The corporate ideology of RBS is based on the development of products that protect people from the different varieties of stress prevalent in modern society, offering them vitality and health. To do this, RBS is focusing on the potential of thioredoxin. RBS promotes basic research through collaboration between the industrial, academic and government sectors, together with the Kyoto University Institute for Virus Research, Translatioal Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Based on the results of this research, the company is proceeding with the development of pharmaceuticals for medical applications, functional health foods and methods for measuring stress. Its forward-looking spirit as a venture corporation and the power that stems from collaboration between industry, academia and government enable RBS to develop products that protect people from stress. By alleviating as much as possible of the myriad stresses that abound in society, RBS is striving to contribute to health and vitality in daily life.