For Brands · 01
Trust from day one
Only products that meet the criteria can carry the Inside logo. The mark speaks for your material choice, so you don't have to.
02 / Inside ProgramInside Program
Where the materialbecomes the brand.
A brand, inside.
Only material that passes four checks (genuine material, specified loading, quality control and audit) can carry the GranovaQ® Inside mark. The Inside Program is a co-branding licensing program with three tiers, Powered by, Inside and Certified, that grow with your brand. The idea is familiar from ingredient brands in other industries: a trusted component, named on the finished product.
— Behind the mark
Every materialhas a story.
The GranovaQ Inside mark is where some twenty years of work on graphene quantum dots finally reaches the finished product. From discovery, to scaling down to the nanoscale, to the chapter we are in now: adoption by brands.
01 / Why Inside works
Three quiet
advantages.
GranovaQ Inside brings a chosen material to the front of the product. Science that used to go unmentioned gets a name and a place.
For Brands · 02
A different category
When many competitors make similar functional claims, a brand with the GranovaQ Inside mark stands apart as one that names its material.
For Brands · 03
Shared marketing reach
GranovaQ Inside offers joint promotion opportunities. Sharing exposure makes each brand's marketing spend go further.
— Where Inside lives
From bedroomto wardrobe.
The GranovaQ Inside mark appears on bedding and home textiles, apparel and recovery wear, and other materials worn or used close to the skin for long hours. Only material that meets the four requirements (genuine material, specified loading, quality control and audit) can show where it comes from on the product.
01 · Bedding & Home
Bedding and home textiles.
Filling, ticking and covers: GQD can be blended into any layer. For bedding used close to the skin for hours, the material offers anti-mite, anti-mold and antibacterial functions, as marketed in Japan.
02 · Apparel & Recovery
Recovery wear, sportswear, innerwear.
Blended into the fiber, the material brings antibacterial and odor-resistant and far-infrared functions, as marketed in Japan. For innerwear and performance wear worn for long hours, and for recovery wear (notified in Japan as a general medical device).
02 / Architecture
Three tiers. One program.
Tier · 01
Powered by GranovaQ
The step before Inside qualification. A technology credit that lets you name GranovaQ as your material source on product pages and in investor materials.
- Eligibility
- Any B2B brand using GranovaQ
- Logo Use
- Not provided (credit line only)
- Audit
- None
Tier · 02
GranovaQ Inside
The core of the program. Brands that meet four requirements (genuine material, specified loading, quality control and audit) are licensed to show the Inside logo on their products.
- Eligibility
- Products that meet the criteria for genuine material, specified loading and quality control
- Logo Use
- Inside lockup, 5 variants
- Audit
- Annual renewal
Tier · 03
GranovaQ Certified
The top tier above Inside. Granted to high-loading product lines that meet stricter quality criteria, with use of the Spec Stamp.
- Eligibility
- Inside qualification + stricter quality criteria
- Logo Use
- Inside + Spec Stamp
- Audit
- Annual renewal + audit
GranovaQ Inside is a licensing program run by J.C. Technology Co., Ltd., the maker of GranovaQ. The mark is awarded by J.C. Technology, not by an independent third party, and refers only to the material: genuine GranovaQ, specified loading, quality control and annual audit.
03 / Process
Six steps to the mark.
Step 01
01/06Inquire
Use the Apply for Inside form to tell us your application, where you are in formulation and your planned launch date.
Step 02
02/06NDA
Once an NDA is signed, we share technical details, a loading proposal and the full quality criteria.
Step 03
03/06Sample & Trial
We supply samples in three particle-size grades for your prototyping and evaluation.
Step 04
04/06Review & Audit
We check that genuine material, loading and quality control meet the specified criteria. Detailed criteria are shared individually.
Step 05
05/06License
We sign the Inside logo license agreement, and your products enter the annual renewal cycle.
Step 06
06/06Launch
We support your launch with joint press releases, trade-show tie-ins and a listing among adopting brands.
— Apply
Ready to carrythe mark?
From first formulation work to qualification takes four to six months on average. Our contact team will walk you through samples, loading proposals and the path to qualification.