Mitsui Chemicals joins CuspAI-led AI Materials Foundry as founding member
- Mitsui Chemicals has joined AI Materials Foundry as a founding member.
- AI Materials Foundry, led by CuspAI, includes more than 45 companies and research institutions, such as NVIDIA, Meta, Samsung, Henkel, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron and Lam Research.
- The network uses CuspAI’s MIRA platform to integrate high‑quality training data, compute, test facilities and expertise to run large‑scale AI simulations from initial R&D exploration through candidate design to experimental verification.
- Mitsui aims to strengthen R&D capabilities, explore new materials business opportunities and promote global co‑creation through participation.
Network overview
AI Materials Foundry is an international network led by CuspAI that combines generative AI with data, computational resources, test facilities and domain expertise. More than 45 companies and research institutions participate, including NVIDIA, Meta, Samsung, Henkel, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron and Lam Research. The network’s MIRA platform is intended to enable seamless execution of processes from initial R&D exploration to candidate material design, evaluation and experimental verification via large‑scale AI simulations.
Why Mitsui joined
Mitsui Chemicals has joined AI Materials Foundry as a founding member to access AI technologies and related knowledge, strengthen its R&D capabilities and explore new business opportunities through the creation of new materials. The company plans to build relationships with participating firms to promote global co‑creation and contribute to innovation in next‑generation materials, particularly for advanced industries such as semiconductors.
Executive comment
OMOTE Toshihiko, CTO and Managing Executive Officer, said Mitsui views founding membership as a way to structurally strengthen its competitive advantage. The company expects AI‑driven materials discovery to improve R&D speed and the success rate of new business creation, and to incorporate cutting‑edge technologies through collaboration with partners such as CuspAI, NVIDIA and Meta.
Source: Mitsui Chemicals
