Scientific Visualization
by a PhD-led Studio
Brilliant research doesn't always speak for itself.
We turn complex science into visuals
that make people get it and act on it.
Our work
Our work
Crafted in Japan
The Problem
Is your groundbreaking research and technology actually getting through?
However innovative your science, its value only moves once others truly grasp it.
But complex ideas rarely get through in text, talk, or static images alone
— and that gap quietly costs you opportunities.
When it's unclear what role your technology plays and what value you could co-create, the partnership stays abstract and conversations stall.
Customers weigh problem fit, competitive edge, and price. If the value isn't clear enough, they can't commit to adopting it.
If non-specialist investors can't grasp your core technology, judgment stops before they assess the business case — and the funding slips away.
Talent is drawn by your core technology and the future it will create. If that doesn't come across, you lose the hire.
The Solution
Graphience solves the "it doesn't get through" problem.
Working end to end — from planning and story design through to production itself — Graphience resolves the "it doesn't get through" problem and helps drive your business growth and customer acquisition.
We offer three core services:
What visuals that get through deliver:
Higher close rates
The value of complex technology gets across instantly, driving decisions on partnerships, adoption, and funding.
More meetings & leads
When value comes through at a glance, any touchpoints turn into real conversations with customers and partners.
Lower explanation cost
One video or one diagram ends repeated explanations and ad-hoc handling across teams, distributors, and the field.
A stronger brand
Polished visuals convey how advanced your technology is, raising the regard and trust you earn from investors and talent.
Why Graphience
Most teams with serious science face the same trade-off.
Top Western studios do world-class work, but they're priced for big pharma and often give you more than your stage needs. General design agencies are within reach, but they don't understand your science, so you get errors, rework, and endless back-and-forth. Doing it in-house keeps the science right, but it rarely lands in the rooms where it has to. Graphience resolves all three at once.
Why science innovators choose Graphience.
A PhD-led team that understands your science
Our members hold PhDs and read your research the way you do. That means scientifically accurate visuals, a story that actually lands, and far less time spent explaining yourself.
Studio-grade quality, priced for your stage
Premium craft, crafted in Japan — without the price tag of a top Western studio built for big-pharma budgets. The right plan for where your company is today.
One partner, across illustration, animation, and design
Because we understand the science, you don't hand it off to people who don't. Plan, story, and production stay under one roof, consistent from first sketch to final delivery.
Trusted by
Scientific Animation
We make your science land, in motion.
Our sharpest work is scientific animation. We turn your research, technology, or service into motion that viewers grasp intuitively, in memorable videos tuned to your goal and audience: research explainers, pitch and exhibition films.
Explanation
Make complex science easy to understand.
Mechanism-of-action and process videos turn intricate science into something viewers grasp at a glance, even mechanisms a flyer or still can't capture.
01
Promotion
Put your innovation in the spotlight.
Promotional films make the novelty and edge of a product or technology unmistakable. Even an easy-to-miss booth pulls people in when a video plays, opening conversations.
02
Branding
Bring your company's vision to life.
Concept films convey the world and values behind a company or service. Polished motion makes a strong impression across booth, web, and social.
03
Where it works
Our latest and best work isn't all online. We'll show it to you directly in a meeting.
Examples
SEKISUI SEIKEI CO., LTD.
Overseas product PR video
A PR film built to strengthen competitiveness in overseas markets by communicating technical advantages and points of differentiation clearly. Balances specialist depth with visual clarity, in a versatile format for web, exhibitions, and sales materials.
VetsBrain Co., Ltd. (Our own product)
Service introduction video
We produced a service introduction video designed to strengthen our competitiveness in international markets. The video clearly communicates our technical advantages and key differentiators, balancing expertise with visual clarity for a versatile format suited to websites, trade shows, and sales materials alike.
Scientific Illustrations
Difficult science, made clear at a glance.
We capture the essence of your research and technology accurately and turn it into illustrations that communicate intuitively — research overview figures, technical concept diagrams, product-explainer visuals, and graphical abstracts, adapted flexibly to your use case.
