Qualtec to Overhaul Business Structure, Exit Bio Sector

TOKYO, Jul 30 (Pulse News Wire) – Qualtec CO.,LTD. (9165.T) announced plans to overhaul its business structure to enhance long-term corporate value.

The company will focus resources on its core reliability evaluation and microfabrication businesses while positioning evaluation equipment as a new growth driver. As part of the restructuring, Qualtec will dissolve its bio division due to the completion of major projects and reallocate human and research resources to its main and growth sectors. Additionally, the company will end its capital and operational partnership with Patentix Corporation to maximize its strengths in reliability assessment and analysis technology.

Qualtec also intends to invest more heavily in developing test equipment and measurement devices for power semiconductors, aiming to expand sales items to include software for analyzing electronic component failures and measuring degradation in solid-state batteries. The firm will continue collaborating with Ritsumeikan University on the MAP project to develop low-cost, environmentally friendly materials. Looking ahead, Qualtec aims to optimize its portfolio by exiting unprofitable ventures, prioritizing high-growth areas, and fostering new business creation.

The company emphasizes that this reform does not aim to reduce its scale but rather to concentrate resources in growth domains leveraging its strengths.