(Head office: Hachioji City, Tokyo; CEO: Tomoko Fujino; hereinafter “NOVIUS”), a technology that enables 2D to 3D conversion with the naked eye using AI for real-time video conversion (a technology with applications ranging from medicine to entertainment), has been selected by Microsoft Corporation (Head office: Washington, USA; Microsoft Corp. (Head Office: Hachioji, Tokyo; President: Tomoko Fujino; hereinafter referred to as “NOVIUS”) has been selected for “Microsoft for Startups,” a startup support program offered by Microsoft Corporation (Head Office: Washington, USA; Microsoft Corp. The program will promote the development of surgical AI using deep learning by leveraging Microsoft’s Azure and other technologies, as well as joint promotions with Microsoft Japan, announcements of research and development results, and the development of new products and services using Azure. We will also aim to develop new services and wide-area collaboration with companies using Azure.