NTT Research used Upgrade 2026 to launch Scale Academy , a new incubator focused on turning internal research into products and services, and introduced SaltGrain , its first security platform built on attribute-based encryption . I am covering Upgrade 2026 , NTT Research’s annual event, taking place April 15-16 at the Signia by Hilton San Jose . For more information on the event itself, read my earlier article . Scale Academy Scale Academy is the structure NTT Research is using to move selected technologies out of NTT Research labs and broader NTT R&D into commercialization. NTT Research has operated since 2019 with a focus on basic research , but after seven years , some of its technologies have advanced enough to support product development and business incubation . The new group is led by Bennett Indart, NTT Research’s SVP of Product Innovation . Its role is to identify promising technologies, incubate them, develop market positioning, build partnerships, and prepare them for launch .…