Quantum Flowers & Foods Certified by Tokyo's "First Customer Alliance," Accelerating Local Government Collaboration with Non-GMO Speedy Breeding Technology
Quantum Flowers & Foods Inc. (QFF), a quantum biotechnology developer, announced that its "Neutron Speedy Breeding®" service has been certified as a pioneer in a new business field under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "First Customer Alliance" public procurement promotion program. With this certification, QFF will strengthen collaboration with municipalities and public institutions to address regional challenges, such as developing climate-resilient crop varieties and increasing the value of local specialty products.
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Quantum Flowers & Foods Inc. (HQ: Mito, Ibaraki; CEO: Norio Kikuchi; "QFF"), a company developing "Neutron Speedy Breeding®" using quantum biotechnology, has announced that its "Mutant Creation Service for Biological Resources via Neutron Beam Irradiation" has been featured in the certification case catalog as a new business field pioneer under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "First Customer Alliance (Public Procurement Entry Promotion and Inter-Municipal Collaboration Project)."
The service, also known as the Neutron Speedy Breeding® Service, is a non-GMO breeding and mutant creation service that supports the development of new plant varieties and microbial strains by inducing diverse mutations in biological resources like plants and microorganisms using neutron beam irradiation technology.
Through this certification, QFF will further its efforts to solve regional issues by collaborating with municipalities, public institutions, and local companies. Key areas of focus include adding value to regional specialty agricultural products, developing climate-change-resilient varieties, advancing the use of fermented foods and microbial resources, and developing varieties for plant factories.
■ About the "First Customer Alliance"
The "First Customer Alliance" is a public procurement entry promotion and inter-municipal collaboration project promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It is implemented as part of Tokyo's startup strategy, "Global Innovation with STARTUPS." The project aggregates and catalogs information on products and services from certified startups, based on Article 167-2, Paragraph 1, Item 4 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order. The goal is to facilitate information sharing among municipalities and make it easier for them to procure products and services that can solve their respective regional challenges through a discretionary contract system for policy objectives.
■ Value Proposition for Municipalities and Local Companies
QFF's Neutron Speedy Breeding® service offers scientific solutions to challenges faced by regions in the agriculture, food, and bio sectors. Specific applications include:
- Improving regional specialty agricultural products to adapt to climate change
- Searching for crop candidates resistant to high temperatures, diseases, and environmental stress
- Improving microorganisms like lactic acid bacteria and yeast for regional fermented foods
- Developing new strains and materials to add value to local food products
- Customizing varieties of lettuce, leafy greens, etc., for plant factories
- Conducting joint research with universities and research institutions in the agriculture, food, and bio fields
- Contributing to new industry creation, production area revitalization, and brand preservation by leveraging regional resources
Through these efforts, QFF will collaborate with municipalities, local companies, universities, and research institutions to contribute to "production area revitalization," "brand preservation," and the "advancement of the agriculture and food industry" by utilizing regional resources.
■ About Neutron Speedy Breeding®
Neutron Speedy Breeding® is a proprietary non-genetically modified high-speed breeding technology developed by QFF. It involves irradiating plants and microorganisms with neutron beams to induce diverse mutations in their genomes, enabling the search for candidate individuals and strains with desired traits.
Unlike genetic modification or genome editing, this is a non-GMO technology that does not involve the introduction of foreign genes, giving it a significant advantage for social implementation in the agriculture, food, and bio industries.
As a biotechnology company specializing in plant and microbial breeding, QFF has been working to solve societal issues like climate change and food shortages using its core non-GMO high-speed breeding technology with neutron beams. *New plant systems can be created in 1-3 years (about half the conventional time), and new microbial systems in about 2 months (one-sixth the conventional time).
■ Future Outlook
Leveraging this certification, QFF will strengthen its collaboration with municipalities and public institutions to accelerate support for breeding, microbial improvement, and R&D tailored to regional challenges. The company aims to create new industries by utilizing regional resources, particularly through climate change adaptation for regional specialty crops, adding value to fermented foods and microbial resources, developing varieties for plant factories, and joint research with universities and institutions. QFF will continue to contribute to the sustainable development of the agriculture, food, and bio industries based on its Neutron Speedy Breeding® technology.
The service, also known as the Neutron Speedy Breeding® Service, is a non-GMO breeding and mutant creation service that supports the development of new plant varieties and microbial strains by inducing diverse mutations in biological resources like plants and microorganisms using neutron beam irradiation technology.
Through this certification, QFF will further its efforts to solve regional issues by collaborating with municipalities, public institutions, and local companies. Key areas of focus include adding value to regional specialty agricultural products, developing climate-change-resilient varieties, advancing the use of fermented foods and microbial resources, and developing varieties for plant factories.
■ About the "First Customer Alliance"
The "First Customer Alliance" is a public procurement entry promotion and inter-municipal collaboration project promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It is implemented as part of Tokyo's startup strategy, "Global Innovation with STARTUPS." The project aggregates and catalogs information on products and services from certified startups, based on Article 167-2, Paragraph 1, Item 4 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order. The goal is to facilitate information sharing among municipalities and make it easier for them to procure products and services that can solve their respective regional challenges through a discretionary contract system for policy objectives.
■ Value Proposition for Municipalities and Local Companies
QFF's Neutron Speedy Breeding® service offers scientific solutions to challenges faced by regions in the agriculture, food, and bio sectors. Specific applications include:
- Improving regional specialty agricultural products to adapt to climate change
- Searching for crop candidates resistant to high temperatures, diseases, and environmental stress
- Improving microorganisms like lactic acid bacteria and yeast for regional fermented foods
- Developing new strains and materials to add value to local food products
- Customizing varieties of lettuce, leafy greens, etc., for plant factories
- Conducting joint research with universities and research institutions in the agriculture, food, and bio fields
- Contributing to new industry creation, production area revitalization, and brand preservation by leveraging regional resources
Through these efforts, QFF will collaborate with municipalities, local companies, universities, and research institutions to contribute to "production area revitalization," "brand preservation," and the "advancement of the agriculture and food industry" by utilizing regional resources.
■ About Neutron Speedy Breeding®
Neutron Speedy Breeding® is a proprietary non-genetically modified high-speed breeding technology developed by QFF. It involves irradiating plants and microorganisms with neutron beams to induce diverse mutations in their genomes, enabling the search for candidate individuals and strains with desired traits.
Unlike genetic modification or genome editing, this is a non-GMO technology that does not involve the introduction of foreign genes, giving it a significant advantage for social implementation in the agriculture, food, and bio industries.
As a biotechnology company specializing in plant and microbial breeding, QFF has been working to solve societal issues like climate change and food shortages using its core non-GMO high-speed breeding technology with neutron beams. *New plant systems can be created in 1-3 years (about half the conventional time), and new microbial systems in about 2 months (one-sixth the conventional time).
■ Future Outlook
Leveraging this certification, QFF will strengthen its collaboration with municipalities and public institutions to accelerate support for breeding, microbial improvement, and R&D tailored to regional challenges. The company aims to create new industries by utilizing regional resources, particularly through climate change adaptation for regional specialty crops, adding value to fermented foods and microbial resources, developing varieties for plant factories, and joint research with universities and institutions. QFF will continue to contribute to the sustainable development of the agriculture, food, and bio industries based on its Neutron Speedy Breeding® technology.