Case Study

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation recently published a list of 25 projects between EU and Japanese companies taking place in Southeast Asia. Through these case studies, the EU-Japan Centre aims to encourage EU and Japanese companies to consider collaboration in Southeast Asia.

Abbeal is a French start-up specializing in web and mobile development consultancy.

TreeFrog Therapeutics (https://treefrog.fr/) is a French biotechnology company specialized in cell therapy. In April 2022, Treefrog announced the opening of a lab in Kobe, Japan, with the aim of establishing strategic alliances with key academic and industrial players in the field of regenerative medicine. Discover the company’s reception in Japan, their encountered challenges, and recommendations to other EU SMEs by reading our Case Study.

TreeFrog Therapeutics is a French biotechnology company specialized in cell therapy. In April 2022, it announced the opening of a lab in Kobe, Japan, with the aim of establishing strategic alliances with key academic and industrial players in the field of regenerative medicine.

A Swedish SME manufacturing socks and its surprising experience with Japan.

SOCKSSS is a young Swedish company specialized in the fashion of socks. Whereas many larger companies failed in Japan, SOCKSSS already makes 5-7% of their turnover in Japan and their made in Japan style socks amount for 20% of their global turnover.

UAB Geld Baltic – Super Garden is a young Lithuanian company created in 2016 by Laura Kaziukonienė. It specializes in the manufacture and commercialization of freeze-dried products; a technique initially developed by NASA. The desire to offer healthier snacks with a considerable duration, but especially delicious, encouraged Ms. Kaziukonienė to launch her own brand based on this technology.

UAB Geld Baltic – Super Garden is a young Lithuanian company created in 2016. It specializes in the manufacture and commercialization of freeze-dried products; a technique initially developed by NASA. Geld Baltic has been step by step developing its strategy to access the Japanese market during the past 2 years.