R&D

The GlobalStars Japan 2024 call invites collaborative R&D projects between Japan and European companies, fostering innovative solutions across various industries.

The main objective of this report is to show and analyze the opportunity that exists in the creation of new products through technological projects.

Slovakia wants to become a gateway for the expansion of new photovoltaic panel technology in Europe. Denisa Saková, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and the Minister of Economy of the SR signed the Memorandum of Understanding in Tokyo, Japan, with Sekisui Chemical, which develops photovoltaic flexible panels.

The Austrian initiative Global Incubator Network Austria (GIN) represented by Austria’s main public funding agencies aws and FFG has signed another MoU with Japanese partner ATR.

Japan spends consistently over 3% of its GDP on R&D, of which some 70% come from industry. Concerning biotech-related R&D, more than half is directed towards pharmaceutical and medical goals, but agricultural, industrial and environmental biotech are recently getting more attention in view of a future “bioeconomy” based on “smart cells” and a better integration of biological and digital innovations.