Abnous Podia Invest&Architect (APIA) is a research-driven company advancing the social implementation of frontier technologies.
Alongside in-house development of biomaterials built on formulation engineering, we discover technology seeds in Japan and abroad and develop applications across architecture, infrastructure, and living environments.
APIA develops high-performance biomaterials by translating formulation technologies originally used for pharmaceuticals and medical devices into novel material systems for broader industrial applications.
Material technologies once cultivated for controlled release, stimuli-responsive dissolution, and texture design in biomedical use are being repurposed for construction materials, civil engineering products, and infrastructure systems.
By combining diverse feedstocks, including underused resources, with molecular-level structural control, we aim to build high-value materials that expand the conventional boundaries of biomaterials.
Abnous Podia Invest&Architect Inc.
CEO: Ryuto Kawamata
Address: 1-16-3 Yokokawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0003, Japan
Founded on March 30, 2026.
The company was launched with support from Studio 10X (01Booster), a partner program of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government's startup initiative TOKYO SUTEAM.
We are advancing material development and commercialization with an initial focus on the construction and
architecture sectors.
Research, development, and supply of high-performance biomaterials.
We design not only for functional performance, but also for manufacturability, regulatory fit for
architectural implementation, and international scalability, guided by downstream products and sales
strategy.
IP development and licensing of material technologies.
Beyond exporting finished products, we package manufacturing methods themselves as transferable process
systems, explore licensees, and structure optimal agreements including royalty arrangements.
From material development and technology-seed selection to realistic go-to-market business planning, we design commercialization as one integrated process and build benefit-sharing schemes that stakeholders can sustain as the technology is actually deployed.
We process wood into composite timber materials by impregnating porous internal structures with a range
of functional agents.
By adding flame resistance, water resistance, anti-mold, anti-termite, and weatherability, we expand the
use cases of wood into applications that were previously difficult to realize.
Using naturally derived feedstocks, we control polymer interactions such as polyion complexes, coordination, crosslinking, and polycondensation to introduce biodegradability and sustained-release behavior under targeted conditions.
A bio-based material system applying composites made from biological feedstocks to wallpaper and facade
surfaces.
Through fermentation, calcification, and other composite-forming processes centered on underused biomass,
we provide non-petroleum, low-impact building materials with novel textures, together with dedicated
adhesives.
We solve living-environment challenges by using beneficial bacteria themselves, their secreted enzymes,
and antimicrobial peptides as active ingredients.
Offerings include industrial bio-deodorizers made by powdering live deodorizing bacteria, bio-concrete
that self-repairs through bacterial activity, and soil-regeneration agents that rebalance microbial
ecosystems in abandoned farmland.
We apply formulation know-how to design processing methods for controlled release and molecular delivery, including DDS, sustained release, pH-dependent dissolution, and optimization of in-system material behavior.
We are currently advancing multiple projects across material development, productization, and business deployment.
Plant-derived flame-retardant timber created by impregnating wood with a range of non-combustible agents.
Production of biomass-derived bio-leather through bacterial fermentation and its application to wall coverings.
A natural high-strength adhesive made by upcycling skim milk powder while achieving water resistance and anti-decay performance.
A long-lasting industrial bio-deodorizing agent made by powdering living deodorizing bacteria.
A bacterial insecticide that targets only mosquitoes and flies.
A biodegradable varnish made by calcifying and polymerizing pine resin to deliver toughness, water resistance, chemical resistance, and refined aesthetics.
An agricultural input that resets soil microbial balance through plant-based biofumigation components and restores a healthier biological environment for crop growth.
A lower-impact soap formulated with plant-derived surfactants and antimicrobial ingredients.
Investment in advanced materials and architecture-related technologies at an early stage.
Joint development with manufacturing and construction partners.
A platform for deploying Japanese technologies across Asia.
