KIT consultancy firm

Consultancy for Technology Oriented Business to Japan
Kobe International Technologies Corp.

Firm Overview
Kobe International Technologies (KIT) is a consulting firm that opened doors in 2003 and assists corporate management and marketing executives profitable and sustainable growth. KIT provides with experienced strategic assistance in technology transfer resulting in the creation of successful new businesses with great potential in Japan.

KIT Provides Knowledge Management
Back-Ground of Services;

• Advising Technology-Oriented Businesses: Comprehensive experience in strategy development, implementation planning and operational execution from a seasoned executive with over 40 years identifying and prioritizing new business opportunities for opening up new markets in Japan.
• Identifying Appropriate Technologies and Prospective Licensees: Succeeded in consummating over 30 technology transfer agreements involving a wide variety of technologies and business relationships in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia including China and Russia.
• Contract Negotiation and Transactions Involving Intellectual Proprietary:　Extensive experience negotiating complex technology transfer agreements in a variety of cultures around the world.　

Founder
Dr. Akihiko Hogetsu qualified Professional Engineer, is Founder and President of KIT. He served as an Executive Officer and Director of Kobelco Eco Solution. A subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Kobelco Eco Solution, is famous in Japan for applying innovative technical solutions to environmental and industrial challenges. Through his career at KES, which included posts as Head of the Environmental System Division and the Technology Research Center, he played a key role in guiding KES's technology and business development and was directly responsible for many of its successes.

Selected Professional Successes

• Enhancing Technology Oriented Business by Technology Transfer :

  Technologies of methane production and sludge treatment were transferred to French company and Korean company respectively. Technologies of PCB destruction, contaminated soil purification, membrane separation, hydrogen generation, etc were introduced to Japanese company to create new businesses from Europe and the USA..

• Technology Evaluation and Technology Advisor:

  Member of COD Reduction Review Committee appointed by JSIMM, as an account of work sponsored by The Environmental Protection Agency (1990). The Ultra Clean Technology Review Committee Member for the Semiconductor Industry appointed by Japan Electronics Industry Development Association, subsidiary of MITI (1991). Committee Member of Activation in Bio-Industries in the Kinki Region appointed by MITI (1999). others

• Technical Advisor to Business & Training:

  Short Term Expert of JICA for Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology on Wastewater Treatment Technology (2004). Research Commissioner forThe Preparation of Electronic Information of Air Pollution Control Technology for OECC, subsidiary of the Ministry of Environment (2004). Senior Advisor & Consultant to American company(2005), others

Contact
If you have any specific enquiries or questions, please send an email to the following address and KIT will be happy to help you.

Attention: Dr. A. Hogetsu, P.E.
Kobe International Technologies Corp.
4-2-1 Kimikage-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe 651-1122, Japan
Tel: +81 78 591 6989 Mobile phone: +81 90 6905 8538
Email: hogetsu-kit@ares.eonet.ne.jp