DNP Establishes Second Overseas R&D Base in IIT Hyderabad, India

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 22, 2026--

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP, TOKYO:7912) will establish a new research and development base in Telangana, India, in April 2026, to advance and reinforce its global R&D strategy. The base will be our second overseas after the one established in the Netherlands in September 2025.

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DNP will pursue joint research with the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), a leading science and engineering university in India, in the mobility and medical healthcare fields, which are focus business areas for DNP. By establishing a base at the Technology Research Park (TRP), a corporate collaboration facility on the university campus, we aim to accelerate R&D outcomes and their social implementation by combining IITH's strength in human resources and R&D with DNP's technological capabilities.

Initial Priority Themes

1. Mobility: Wireless power supply systems for EVs
   DNP currently possesses the world's top global share for battery pouches (exterior materials) for EV lithium-ion batteries, and is also pursuing technology development related to next-generation mobility.
   At the new base, looking ahead to a future society of autonomous driving and advanced mobility, DNP will utilize its sheet-type coil technology as a foundation for advancing the design, development, and commercialization of wireless power supply systems for EVs jointly with IITH.
   
   
2. Medical healthcare: Synthesis routes for APIs
   In the medical healthcare, through joint research with IITH, we will advance the development of synthesis routes for APIs. Leveraging the knowledge of precision organic chemical synthesis and process development amassed by DNP Fine Chemicals Utsunomiya Co., Ltd., a DNP Group company, DNP will advance development from synthesis route design through prototyping and evaluation to mass production.
   
   In the future, we aim to position India as one of our global development bases for APIs, commercialize R&D outcomes, and pursue sales in India and other markets around the world.

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About DNP

DNP was established in 1876, and has become a leading global company that leverages print-based solutions to engineer fresh business opportunities while protecting the environment and creating a more vibrant world for all. We capitalize on core competencies in microfabrication and precision coating technology to provide products for the display, electronic devices, and optical film markets.

About IIT Hyderabad

IITH, established in 2008, has reached a respectable position in academics, research, technology development, and Start-ups in a short span of 17 years. In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF-2025), IITH is ranked 7th among Engineering institutes (crossing a first-generation IIT this year), and is ranked 6th in Innovation, while it has maintained its rank within the top 10 Engineering Institutes ever since NIRF was launched. IITH has been striving for excellence with a motto of "Inventing & Innovating in Technology for Humanity (IITH)".
For more details, visit: https://www.iith.ac.in/
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CONTACT: Media contact

DNP: Yusuke Kitagawa, +81-3-6735-0101

[email protected]

KEYWORD: AFRICA JAPAN INDIA ASIA PACIFIC

INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY MOBILE/WIRELESS HEALTH AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING EV/ELECTRIC VEHICLES MANUFACTURING AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES AUTONOMOUS DRIVING/VEHICLES PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH EDUCATION SCIENCE

SOURCE: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

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