[Saitama City Hosted] 2026 Technical Needs for Manufacturing Open Innovation Project "BIZ SAITAMA" Released
The Saitama City Foundation for Industrial Creation has launched the 2026 website for "BIZ SAITAMA," an open innovation project aimed at matching manufacturing companies' technical needs with solutions from other businesses. The site, launched on April 1st, features 32 technical needs from 26 companies and is now accepting entries.
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The Saitama City Foundation for Industrial Creation (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture; Chairman: Masanori Nakamura) launched the fiscal year 2026 website for "BIZ SAITAMA," an open innovation project operated as a commissioned project by Saitama City, on Wednesday, April 1st.
▼BIZ SAITAMA | Official Website (26 companies, 32 technical needs currently open)
https://www.sozo-saitama.or.jp/biz-saitama/
## Overview of BIZ SAITAMA
"BIZ SAITAMA" is an open innovation project that matches companies inside and outside Saitama City to address the technical needs (technical challenges) of manufacturing companies. In fiscal year 2025, a total of 165 entries (proposal submissions) were received from domestic and international small and medium-sized enterprises and startups for the technical needs of 27 manufacturing-focused companies, leading to 118 matches (matching rate: 71.5%). Furthermore, over 20 cases have progressed beyond just matching to concrete developments such as transaction initiation, prototype development, NDA execution, and PoC planning.
In fiscal year 2026, 32 technical needs (as of April 1st) from 26 companies, primarily Saitama City Leading Edge Companies (Saitama City certified R&D-oriented manufacturing companies with unique and innovative technologies) and listed companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, have been released. The website is accepting entries from companies with technologies that can solve these technical needs, and online matching interviews with technical needs companies are scheduled to be conducted sequentially after entry.
## Examples of Currently Public Technical Needs
* Science Co., Ltd.
* Seeking partners who can manufacture base frames for mechanical equipment.
* (The rest of the example entry for Science Co., Ltd. was omitted in the provided source text.)
▼BIZ SAITAMA | Official Website (26 companies, 32 technical needs currently open)
https://www.sozo-saitama.or.jp/biz-saitama/
## Overview of BIZ SAITAMA
"BIZ SAITAMA" is an open innovation project that matches companies inside and outside Saitama City to address the technical needs (technical challenges) of manufacturing companies. In fiscal year 2025, a total of 165 entries (proposal submissions) were received from domestic and international small and medium-sized enterprises and startups for the technical needs of 27 manufacturing-focused companies, leading to 118 matches (matching rate: 71.5%). Furthermore, over 20 cases have progressed beyond just matching to concrete developments such as transaction initiation, prototype development, NDA execution, and PoC planning.
In fiscal year 2026, 32 technical needs (as of April 1st) from 26 companies, primarily Saitama City Leading Edge Companies (Saitama City certified R&D-oriented manufacturing companies with unique and innovative technologies) and listed companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, have been released. The website is accepting entries from companies with technologies that can solve these technical needs, and online matching interviews with technical needs companies are scheduled to be conducted sequentially after entry.
## Examples of Currently Public Technical Needs
* Science Co., Ltd.
* Seeking partners who can manufacture base frames for mechanical equipment.
* (The rest of the example entry for Science Co., Ltd. was omitted in the provided source text.)