Pioneering LifeEnrichingScience & Technology
Striving to inspire the brilliance of life
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Research to inspire the brilliance of life
As a research organization responsible for Suntory Group's fundamental research, our mission is to create value for our future customers.
Our Achievements in Numbers *As of December 22, 2025
Published papers
108
Awards received
14
Conference
presentations
149
Collaborative research projects
148
Percentage of employees with PhD degrees
25
Research & Technology
Research that supports healthy and human-centered living
We are challenging ourselves to create value centered around three key research themes: flavor, health, and sustainability. In particular, we adopt a fundamental research approach that involves engaging with nature’s bounty and learning from it. Through learning from nature’s bounty, we are tackling the challenging research themes of creating products that are delicious, healthy, and also have a positive impact on the environment.
For over two decades, we have led comprehensive research on water as a company that is sustained by nature and water. The Institute for Water Science conducts comprehensive research on all aspects of water, ranging from studies of natural water cycles, such as groundwater flow, to investigations of water’s role within the human body. We are also actively working to disseminate the knowledge gained there to society.
Institute for Water Science
Efforts to continue protecting water and life
Structure & Environment
An open research environment that stimulates free and creative thinking
We are building a platform that leverages researchers’ free and creative thinking while communicating research outcomes to society. In addition to our two facilities in Japan, we also collaborate with several global centers to create new value from the perspectives of diverse researchers.
A platform that enables collaboration between research and technology development and business development
Additionally, the Suntory Group has an incubation program that evaluates research ideas as potential new business ventures. We have a platform that connects innovative ideas to business development through close collaboration with our incubation program.
Core research and customer perspective. Leveraging the strengths of our two facilities in Japan while collaborating with research institutes worldwide
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Our ambitions for R&D
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Milestones of our challenges
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That is the future vision of Suntory Global Innovation Center.
What's New
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2025.12.22
Lists of Research paper/Conference presentation are updated
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2025.11.26
News Release : Suntory Global Innovation Center Publishes Research Findings on Groundwater Recharge Estimation Methodology
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2025.10.28
News Release : Suntory Global Innovation Center and the University of Tokyo to Showcase MoHeat Evo at CES 2026
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2025.06.19
News Release : Suntory Global Innovation Center Succeeds in Elucidating the Sex Determination System in Hops in International Joint Study with Japanese and Czech Research Institutions
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2025.05.29
News Release : Suntory and TOWING Launch Pilot Test on the Feasibility of High-Performance Biochar