IXON Selected as Sole Asian Startup for Scrum Ventures' Global "Hokkaido F Village X" Accelerator

IXON is thrilled to announce its selection for the second cohort of the "Hokkaido F Village X" (HFX) global accelerator program. Organized by the venture capital firm Scrum Ventures and its subsidiary Scrum Studio, the program is based at the Hokkaido Ballpark F Village in Kitahiroshima City, Japan.

The HFX program is highly competitive, attracting 245 startup applications from 36 countries for its second year. IXON is deeply honored to be chosen as one of just eight participating global startups, and proudly stands as the only selected company representing Asia.

Felix Cheung, founder and CEO of IXON, pitched IXON’s proprietary advanced sous-vide aseptic packaging (ASAP) and PhantomCure technology directly to major Japanese corporations, municipal partners, media, and investors. During his presentation, Felix outlined IXON's ambitious roadmap for the region: initiating a localized pilot project with the ultimate goal of establishing a state-of-the-art food processing hub in Hokkaido. This hub would empower local agriculture by allowing premium Hokkaido produce to be exported globally without the need for an expensive cold chain.

To demonstrate the real-world capabilities of IXON's technology—which achieves long-term preservation without preservatives or refrigeration while retaining taste, texture, and nutritional value—Felix hosted an exclusive tasting of the company's latest product development: ambient fresh fruit corn.

The demonstration was a resounding success. Media representatives, investors, and corporate partners were amazed by the exceptional juiciness and crunchiness of the corn, proving that shelf-stable food can deliver the exact same sensory experience as freshly harvested produce.

“Hokkaido produces some of the best food coming out of Japan, from corn, asparagus, potato, dairy, salmon to scallops,” says Felix. “We want to help farmers and agricultural processors export their best products worldwide without relying on a costly cold chain.”

IXON 欣然宣佈，公司已成功入選全球加速器計劃「Hokkaido F Village X」(HFX) 的第二期項目。該計劃由風險投資公司 Scrum Ventures 及其子公司 Scrum Studio 主辦，並以位於日本北海道北廣島市的 Hokkaido Ballpark F Village 為基地。

HFX 計劃競爭相當激烈，第二期共吸引了來自全球 36 個國家、合共 245 家初創企業報名參與。IXON 非常榮幸能成為最終獲選的 8 家全球初創企業之一，更是當中唯一代表亞洲的獲選公司。

IXON 創辦人兼行政總裁張文浩博士 (Felix Cheung) 向日本大型企業、地方政府合作夥伴、傳媒及投資者，親自展示了 IXON 專利的先進低溫真空無菌包裝 (ASAP) 及 PhantomCure 技術。在演講中，Felix 勾勒了 IXON 針對該地區的宏大發展藍圖：率先開展本地化試點項目，最終目標是在北海道建立一個先進的食品加工樞紐。該樞紐將賦能當地農業，讓北海道的優質農產品無需依賴昂貴的冷鏈物流，即可出口至全球各地。

為實際展示 IXON 技術的潛力——該技術能在不使用防腐劑或冷藏的情況下實現長期保存，同時完美保留食物的味道、口感及營養價值——Felix 舉辦了一場獨家試食會，讓與會者品嚐公司最新研發的產品：常溫保鮮水果粟米。

這次展示取得了空前成功。在場的傳媒代表、投資者及企業合作夥伴無一不對水果粟米極致的多汁與爽脆口感感到驚豔，這充分證明了常溫保鮮食品絕對能提供與新鮮採摘農產品完全一致的感官體驗。

「北海道盛產全日本最頂級的食材，涵蓋粟米、蘆筍、馬鈴薯、乳製品，以至三文魚和帆立貝等，」Felix 表示。「我們希望能協助農民及農業加工商，在無需依賴昂貴冷鏈物流的情況下，將他們最優質的產品出口至世界各地。」