Preferred Networks recieved the “Emerging Leader Award” at the 2017 Japan-U.S. Innovation Award

Preferred Networks appoints Professor Pieter Abbeel of UC Berkeley as a Technical Advisor

Preferred Networks released Version 2 of Chainer, an Open Source framework for Deep Learning

Drawing app “pixiv Sketch” and automatic coloring service “PaintsChainer” collaborate to provide a new function for automatic coloring of illustrations!

Preferred Networks and Microsoft have a strategic collaboration in the field of deep learning solutions

Preferred Networks released ChainerMN, a multi-node extension to Chainer, an open source framework for deep learning

Intel and Preferred Networks collaborate to jointly develop Chainer, deep learning open source framework

Preferred Networks has been awarded with Technology Award in the Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards 2017

SORACOM and Preferred Networks carry out Co-demonstration of “Edge Heavy Computing” using machine learning technology on IoT equipment at “CeBIT 2017” in Hannover Germany

PFN recognized as one of most innovative and exciting Japanese startups at 2016 US-Japan Innovation Awards

PFN achieves Second Place at “Pick Task” of Amazon Picking Challenge

Manufacturing Automation Leaders Collaborate: Optimizing Industrial Production through Analytics