Haruhiko Arai

Part of TBM Co., Ltd., Bioworks Corp. is a Japanese material creation company that plans and produces a healthy future for the earth and humanity by utilizing the technology and knowledge obtained from material research and development. The private company is based in Souraku, Japan. Bioworks develops a plant-based new material called PlaX™?, which has the potential to replace petroleum-derived plastics and synthetic fibers. The company aims to create a future with a circular system from production to disposal and recycling, and to install PlaX™? as the "OS" of society. The company was founded in 2015 by Yukihiro Imai, who has been the CEO since then. Bioworks was acquired by TBM Co., Ltd. on December 06, 2018.