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Company Name

Amber Biotechnology Co.

Location

Head Office and Research Center
4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka-shi, Iwate 020-8551
Morioka City Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Research Center Room 315 (in Iwate University)
TEL：019-656-7430
FAX: 019-656-7430

Tokyo Office
Tensho Yoyogi ANNEX Building, 1-30-14 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053, Japan
TEL: 03-3375-8000
FAX: 03-3375-8001

Creation

April 1, 2005

establishment

February 24, 2017

capital stock

15 million yen

accounting period

End of November (once a year)

Business

Amber Research and Development Business
Alliance Business
Amber Marketing Business

Banks

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Hokuriku Bank

Executive Officer

Mikio Yamano, Representative Director and CEO
Keiichi Nagasawa, Director
Junichi Yokoyama, Director
Keiji Kondo, Director
Mitsuhiro Kizuka Auditor

Amber could save lives.

Corporate Message

Making people around the world happy through amber

Corporate Philosophy

Our Mission
Change Japan, change the world,
We're changing the future.
Our VISION
By amber research techniques,
Expanding Unknown Possibilities
Our VALUES
spirit of challenge
Integration with Society
indomitableness(Tackling fortitude.)

We will make a long-term commitment to health and longevity in order to realize a sustainable society. As a research and development-oriented company, we focus on the "effectiveness of amber's physiological and biological activities. We have begun research on the active ingredients of amber and their mechanisms of action to protect the body from various factors that hinder healthy longevity, such as high blood sugar. As a mid-term three-year plan, the strategy is to develop a "health care business" centered on functional approval, a "beauty care business" utilizing amber extract and amber particulate powder, for which a beauty care patent has been obtained, and a "health and longevity business" focusing on self-medication based on joint research with Tsukuba University. We aim to generate stable and high profits through licensing and consulting by collaborating with various partners with an eye on the amber economic zone. Our mission is to grow as a company that is needed by society and share our achievements with all stakeholders to contribute to the quality of life of people around the world by enabling them to fulfill their healthy longevity.

  • Health Care Business

    We will promote sustainable development that responds to lifestyle-related diseases caused by rheumatic medical problems and dietary changes, as well as environmental changes caused by special viruses. We have confirmed the effectiveness of the physiological activity of amber kenju extract and are developing products using the functional ingredients contained in amber extract. In addition to the development of products related to lifestyle-related diseases, we are promoting the functional approval of products that protect the body from various factors that impair health and longevity. We will look to enter the huge market by expanding our domain to foods, fibers, quasi-drugs, and pharmaceuticals.

  • Beauty Care Business

    We will promote sustainable development that responds to lifestyle-related diseases caused by rheumatic medical problems and dietary changes, as well as environmental changes caused by special viruses. We have confirmed the effectiveness of the physiological activity of amber kenju extract and are developing products using the functional ingredients contained in amber extract. In addition to the development of products related to lifestyle-related diseases, we are promoting the functional approval of products that protect the body from various factors that impair health and longevity. We will look to enter the huge market by expanding our domain to foods, fibers, quasi-drugs, and pharmaceuticals.

  • Health and Longevity Project

    We will promote sustainable development that responds to lifestyle-related diseases caused by rheumatic medical problems and dietary changes, as well as environmental changes caused by special viruses. We have confirmed the effectiveness of the physiological activity of amber kenju extract and are developing products using the functional ingredients contained in amber extract. In addition to the development of products related to lifestyle-related diseases, we are promoting the functional approval of products that protect the body from various factors that impair health and longevity. We will look to enter the huge market by expanding our domain to foods, fibers, quasi-drugs, and pharmaceuticals.

  • 2002

    Amber Research Institute established and research and development of amber begins.

  • 2003

  • 2004

    Begins research and development of amber with RIKEN

  • 2005

    Founding of Club Yamano Facial Garden Co.

