Science Tokyo has established collaborative research centers in collaboration with various companies to promote research and development activities as large-scale research activities, focusing on the fields of energy, materials, machinery, and biotechnology, in which the university has strengths.
In the future, the University will work to expand the research areas of these collaborative research clusters, increase the number of collaborative research clusterss, and revitalize large-scale joint research.
List of Collaborative Research Clusters
(In order of date of establishment)
Komatsu Collaborative Research Cluster for Innovative Technologies
aiwell AI Proteomics Collaborative Research Cluster
AGC Material Collaborative Research Cluster
DENSO Mobility Collaborative Research Cluster
Idemitsu Kosan Collaborative Research Cluster for Advanced Materials
TEPCO Collaborative Research Cluster for Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) Frontier Technology Creation
LG Material & Life solution Collaborative Research Cluster
ULVAC Advanced Technology Collaborative Research Cluster
Multimodal Cell Analysis Collaborative Research Cluster
artience Collaborative Research Cluster
JFE Engineering Collaborative Research Cluster for Carbon Neutrality
Fujitsu Next Generation Computing Infrastructure Collaborative Research Cluster
Sumitomo Chemical Next-Generation Eco-Friendly Devices Collaborative Research Cluster
Mitsubishi Electric Energy&Carbon Management Collaborative Research Cluster
micware future navigation collaborative research cluster
Rakuten Mobile Next Generation Edge Computing Network Collaborative Research Cluster
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Collaborative Research Cluster For Future Creation
EX-Fusion liquid metal Collaborative Research Cluster For Future Creation
NSK Tribology Collaborative Research Cluster
Toyota Mobility Foundation Advanced Traffic Safety Collaborative Research Cluster
Tsubame BHB Green Ammonia Collaborative Research Cluster
Daikin Air-Conditioning Technology Collaborative Research Cluster
Daikin Air-Conditioning Technology Collaborative Research Cluster
Company Name
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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
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.
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)
Multimodal Cell Analysis Collaborative Research Cluster
Company Name
Cellshoot Therapeutics, Inc.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Establishment Period
April 1, 2020 onward
Cluster Director
Toshiaki Ougizawa (Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Vice President, Institute of Science Tokyo)