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Innovation Mission
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2024
Mission participants will exhibit and participate in the Innovation Leaders Summit (“ILS”) 2024 in Toranomon Hills, one of Tokyo’s most iconic business venues.
ALPHA-RLH supports European cultural and creative innovation in Japan
ALPHA-RLH is traveling to Japan in September to support European businesses in the creative and cultural industries through the European Friend CCI project.
Call for Open Innovation Program “MOIRe” 2024
MOIRe is an annual open innovation research program for drug discovery initiated by Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a large Japanese pharmaceutical company. Application form and more detailed information available online.
EU-Japan Enhanced Dialogue on Advanced Materials
The EU and Japan will work together on developing new materials used in critical sectors of the economy.
CONNECTING THE EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS
We invite you to apply to this one-of-a-kind, full-immersion programme that brings European innovation ecosystem leaders to Tokyo, Japan, for a boot camp designed to foster organic collaboration between the ecosystems. Japan visit: June 23-27, 2024. Apply by April 29.
INNOVCARE project launch meeting
The launch meeting of "Care-led innovation: The case of elderly care in France and Japan" (INNOVCARE), a Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS project selected as part of the Priority research programme on Autonomy is planned for 27 and 28 March.
Kyoto City established "Kyoto Online Tech Pavilion" to promote local industry
"Kyoto Online Tech Pavilion" is the best place to learn about cutting-edge business in the manufacturing city of Kyoto. Visitors can get information on three points: SMEs and startups with excellent technologies, business environment and support for a wide variety of businesses, and technical tours.
International Forum Intelligence Augmentation and Amplification plus Society 2024
IAA+Soc 2024 is an EHESS-JST initiative to be held from 16 to 18 January 2024. This event will provide a forum for innovative dialogue to explore novel research issues and methodology for a future symbiotic society with Artificial Intelligence.
Meeting of Japanese entrepreneurs from Osaka with representatives of Malaga TechPark
A delegation of Japanese entrepreneurs met at the Málaga Chamber of Commerce, showcasing growing economic ties between Málaga and Japan. The meeting aimed to explore investment and partnership opportunities, with Málaga TechPark playing a key role in connecting both parties to foster innovation and growth.
INNOVCARE project selected for the France 2030 priority research programme on Autonomy
“Care-led innovation: The case of elderly care in France and Japan", a Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS project, has been selected as part of the "Autonomy: ageing and disability situations" Priority Research Programme (France 2030).
Shigekata Mizuno, Kyoto Research Parks, joins IASP International Board
The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) recently celebrated their 40th annual World Conference in Luxembourg on 12-15 September 2023. Mr. Shigekata Mizuno from Kyoto Research Park was welcomed to the Board, becoming only the second Japanese member to serve on the board in the association's history.
Introduction of Global Biocommunities: Biocommunity Kansai “BiocK”
Biocommunity Kansai “BiocK” is one of the first global Biocommunities in Japan, established in July 2021 and certified by the Japanese cabinet office in April 2022, based on the Japanese cabinet office's Bioeconomy Strategy "Realization of the World's Most Advanced Bioeconomy Society".

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