Nitto Denko Corporation (“Nitto”; headquarters in Osaka; President Hideo Takasaki) is in the process of constructing a new facility at its Ibaraki Office, aiming for completion in October of 2015 and opening in spring of next year. The new facility will integrate R&D and human resouces development, serving as a place where people gather together to engage in co-creation.
A content was recently held among all employees of the company to come up with a name for this facility, and the name “inovas” was chosen. “nova” is a Latin word that means “new.” It also means a “new star” that suddenly starts to shine very brightly. Our company’s brand slogan is “Innovation for Customers.” As the name “inovas” suggests, we will go working to become a base that generates countless new stars (novas) through innovative activities.
By accelerating R&D in the Green (environmental), Clean (energy), Fine (life sciences), and Basic (basic technologies) fields, we will strive to strengthen our ability to develop new products.

Establishment of a facility that integrates R&D and human resources development : http://www.nitto.com/press/2014/0917.jsp