Aeronext Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Keisuke Toji, hereinafter “Aeronext”) is pleased to announce that Aeronext has received an award in the DX category of the 2023 “HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises 300.”

The “HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises 300” is an award program to recognize small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are taking on the challenge of business innovation and new businesses in response to changes in the economic and social structure, and that can be expected to contribute to the growth of both local and nationwide economies. In FY2023, the recipients were selected from five categories, “Business Restructuring and Productivity Improvement,” “Overseas Expansion,” “GX,” “DX,” and “Investment in People and Environmental Improvement.” Recipients were chosen based on recommendations from economic organizations and financial institutions across the country that are well versed in each of the fields. After deliberations by the SME Management Support Subcommittee, 300 companies were selected.
(For more information and a list of winners, please see (in Japanese): https://www.chusho.meti.go.jp/keiei/sapoin/monozukuri300sha/index2023.html）

Aeronext was recognized for its work conducted with JICA’s 2022 “SDGs Business Supporting Survey” and the “SDGs Business Needs Confirmation Survey for Introducing Drone Delivery Network of Medical Supplies in Mongolia” it conducted.

At the awards ceremony on March 14

Plaque for the 2023 HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises 300 award in the DX category.

【About Aeronext Inc.】
With the vision of “new economization of airspace,” Aeronext develops and patents industrial drone technologies and conducts licensing in order to create a world where the sky becomes societal infrastructure and economized, and social issues are resolved with drones. Aeronext’s core technology is 4D GRAVITY®︎, a proprietary structural design technology that optimizes the center of gravity and aerodynamic characteristics to improve the basic performance of industrial drones dedicated to logistics in terms of stability, efficiency, and maneuverability. We have built a strong patent portfolio to make 4D GRAVITY®︎ a standard feature of industrial drones and are developing a partnership-based platform business globally based on the 4D GRAVITY®︎ license. We have also established a strategic subsidiary, NEXT DELIVERY, to enable new smart logistics SkyHub®︎ utilizing drones and are proactively working on the societal implementation of drone delivery services and commercialization of those services.
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