The Open Innovation Office Philosophy
Institute of Science Tokyo established the Open Innovation Office as an organization for full-scale management of collaborative research. OI office will promote large-scale collaborative research by means of a collaborative research cluster system in which the University cooperates closely with industry in comprehensive collaborative research that endeavors to encompass the process from new business development to social implementation.
OUTLINE
will establish a system to rapidly promote large-scale collaborative research activities under the leadership of Yoichi Oshima (Vice President) .The necessary and specialized information provided by Creative Managers (CM) in charge of specialized fields and Project Creative Managers (PCM) managing projects will help the GCM for his prompt and accurate decision-making to support each process in the university’s research activities from planning to commercialization for research management, intellectual properties strategies, research planning, and strategies for commercialization of research results.
About the Collaborative Research Clusters
We will establish “Scinece Tokyo Open Innovation Office Collaborative Research Cluster (hereinafter called “Collaborative Research Cluster”)” as large-scale research activities working together with each company, primarily in the fields of energy and material, which are Sciecne Tokyo’s forte, and also in the fields of mechanics and biotechnology, which are other fields of focus, then promote research development activities.
Moving forward, we will endeavor to expand the research areas undertaken by those collaborative research clusters and increase the number of them toward the activation of large-scale collaborative research.
Daikin Air-Conditioning Technology Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
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| Establishment Period | September 13, 2024 onward |
| Cluster Director | Akira Chiba (Professor, School of Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Naoto Kobayashi(Sinior Manager, Engineering Strategy, Technology and innovation Strategy Office, Technology and innovation Center, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.) |
Tsubame BHB Green Ammonia Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | Tsubame BHB |
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| Establishment Period | June 1, 2024 onward |
| Cluster Director | Hideo Hosono(Honorary and Institute Professor, MDX Reaserch Center for Element Strategy, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Yoshiharu Yokoyama(Excutive Fellow and Chief Technology Officer, Tsubame BHB Co.,Ltd) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Masaaki Kitano(Professor, MDX Reserch Center for Element Stratgy, Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
Toyota Mobility Foundation Advanced Traffic Safety Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | TOYOTA Mobility FOUNDATION |
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| Establishment Period | April 1, 2024 onward |
| Cluster Director | Motoki Shino(Professor, School of Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Kenichi Yagi(Director-Programs, Program Management Group, TOYOTA Mobility FOUNDATION) |
NSK Tribology Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | NSK Ltd. |
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| Establishment Period | December 1, 2023 onward |
| Cluster Director | Tadahiko Shinshi(Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Ken-ichi Shibasaki(Head of Core Technology R&D CENTER Operating Officer, NSK Ltd.) |
EX-Fusion liquid metal Collaborative Research Cluster For Future Creation
| Company Name | EX-Fusion inc. |
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| Establishment Period | October 1, 2023 onward |
| Cluster Director | Masatoshi Kondo(associate Professor, Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Kazuki Matsuo(CEO, EX-Fusion inc.) |
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Collaborative Research Cluster For Future Creation
| Company Name | TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO.,LTD. |
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| Establishment Period | June 1, 2023 onward |
| Cluster Director | Nobuhiko Nishiyama(Professor, School of Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Yusuke Narumi(Director, Officer, Department Manager/New Buisiness Development Dept.,TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO.,LTD.) |
Rakuten Mobile Next Generation Edge Computing Network Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | Rakuten Mobile, Inc. |
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| Establishment Period | June 1,2023 onward |
| Cluster Director | Kei Sakaguchi（Dean, Program Coordinator, Science Tokyo Academy for Super Smart Society Professor, School of Engineering, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Yuki Tanaka (Department Manager, 5G Business Solution Planning Department, Enterprise Product Management Division, Rakuten Mobile, Inc.) |
micware future navigation collaborative research cluster
| Company Name | MICWARE CO., LTD. |
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| Establishment Period | April 1,2023 onward |
| Cluster Director | Masatoshi Okutomi（Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Teruaki Koshiba (Board member, MICWARE CO., LTD.) |
Mitsubishi Electric Energy&Carbon Management Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
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| Establishment Period | April 1,2023 onward |
| Cluster Director | Yukitaka Kato（Professor, Director of the Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Hirofumi Tanaka（Senior Chief Engineer, Corporate Research and Development Group, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Junichiro Otomo (Professor, Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyoy) |
Sumitomo Chemical Next-Generation Eco-Friendly Devices Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | Sumitomo Chemical Co.,Ltd |
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| Establishment Period | April 1,2023 onward |
| Cluster Director | Masato Sone(Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Acting Cluster Director | Satoshi Okamoto（Chief Research Coordinator, Corporate Planning Office, Sumitomo Chemical Co.,Ltd) |
