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You and simulations have the power to change the world.

Prometech Group is an industry-academia collaborative venture that strives for the research, development, and practical application of cutting-edge simulation technology. At the same time, we are a comprehensive solution provider that delivers "new value of simulation" to industry and society.

It is well known that simulation is widely used in advanced design of automobiles and aircrafts, and beautiful "computer graphics" in movies and games are in fact nothing but "optical simulation. And "AI," which has become a major trend in recent years, can be described as "simulation using a mathematical model that simulates the brain. All of these have in common the methodology of "solving mathematical equations with a computer. Simulation is an important fundamental technology that supports modern society with unlimited possibilities.

Since its founding in 2004, Prometech Group has focused on developing simulation technology, based on study at university, into CAE software used by industry around the world.

Prometech was also the first company in the world to successfully utilize GPUs in the CAE field, paving the way for users who cannot afford expensive large computers to take advantage of simulation. Today, Prometech Group continues to take on the challenge of bringing together the expertise of all group companies to make the power of simulation more widely available to society.

FUJISAWA Toshimitsu

Prometech Group, Inc. Founder, Chairman and Group CEO

Company Profile

Trade namePrometech Group, Inc.
Board memberRepresentative Director, Chairman and President
FUJISAWA Toshimitsu
[Group CEO]

Executive Vice President
SUZUKI Takahiko
[Group CFO]

Outside Director
KOSHIZUKA Seiichi
[Professor, The University of Tokyo /
Inventor of Moving Particle Simulation(MPS) Method, Simulation Quality Assurance]

Outside Director
OKAMOTO Shinichi
[Former CTO, Sony Computer Entertainment]
AuditorYOSHIMURA Ryugo
[​Lawyer, Kensei Law Offices]
Date of EstablishmentOct 1, 2023
Capital Stock100 million yen
Major ShareholderFUJISAWA Toshimitsu
KOSHIZUKA Seiichi
Prometech Software Employee Stock Ownership Association
Prometech Software collaborating researcher stock ownership association
Location[Head Office]
Hongo Dai-ichi Building, 8F, 34-3, Hongo 3-chome,Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
TEL:+81-3-5842-4082 FAX:+81-3-5842-4123

Group Companies / Research & Community

Prometech Software, Inc.
・R&D and sales of CAE software
・Consulting service in Computational Fluid Dynamics and powder analysis
・HPC & Visualization solution service,Movie production services
URL:https://prometech.co.jp

GDEP Solutions, Inc.
・Sales and rental of GPU hardware products
・Sales of cloud service and hardware infrastructure
・GPU venture creation project
URL: https://gdep-sol.co.jp

Particleworks Europe S.r.l.
・Distributor network management in Europe
・Marketing support and software support service to distributors
URL: https://particleworks-europe.com

Prometech CG research
・Academic research in computer graphics, visualization of natural objects and phenomena, and lighting simulation
URL: https://prometech.co.jp/products_and_services/cgresearch

HPC WORLD
・A cutting-edge community that creates a new era of HPC, centered on the NVIDIA HPC SDK and OpenACC
URL: https://hpcworld.jp

Organization

As of October 2023

History

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1996
Professor Koshizuka et al.(The University of Tokyo) present MPS, a computational method that enables the simulation of phenomena such as water spray and structural failure.
2002
Established "Visual Engineering Study Group" to aim at the fusion of simulation and computer graphics: at the workshop on IT program of MEXT, "Frontier Simulation Software for Industrial Science".
(Representative: Prof. KOSHIZUKA, Director: FUJISAWA Toshimitsu)
2004
Prometech Software, Inc. was established.
Aiming to integrate simulation and CG technologies.
2005
Concluded a joint test agreement with Japan Broadcasting Corporation (to verify the application of physical simulation technology to broadcast program production).
2006
Announced FLUIDSISTA, a simulation product for disaster prevention jointly developed with SGI Japan, Ltd., in Japan and the United State.
2007
NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. released arcade version of Tekken 6, featuring Prometech Software's OctaveEngine Nature physics engine.
2008
Hudson Soft Company, Limited released "AQUA FOREST Powered by OctaveEngine Casual" for iPhone, featuring Prometech Software's OctaveEngine Casual physics engine.
Cooperated in the movie "252: Seizonsha ari" using our proprietary fluid simulation technology. Provided simulation data of a huge storm surge surging into Odaiba and Shiodome.
2009
Spun off Game Division (Game Engine Development Business)
Released Particleworks: Particle method CAE Software
2010
Japan GPU Computing Limited Liability Partnership (G-DEP) was established.
G-DEP Received Tesla Preferred Partner 2.0 Certification from NVIDIA
2011
Particleworks won the 23rd "Small and Medium Enterprise Excellent New Technology/New Product Award" for the software category for its "Excellence Award",
Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Venture Technology Award for Excellence
2012
Particleworks was honored as "2012 Industrial Technology of the Nine Prefectures and Cities" at the 62nd Conference of the Nine Prefectures and Cities.
2014
Particleworks won 2013 Technology Award from the Japanese Society of Computational Engineering
Received Education Minister's Award at the University Venture Award 2014
(Organized by Japan Science and Technology Agency, supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2016
Established GDEP Solutions, Inc.
2017
Released Granuleworks: Discrete Element Method software code
2019
Established Prometech CG Research.
Established Particleworks Europe S.r.l. (Italy) .
2021
Took over Softech Corporation's PGI compiler products and HPC engineering operations.
NVIDIA HPC SDK and Open ACC user community "HPC WORLD" started operation.
2022
Launched NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise and Simulation Consulting.
2023
Transitioned to holding company structure through a corporate split and change of trade name to "Prometech Group, Inc".
2024
Acquired ISO 27001 certification, the international standard for information security management systems (ISMS).

Access

Please find below a map and directions to our head office.

Head Office Location [Tokyo,Japan]
Hongo Dai-ichi Building, 8F, 34-3, Hongo 3-chome,Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
TEL:+81-3-5842-4082 FAX:+81-3-5842-4123
*Please call by intercom on the 8th floor when you come to the office.

Subway

  • 1-minute walk from Oedo Line, Hongo-sanchome Sta. 5th Exit.
  • 2-minute walk from Marunouchi Line, Hongo-sanchome Sta. 2nd Exit.
  • 12-minute walk from Chiyoda Line, Yushima Sta. 1st Exit.
  • 12-minute walk from Mita Line, Kasuga Sta. A2 Exit.
  • 12-minute walk from Namboku Line, Korakuen Sta. 6th Exit.

Bus

  • [上69], [都02], [茶51], [東43], Get off at Hongo-Sanchome-Eki
  • 学01 for the University of Tokyo. Get on at Ueno Sta. or Okachimachi Sta. Get off at Tatsuokamon.
  • 学07 for the University of Tokyo. Get on at Ochanomizu Sta. Get off at Tatsuokamon.