JAPAN STYLE
8 PHOTOS
ADVENTURES
DESIGN AWARDS
ARCHITECTURE
DESCRIPTION
LANDSCAPES
4 PHOTOS
MOOD
2 PHOTOS
Design
Present the value at its fullest, and turn it into results.
Across print, documents, slides, and web, we design the order of information and the flow of the eye carefully — shaping it into clear, persuasive expression. We build structures that communicate the value of your research, technology, and service, and designs that lead to decisions and action.
A4 product flyer
JNC Corporation
Use: handouts at an overseas exhibition.
Created to promote a product at an overseas exhibition, this double-sided A4 print flyer was designed to be handed out on site. We organized the key selling points and structured the information alongside eye-catching illustrations, finishing it so the product's strengths come across intuitively within a limited page space.
Meet Our Team
President & CEO
Sho leads the company and its creative direction. A veterinarian, PhD scientist, and biotech entrepreneur, he unites scientific accuracy with storytelling to turn research into business outcomes. Trained at Hokkaido University and the University of Tokyo, he carried out research at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Guelph. He has published 23 papers (seven as first author), won a best-presentation award at an international conference, and has firsthand experience winning grants and pitching to investors.
Co-Founder & COO
Takane brings the investor's perspective. A CFA charterholder, he worked at Goldman Sachs and a university-affiliated VC, scouting medical and veterinary research and assessing its path to commercialization. With experience on both the VC and founder sides, including a 4th-place finish at a pitch contest run by Canadian accelerator DMZ, he designs pitches that resonate with investors.
Scientific Adviser
Kodai leads production management, and strategy, concept, and design for chemistry and materials. An active researcher with both academic and industry experience, he turns complex science into compelling visuals. He earned his PhD at Hokkaido University, researched at Toray Industries, and held a postdoctoral position at the University of California. He has published 14 papers (six as first author) and presented at numerous international conferences.
Chief Designer
Amiko leads illustration, design, and animation. Building on her years as a designer at an advertising agency, she pursues expression that truly reaches the viewer, from warm, hand-drawn consumer styles to precise scientific illustration for researchers. A graduate of Aichi University of the Arts, she creates visuals that balance scientific accuracy with beauty to bring research and products to life.
FROM CONCEPT TO FINISHED WORK
A visual built on your science, from first conversation to final delivery.
How we work
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First consultation — free
We listen closely to your background, goals, audience, and the points you most want to land, and organize them. You don't need a finished idea of the deliverable yet, just tell us your science and your goal.
02
Visual direction
Starting from your goal, we define the visual approach: who we're speaking to, what to say, and how to show it. Setting this axis before production gives everything a consistent foundation.
03
Concept & storyboard
Working from that direction, we go deeper, then design the best way to present each piece — together with a story that lands — and propose it. For video, this is where structure and storyboard are built from the ground up. We align until you can picture the finished result, then move into production.
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Production
We bring the agreed concept to life as illustration, animation, or design. The process differs by deliverable, but we build in stage-by-stage checks so nothing drifts from your intended direction.
Example (animation): storyboard → asset/illustration build → narration recording → first cut → revisions → final.
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Delivery
We deliver in the format that fits your use. We're glad to handle English versions and secondary uses too — just reach back out anytime.
What our clients say.
What it's like to work with a team that truly understands your science.
Great value, and we'd work with them again.
"They responded quickly and attentively, and with real subject-matter expertise reproduced even the core biology accurately. The result was a flyer that's both highly specialized and great-looking. I'd gladly work with them again."
— Manufacturer, project lead
Expert, and accurate even on the hard biology
"Our contact had real expertise in cell biology and understood the image we wanted to convey, so the project was a pleasure to run. Great value, too. I'd absolutely commission them again."
— University spin-off, director
Easy and safe to work with.
The practical details are handled, so you can focus on your science.
NDA-ready.
Unpublished research and technology are handled strictly under contract, so you can share with confidence.
Flexible on budget and timeline.
We propose the plan and approach that best fit your budget and schedule.
Native-English delivery.
From copy editing to narration recording, native speakers handle the English, finished to an international standard.
Contact
Let's bring your science to life.
Tell us about your project and we'll get back to you.