Cactus Expands Research Support Domain Through Capital Alliance with Co-LABO MAKER
Cactus Communications has entered a capital alliance with Co-LABO MAKER to integrate research support services and equipment sharing, aiming to optimize the research environment.
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- 📰 Published: April 7, 2026 at 20:00
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Cactus Communications (hereinafter 'Cactus'), which provides the comprehensive researcher support service Editage, announces that it has entered into a capital alliance as of April 1, 2026, with Co-LABO MAKER Inc., which operates a research resource sharing platform that accelerates research and development.
Through this alliance, both companies will accelerate efforts to address the diverse challenges surrounding researchers and research institutions, aiming to improve access to research resources, increase the efficiency of research activities, and enhance the sustainability of the research environment.
### Background and Purpose of the Alliance
Cactus provides AI products and solutions that support research publishing, dissemination of results, and acquisition of funding, working to solve the challenges of a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, universities, research institutions, and publishers.
On the other hand, Co-LABO MAKER plans, develops, and operates a sharing platform for experimental equipment, facilities, and technologies, in addition to running a business for buying and selling used equipment, reagents, and materials. The company employs a system of direct shipping from sellers to buyers, supporting the circular use of resources and efficient procurement in research settings.
In recent years, issues regarding the very foundation supporting research activities—such as constraints on research funding, the increasing burden of capital investment, flexibility in material procurement, and the need to address sustainability—have become more apparent in research environments. Under these circumstances, how to optimize the research environment, not just the research activities themselves, has become an important theme.
Given this background, the two companies believe that by combining their respective strengths, they can deliver more essential and practical value to researchers and research institutions, leading to this capital alliance. The purpose of this capital alliance is to further strengthen cooperation towards solving problems in research environments by crossing Co-LABO MAKER's expertise in utilizing research resources through matching research equipment, material distribution, and laboratories, with Cactus's expertise in research support, scholarly communication, and AI utilization.
Comment from Makoto Yuasa, Representative Director and Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of the Research Solutions Business at Cactus Communications:
'I am very pleased to announce our capital alliance with Co-LABO MAKER. The environment surrounding research is changing significantly, and it is becoming increasingly important to build a foundation that allows researchers to engage in research in a more flexible and sustainable manner.
By combining Co-LABO MAKER's expertise in utilizing research resources with the research support knowledge we have cultivated, we will provide even broader value to the research community than ever before.'
Through this alliance, both companies will accelerate efforts to address the diverse challenges surrounding researchers and research institutions, aiming to improve access to research resources, increase the efficiency of research activities, and enhance the sustainability of the research environment.
### Background and Purpose of the Alliance
Cactus provides AI products and solutions that support research publishing, dissemination of results, and acquisition of funding, working to solve the challenges of a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, universities, research institutions, and publishers.
On the other hand, Co-LABO MAKER plans, develops, and operates a sharing platform for experimental equipment, facilities, and technologies, in addition to running a business for buying and selling used equipment, reagents, and materials. The company employs a system of direct shipping from sellers to buyers, supporting the circular use of resources and efficient procurement in research settings.
In recent years, issues regarding the very foundation supporting research activities—such as constraints on research funding, the increasing burden of capital investment, flexibility in material procurement, and the need to address sustainability—have become more apparent in research environments. Under these circumstances, how to optimize the research environment, not just the research activities themselves, has become an important theme.
Given this background, the two companies believe that by combining their respective strengths, they can deliver more essential and practical value to researchers and research institutions, leading to this capital alliance. The purpose of this capital alliance is to further strengthen cooperation towards solving problems in research environments by crossing Co-LABO MAKER's expertise in utilizing research resources through matching research equipment, material distribution, and laboratories, with Cactus's expertise in research support, scholarly communication, and AI utilization.
Comment from Makoto Yuasa, Representative Director and Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of the Research Solutions Business at Cactus Communications:
'I am very pleased to announce our capital alliance with Co-LABO MAKER. The environment surrounding research is changing significantly, and it is becoming increasingly important to build a foundation that allows researchers to engage in research in a more flexible and sustainable manner.
By combining Co-LABO MAKER's expertise in utilizing research resources with the research support knowledge we have cultivated, we will provide even broader value to the research community than ever before.'