"Scale Academy is a formal admission that the pure research model is no longer sufficient in an AI-first, security-obsessed market. The unit is chartered with its own governance, funding gates, and timelines, and is tasked with identifying commercially viable technology within NTT's labs and turning it into real businesses or spin-outs."
"Indart explicitly framed it as a shift from 'interesting' research to products customers will actually buy, with milestones and a 'fail-fast' discipline rather than endless proofs of concept."
"Choosing SaltGrain as the inaugural project signals where security is headed. SaltGrain wraps attribute-based encryption (ABE) into a comprehensive security solution, addressing the growing demand for robust data protection."
NTT Research has shifted from a basic research model to a product-focused approach with the launch of Scale Academy, a startup incubator. This initiative aims to commercialize innovations from NTT's labs, addressing the need for market-ready products in an AI-driven, security-focused landscape. The first product, SaltGrain, is a zero-trust data security suite. Scale Academy emphasizes governance, funding, and timelines to transform research into viable businesses, reflecting a broader industry trend of accelerating innovation and responding to competitive pressures.
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