Hakal


HaKaL is dedicated to developing innovative chemical measurement methods, measurement kits, and related technologies to visualize and quantify invisible aspects of the environment, health, agriculture, and industry. Their mission is to enable anyone to measure, calculate, and quantify easily and quickly, contributing to industrial and social development.

Industries

biotechnology
manufacturing
medical-device

Nr. of Employees

small (1-50)

Hakal

1488-4 Gōkawa-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan


Products

On-site chemical measurement kits

Field-deployable reagent kits designed to measure soil nutrients, water ions, environmental pollutants, and certain biological markers without laboratory equipment.

Rapid reagent kits for soil, water, pollutant and biomolecule analysis

Reagent kits tailored to measure specific analyte classes such as nitrogen/phosphorus/potassium in soil, calcium/sodium in water, heavy metals and organic pollutants, and selected biomolecules or microbes.

High-sensitivity paper microfluidics ELISA platform (in development)

Paper-based microfluidic ELISA technology under development to enable very high sensitivity assays in low-cost, disposable formats for diagnostic applications.

One-touch rapid immunoassay kits (research and development)

Efforts to develop fast, single-step immunoassay kits for immediate on-site detection and diagnosis.


Services

Custom development of point-of-need measurement methods and tailor-made reagent/test kits for environmental, agricultural, and biological analytes.

Development and provision of reagent kits for measuring soil nutrients, water ions, pollutants, and biological markers for field use.

Contracted projects to create simple measurement methods, shorten measurement times, and solve measurement-related technical problems in collaboration with companies and research organizations.

Development of companion mobile applications and cloud backends to support measurement workflows, data capture, and visualization.

Expertise Areas

  • On-site chemical measurement
  • Rapid diagnostic and immunoassay development
  • Paper microfluidics
  • Environmental monitoring and analysis
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Key Technologies

  • Paper microfluidics
  • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
  • Rapid immunoassay formats
  • Reagent-based colorimetric/chemical assays
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News & Updates

Participated in the Fukuoka Bio-Community Meetup held on May 27, 2025, which gathers ventures and SMEs in healthcare, biotech, and food sectors in Fukuoka.

Selected for the Go-Tech project supporting R&D and commercialization of manufacturing technology and services.

The company applied for and was adopted in the Leading Project of Fukuoka Prefecture in 2025.

Miyazaki was appointed as a visiting professor at Kyushu University System Life Sciences in 2025.

The company was awarded a special prize in the Kyushu Electric Power open innovation program.

Supported R&D and commercialization efforts in manufacturing technology and services.


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