Fujitsu Next Generation Computing Infrastructure Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | Fujitsu Limited |
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| Establishment Period | October 20,2022 onward |
| Cluster Director | Hidehiko Masuhara(Professor, Dean, School of Computing, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Acting Cluster Director | Toshio Endo（Professor, Global Scientific Information and Computing Center, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Naoki Akahoshi (Fellow, SVP, Head of Computing Laboratory Research Unit, Fujitsu Limited and General Manager) |
Mitsubishi Materials Sustainability Innovation Collaborative Reaserch Cluster
| Company Name | MITSUBISHI MATERIALS |
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| Establishment Period | September 7,2022 onward |
| Cluster Director | Yukitaka Kato（Professor, Director of the Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Takeshi Isobe,Dr.Eng.(General manager Monozukuri and R&D Strategy Div,Mitsubishi Materials) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Yoichi Murakami（Professor, Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
JFE Engineering Collaborative Research Cluster for Carbon Neutrality
| Company Name | JFE Engineering Corporation |
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| Establishment Period | July 1,2022 onward |
| Cluster Director | Kenji Takeshita(Specially Appointed Professor-Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Acting Cluster Director | Yukitaka Kato（Professor, Director of the Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Toru Shiomitsu (Director-Research Center of Engineering Innovation,Technology Headquarters, JFE Engineering Corporation) |
artience Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | ａｒｔｉｅｎｃｅ CO., LTD. |
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| Establishment Period | January 13, 2022 onward |
| Cluster Director | Ryoji Kanno (Institute Professor, Director of Research Center for All-Solid-State Battery, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Hiroshi Tsutsumi (Associate Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Toshinori Machida (CTO, Executive Operating Officer, artience CO., LTD.) |
Multimodal Cell Analysis Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | Cellshoot Therapeutics, Inc. |
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| Establishment Period | October 1, 2021 onward |
| Cluster Director | Masayuki Murata (Specially Appointed Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Acting Cluster Director | Fumi Kano (Associate Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Syogo Kato (CEO, Cellshoot Therapeutics, Inc.) |
ULVAC Advanced Technology Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | ULVAC, Inc. |
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| Establishment Period | September 22, 2021 onward |
| Cluster Director | Hiroshi Akatsuka (Associate Professor of Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Junya Kiyota (General Manager, Institute of Advanced Technology, ULVAC, Inc.) |
LG Material & Life solution Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | LG Japan Lab Inc. |
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| Establishment Period | April 1, 2021 onward |
| Cluster Director | Masato Sone (Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | ChangHo Oh (President, LG Japan Lab Inc.) |
TEPCO Collaborative Research Cluster for Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) Frontier Technology Creation
| Company Name | Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. |
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| Establishment Period | April 1, 2020 onward |
| Cluster Director | Kenji Takeshita (Director and Professor of Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Junichi Matsumoto (Corporate Officer, General Manager, Project Management Office, Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination and Decommissioning Engineering Company, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.) |
| Acting Cluster Director | Yukitaka Kato（Professor, Director of the Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
Idemitsu Kosan Collaborative Research Cluster for Advanced Materials
| Company Name | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. |
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| Establishment Period | April 1, 2020 onward |
| Cluster Director | Toshiaki Ougizawa (Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Vice President, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Motohioro Suzuki (Executive Officer, Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd) |
DENSO Mobility Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | DENSO Corporation |
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| Establishment Period | April 1, 2020 onward |
| Cluster Director | Hirotsugu Inoue (Professor, Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Miho Ito (Head, Research Advanced Reserch and Innovaction Center, DENSO Corporation) |
AGC Material Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | AGC Inc. |
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| Establishment Period | July 1, 2019 onward |
| Cluster Director | Ichiro Yamanaka (Professor, Associate Dean, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Shunsuke Yokotsuka (Executive Officer, General Manager of Planning Division Technology General Division, AGC Inc.) |
aiwell AI Proteomics Collaborative Research Cluster
| Company Name | aiwell Inc. |
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| Establishment Period | April 5, 2019 to April 4, 2023 |
| Cluster Director | Nobuhiro Hayashi (Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Hiroyuki Mabuchi (CEO, aiwell Inc.) |
Komatsu Collaborative Research Cluster for Innovative Technologies
| Company Name | Komatsu Ltd. |
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| Establishment Period | April 1, 2019 onward |
| Cluster Director | Takushi Saito (Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo) |
| Associate Cluster Director | Akira Sumitani (Fellow, Development Division, Komatsu Ltd.) |
