Investing at the frontiers of "AminoScience"

Investment areas

We invest in transformative companies that advance new ways to extend health, change the ways information is processed, and answer complex challenges in sustainability.

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Healthcare

Regenerative medicine, manufacturing innovations, and novel modalities for extending healthy life span.

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Food & Wellness

Leveraging our seasoning, ingredient, food processing 
capabilities to create new market opportunities.

ICT

Optics, energy, and 
advanced materials to enable the future of compute.

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Green

Biotechnology, manufacturing and other agrifood technology solutions for a more sustainable food system.

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About the
Ajinomoto Group

We will contribute to the well-being of all human beings, our society and our planet with “AminoScience” based on the corporate slogan “Eat Well, Live Well.”

Ajinomoto office
1909
Founding year
34 000
Employees
1 700
R&D personnel
120
Plants in 24 countries

Ajinomoto Group's
technical and market expertise

Foods & Seasonings

Since Ajinomoto Group's founder discovered amino acid L-glutamate was responsible for the savory taste umami, the company has been at the forefront of building and enhancing food experiences for consumers around the world.

Biologics & Medical Nutrition

Ajinomoto Group is a leader in pharma-grade amino acids for cell culture media and active pharma ingredients, advancing clinically backed medical nutrition and therapeutical modalities that help extend healthy life expectancy.

Electronic materials

Ajinomoto build-up film (ABF) is the de facto standard insulating film in today’s semiconductor industry, and provides the blueprint for how the company collaborates with industry to advance high-performance functional materials for the world tomorrow.

Personal care

Ajinomoto Group develops scientifically proven specialty and personal care ingredients for different life stages and lifestyles, all with "AminoScience" at its core.

Sustainable agriculture

From biostimulants for regenerative agriculture to feed encapsulation solutions that improve animal yield and health, Ajinomoto Group is committed to improving the efficiency and environmental footprint of modern agriculture.