  • 2006

  • 2007

  • 2008

  • 2009

  • 2010

  • 2011

    Club Yamano Facial Garden Co.
    Cosmetics established

  • 2012

  • 2013

    Establishment of Amber Laboratory by Yamano Co.
    (Company name changed due to absorption-type merger)

  • 2014

    Head Office and Research Institute.
    Moved to Wako Riken Incubation Plaza

    Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
    Started collaborative research with Associate Professor Kazuichi Sakamoto

    The 2013 supplementary "Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Small Businesses Monodzukuri/Hanzukuri
    Adopted for "Commercial and Service Innovation Project" subsidy

  • 2015

  • 2016

  • 2017

    February 24 Amber Biotechnology, Inc. is established.

    Head office registered within the University of Tsukuba as a University of Tsukuba venture
    Central Research Laboratory established.

    Discovered the effect of amber extract on inhibiting the breakdown and absorption of carbohydrates.

  • 2018

    Discovered amber extract's ability to promote fat breakdown.

    Discovered the effect of amber extract on blood pressure elevation.

    All intellectual property (patents and trademarks) related to "Amber" owned by Yamano Beauty Mate Group affiliates are consolidated into Amber Biotechnology Co.

  • 2019

    Patent granted for the effect of amber extract on promoting lipolysis "Glycerol Release Accelerator (Patent No. 6534500)

    Patent granted for the effect of amber extract on the suppression of elevated blood pressure "Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme Activity Inhibitor (Patent No. 6548797)".

    Patent obtained for the effect of amber extract on inhibiting the absorption of carbohydrates "Glucose Absorption Inhibitor (Patent No. 6601860)

    Patent obtained for the effect of amber extract on inhibiting the degradation of carbohydrates "α-glucosidase activity inhibitor (Patent No. 6599652)

    Started sales through "Live Commerce", a new age marketing, in collaboration with Tokyo Metropolitan Television (TOKYO MX) for China.

  • 2020

    Sales through "Live Commerce" with TOKYO MX have been well received, leading Taobao to significantly expand the scale of sales from Alibaba-funded Babytree Baoshu.

    Started sales at Kansai International Airport

  • 2021

    The Yamano flagship store has been set up in the "Tmall International" shopping mall, a B-to-C e-commerce site opened by the Alibaba Group, the "Red Book" social networking e-commerce application from China, and the "Jingdong JD.com" online sales site, and is operated by the world's No. 8 national airline company, Oriental International Hong Kong Limited, a member of the Oriental International Group. Operated by Oriental International Hong Kong, a member of the Oriental International Group

    In order to spread the blood pressure regulating effect of amber extract overseas, we have applied for patents in the U.S. and Europe. This patent has already been granted in Japan. U.S. Application No. 17/056887 European Application No. 19845974.5 *Registration No. 6548797 in Japan

    The academic journal "Molecules" (Basel, Switzerland) published an article on the "lipolysis-promoting effect" of amber extract and the "mechanism by which amber extract activates hormone-sensitive lipase to break down fat". Amber extract academic presenters "Prof. Kazuichi Sakamoto, Mikio Yamano, and other researchers of our company

  • 2022

    Developed amber extract with periodontal pocket care effect, focusing on the fact that "gums are made of collagen," and maintains oral health by preventing the formation of periodontal pockets, which are the gateway to disturbing the oral environment, which greatly affects healthy life span (patent pending: JP-A 2022-10503).

    Golden Kitchen" opened in August on the rooftop of Kawasaki Città with a menu of amber foods such as croissants, pizzas, and drinks containing amber extract, etc. Together with CHANDON of Moët & Chandon, a Louis Vuitton company and producer of Dom Perignon, a number of "amber biotechnologies" of 2.2m in height and width will be displayed. Many Big banners were exhibited.

    Approximately 100,000 bottles of "Collagen Protein" and "White Amino", health and beauty drinks containing amber extract, have been completed and will be sold from mid-September through Lazada, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia.

  • 2023

    First appearance of Yamano Group on "QVC Japan". Introduced "Amber Serum" and "All-in-One Gel" on BS12 "Harumi Sato's Beauty Life".

    Head Office and Central Research Institute registered as head office in Iwate University National University Corporation

    Central Research Laboratory established (April 1)