itself, but in the organizational structure. Investment continues while research and business development are intertwined. Approvals are granted without clarity on "whose problem are we solving?" Bridges are not built between research and business departments. We have witnessed such situations many times in our on-site support.
This document originated from the frustration and impatience felt by the two authors on the ground.
Yusuke Doi was involved in logistics improvement and development departments at a major automobile manufacturer, while also working on launching an in-house new business proposal system. After being seconded to AlphaDrive and co-founding UNIDGE, he has supported over 90 companies, realizing that cross-industry barriers exist.
Naoto Ikeda, after research experience at universities and graduate schools, has supported technology-driven business development for major manufacturers as a consultant for over 10 years. With both a researcher's and a businessperson's perspective, he has faced situations where excellent technology does not reach the world due to organizational structure.
This document is a compilation of knowledge organized from the continuous thought and practical experience of these two individuals on "how to move forward."
■ What changes after reading this booklet?
This document provides both a structural understanding and concrete measures to answer the question, "How to overcome the wall between technology and business?"
Basic Edition: Systematically explains bottlenecks and solutions for technology not becoming a business.
The fundamental reasons why technology-driven new businesses stagnate are organized into five categories, not as a matter of individual capability but as organizational structure: "Mixing research and business development," "Approvals proceeding without customer presence," "Treating themes of varying maturity equally," "Disconnection between research and business departments," and "Collaboration becoming an end in itself." This section explains why these occur and how to address them. It includes a checklist to identify where your company is currently stuck.