Articles from Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will exhibit the CELL HANDLER™ 2, a cell picking and imaging system, at SLAS2025, marking the product's first overseas exhibition. SLAS2025, one of the world’s largest conferences and exhibitions on automation technologies in life sciences and drug discovery research, will be held in San Diego, USA, from Monday, January 27, to Wednesday, January 29.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today the upcoming release of the new CELL HANDLER(TM) 2, a cell picking and imaging system set to launch in March 2025. This advanced system aims to enhance the efficiency and refinement of research and experiments focused on new drug development. CELL HANDLER(TM) 2 is the successor to the CELL HANDLER(TM), a cell picking and imaging system that handles cells (clusters)*1 and acquires data with high speed and accuracy. The development concept is "the best partner for cell research." This next-generation cell handling system incorporates innovative technology, leveraging feedback from researchers to enhance the user experience. With AI-based automation, enhanced imaging functions, and improved operability, the system provides stronger support for researchers' challenges in pursuit of new discoveries. *1 Single cells or clusters of cells, such as spheroids and organoids

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces its consolidated business results for the first half of fiscal 2024.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces that it will begin using low-carbon, recycled steel sheets produced in electric furnaces as a raw material for the packaging frames used to ship motorcycles, and will be gradually expanding the scope of use of the material going forward. This is the first time in Japan that steel sheets from electric furnaces have been used for packaging frames for motorcycles (according to Yamaha Motor research as of July 2024).

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces it has signed a service agreement with YL Forest Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “YLF”), a company headquartered in Fukuoka City that is implementing its proprietary mangrove planting method in the Republic of Indonesia. Going forward, funding provided to YLF by the Company will go toward launching a new mangrove planting project in the country’s province of South Sulawesi.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is pleased to announce that it will build a new verification testing facility equipped with a melting furnace and heat treatment furnace using hydrogen gas at its Morimachi Factory (Morimachi, Shuchi-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture).

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it and Lola Cars Ltd. (head office in the U.K., hereinafter "Lola") have signed a technical partnership agreement for the development and supply of high-performance electric powertrains to be part of an official manufacturer in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (hereinafter "Formula E"), the world’s premier racing series for all-electric single-seater vehicles. Through this link to Formula E, Yamaha Motor will work on developing cutting-edge electric technologies with the aim of raising its expertise and capabilities in this field.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces its consolidated business results for the full 2023 fiscal year.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the Company has established Tuning Fork Bio Inc. in Delaware, USA (CEO: Yuichi HIKICHI), which will analyze the antibodies in blood to better visualize people’s health conditions through its antibody profiling business. The main target markets for this new company are the U.S. and Japan. Using Tuning Fork Bio’s antibody analysis technology and expertise, antibodies--a type of protein--that manifest for specific diseases are selected and compared with a patient’s own antibodies in order to analyze their current health condition, i.e., antibody profiling. This information will bring benefits to health checkups conducted by medical institutions, help in selecting the best drugs for patients, and aid in new drug research by pharmaceutical companies.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announces its consolidated business results for the first half of fiscal 2023.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) announced today that the Company has succeeded in developing a high-quality and environmentally friendly recycled polypropylene (PP) material which can be used for the main exterior bodywork for motorcycles. The Company will begin using the new raw material with the main 2023 commuter models for ASEAN markets.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today a new investment in Andes Ag, Inc., a U.S.-based startup pursuing research into beneficial microorganism technologies to remove CO2 from the air. Lead by Yamaha Motor Ventures (YMV), the corporate venture capital arm of Yamaha Motor Company, the investment is the first made through the $100 million USD Yamaha Motor Sustainability Fund established in June of 2022 specifically for investing in early-stage companies working to address climate change.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 7272) announced today the establishment of the U.S.-based Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, L.P. II, a company-financed 10-year fund with a total investment purse of US$100 million for exploring technologies and opportunities aimed at new business domain expansion and securing competitive advantages.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 7272) announced today that it has reached an agreement with an aluminum ingot supplier for the procurement of green aluminum, and began using it as a raw material for parts in Yamaha motorcycles in February 2023. This is the first time for green aluminum to be used in Japanese motorcycles and the Company plans to gradually expand its usage in models going forward.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Corporation are pleased to announce a collaborative participation in the South by Southwest 2023 (SXSW 2023) festival for media, music, and technologies, March 10 through 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The two Yamaha organizations will put on an experiential installation (an interactive artwork) called “What revs your heart and makes waves?” at the Creative Industries Expo held during the event from March 12 through 15.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 7272) announces its consolidated business results for the full 2022 fiscal year.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan; President, CEO and Representative Director: Yoshihiro Hidaka) and ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; President and CEO: Tatsuyuki Isogawa) conducted an early-stage test flight of a prototype small aircraft at Fujikawa Gliding Field in Shizuoka Prefecture on September 21.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 7272) is pleased to announce today that it has established the Yamaha Motor Sustainability Fund for investing in companies working to address problems concerning the environment. This is a new initiative that enables carbon offsetting in addition to reducing the CO2 levels and environmental footprint of our existing businesses. The fund has a total investment value of $100 million dollars and will be run for a period of 15 years.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has published “Roots. -- A Journey to Kochi in Shikoku on Four Yamaha Motorcycles” in Web 55mph, an online 21st century version of the original 55mph magazine put out in the 1980s under the concept of “Motorcycle Utopia” and spanned ten volumes.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) announces its consolidated business results for the full 2021 fiscal year.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) announced today that the Company will supply Subaru Tecnica International Inc. (STI) with electric motor units for the STI E-RA EV it is developing for future motorsport.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) announces its consolidated business results for the first half of fiscal 2021.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 7272) announced that it plans to establish an investment fund seeking potential business partners and startups for collaborations that will accelerate the development of environmental technologies.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 7272) announced today that it has reviewed the CO2 emission reduction targets in the Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050 (hereinafter referred to as ”Environmental Plan 2050”) first formulated in 2018, and has set a new goal of aiming for carbon neutrality throughout all of its business activities, including across the life cycles of its products,* by 2050. *Emissions as a direct result of business activities (Scope 1 and 2) and emissions outside of these (Scope 3).