NX Group Opens Applications for Second Open Innovation Program
The second round keeps the logistics group's co-creation channel with startups running as a standing program rather than a trial, with the first round's two picks now headed toward full-scale operation.
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NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. began accepting applications on Monday, September 28 for the NX-Tech HUB Open Innovation Program 2026, the second round of its co-creation program with startups. The program is run with the AUBA open innovation platform, operated by eiicon Co., Ltd., as an initiative of the NX Global Innovation Investment Limited Partnership. Work from the first round is progressing toward full-scale operation.
The application window opened on Monday, September 28, with a separate early application deadline that carries eligibility for individual interviews before screening. NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS runs the program with AUBA, the open innovation platform operated by eiicon Co., Ltd., as an initiative of the NX Global Innovation Investment Limited Partnership.
The structure pairs the NX Group's business base and issues raised at logistics sites with technology and ideas from startup companies. Selected ideas move toward proof-of-concept testing with support from a dedicated secretariat. The first round, held in 2025, selected two proposals from roughly 60 applications.
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