Genome Editing Technology Applied Food Using CRISPR/Cas9 in Japan

I recently wrote an article titled “summarizing patent relationships surrounding CRISPR/Cas9”,

summarizing patent relationships surrounding CRISPR/Cas9

I have posted an article in “note” that goes into a little more depth about the application of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology to food products in Japan, mainly from the viewpoint of patents.

Genome Editing Technology Applied Food Using CRISPR/Cas9 in Japan (Japanese text only)

I got the impression that Regional Fish, the company featured in this report, is pursuing a rather aggressive business strategy using intellectual property as a weapon.

In Japan, there have been many efforts to support startups from the aspect of intellectual property, such as the IP BASE by the Japan Patent Office, and I hope that more startups from Japan will be active in the future by making good use of intellectual property, as this company did.