Research Monthly July 2025: University-Based Ventures Challenging Social Transformation / Progress in Price Pass-Through Among SMEs - Results from SME Business Conditions Survey Supplementary Study

Overview

This July 2025 issue of Research Monthly by Japan Finance Corporation analyzes university-based ventures challenging social transformation and progress in price pass-through among small and medium enterprises. The special feature on university-based ventures examines how companies founded on university research and technology are contributing to solving social issues and transforming industrial structures, particularly in deep-tech fields such as AI, biotechnology, new materials, and environmental technology. The price pass-through study reveals gradual progress among SMEs in passing through rising material and labor costs, though significant differences exist by industry and customer relationships.