Deployment Track Record

Selected as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow (DC1).
Conducted condensed-matter studies under extreme conditions such as high pressure and cryogenic temperatures through superconductivity research.
This discipline of “design → verification → analysis” later became the foundation for materials and process design. Around this time, Hori encountered MOFs, changed his research theme, and earned his degree in MOFs—aiming to be a chemist who also understands physics.

Engaged in MOF research in Prof. Susumu Kitagawa’s lab at RIKEN and Kyoto University (iCeMS).
In addition to physicochemical fundamental studies using the world-class synchrotron facility SPring-8, he worked on instrument development for evaluation and observation.
He cultivated the ability to identify “the conditions under which materials function” and to establish reproducible systems, rather than focusing on materials alone.

* Prof. Susumu Kitagawa received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Oct 2025 for MOF research.

As an Assistant Professor at Nagoya University, advanced research in materials science and gas-separation technologies.
To ensure research outcomes do not end as “papers,” founded SyncMOF as a Nagoya University spin-out to connect research to real-world deployment.
Started translating MOFs—often confined to “powder materials”—into implementable forms.

Founded HFC as the business holding company of SyncMOF.
As an orchestration function that reliably connects research outcomes to devices, operations, and businesses, HFC integrates the hard parts of separation, enrichment, and capture through materials and process design.
HFC accelerates deployment by bridging research and industry in the shortest path.

Presented MOF deployment cases at the G7 Hiroshima Summit (government PR showcase).
Through international public disclosure, demonstrated that the technology can move beyond the research stage and become an industrial option. The MOF business was also featured on NHK WORLD NEWS.

Expanded MOF technologies to society through international outreach at EXPO 2025 Osaka–Kansai.
Presented a future vision in which CO₂ is treated not as a “problem” but as a valuable resource, promoting industrial application of research outcomes and building a deployment legacy for the next generation.