Ryoya Nishida

CTO

TOWING Co., Ltd.

In 2020, he co-founded TOWING with his brother, Kohei Nishida, and became Director and CTO. He has a background in materials engineering and soil science, and has combined technologies developed by the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) with his own technologies related to biochar pretreatment and microbial cultivation, and implemented them in society. Currently, he is engaged in research on further advancement of high-performance biochar, efficient utilization of unused biomass resources, and establishment of a super-circulating agricultural system, while utilizing 3D structural analysis and bioinformatics.His major awards include "Innovators Under 35 Japan 2022" sponsored by MIT Technology Review, and "Forbes Japan 30 Under 30 2023" sponsored by Forbes Japan.

Ryoya Nishida