ＪＳＴ’ｓ ACTIVITY； PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND INNOVATION 10 Jan 2012 Michiharu Nakamura President Japan Science and Technology Agency
Since1958 Successful Outputs GaN Blue LED
Bi-Based superconducting wire
○University of Tokyo, National Institute for Materials Science ○Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. ○Nagoya University ○March 1991 to March 1996 ○Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Large-capacity power cables, coil wires for ○March 1987 to Sep.1990 Display elements, Backlights, Signals magnets
NOYORI catalyst
Water- 18O for PET
(positron-emission tomography)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2001) ○Nagoya University ○KANTO CHEMICAL CO., INC. ○October 1991 to September 1996 (ERATO Noyori Molecular Catalysis Project) Synthesis of pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates and raw materials for functional materials
○Tokyo Institute of Technology ○TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION ○March 2001 to June 2004 Water for PET cancer diagnosis
Royalty ; US$148 million Commercial impact on the market (Sales) ; US$5 billion
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â– Creating innovation by utilizing research results of universities Creating of strategy for intellectual property Promote IP utilization
Bridge to link seeds and needs
A-STEP (re-organized in 2009)
Dissemination of research results & IP for the benefit of society
Licensing
Industry
I-A collaborative R&D Programs S-Innovation (started in 2009) Academia
Industry
Seeds Seeds
Needs Needs
Development of Advanced Measurement and Analysis Systems Collaborative Research Based on Industrial Demand (started in 2010)
Creation of new industries
Innovation
â– Creating innovation through platform: dialogue among industry, academia and government
new product new market
Academia
Support patent acquisition
Enhancement of competitiveness
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Tech Transfer Support
Arranging presentations toward industry Matching Ratio
１０～３０％ Exhibition to introduce universities’ technology seeds to public
Innovation JAPAN New Technology Presentation Meetings University researchers introduce their research results to industry people. Matching Ratio
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Funding
◆ A-STEP
A-STEP（Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven R&D） Seamless and integrated bottom-up funding for a wide range R&D from early phase to mass production
FS
Universities
・Private sector ・University
Feasib il Study ity High-ri （FS） sk ch alle
・Explo rato Validat ry ion ・Seeds validatio ・Startup valid n ation
・Young Entrepreneur ・Venture Challenge
Feasibility Study
nge
Promo ting R&D
Practic al applica tion ・
Innovation
Risk in R&D
Joint Application
Full-scale R&D
Small b ・Drug usiness Disco ・Contr act Dev very elopme nt
In-house development by private sector Verification of Practicality
R&D Phase
Industry Practical Application
The application could be adjusted during the selection procedure
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Funding
◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs
S-Innovation
(Strategic Promotion of Innovative Research and Development)
Promotion to generate strategic innovations: A large-scale development of technology which would become a core of a new industry
Long-term seamless R&D (up to 10years) & sharing information between teams
Set-up “R&D theme”
Stage I
Stage II
Universities
Universities
Team(Project) Team(Project) :
Information Sharing
Call for proposals
Set up theme
Research results of JST’s BRPs
Joint-Apply with company
Companies
mainly engage in development research
Establishing Core-technologies for new industries
Joint-Apply with university
Stage III
mainly engage in basic research
Creation of new industries through the technology diffusion
Companies
interim evaluation 6
Funding
◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs
R＆Ｄ Theme Theme of 2009: iPS Cells Organic Electronics Photonics Polymer Superconductivity System Theme of 2010: ICT/IRT for Aged Society Theme of 2011: Spin Current 7
Funding
◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs
Development of Advanced Measurement and Analysis Systems To strengthen the basis of Japan’s Science & Technology R&D, Promoting development of advanced measurement & analysis technology & devices by Industry – Academic alliance
Technology Development Program for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, which is called “Program-T” System Development Program for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, which is called “Program-S” Software Development Program for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, which is “Program-SW” Prototype Validation/Practical Realization Program for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, which is called “Program-P”
Close Cooperation among Industry, Academia and Government
Program-T, S, SW Team leader ／assistant leader*
Call for Proposals Contract
Partner User
Promotion of Development
Program-P Team leader ／assistant leader*
User
・”The Review Committee” selects proposals. ・”Program Officer” manages each project and overall program.
Partner
* In Program-T, assistant leaders are not assigned.
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Funding
◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs
Successful Outputs
High-Speed Three-Dimensional Tomography of Anterior Eye (Y. Yasuno et al., Tsukuba University) ○ Product by TOMEY CORPORATION (Since 2009)
The New Mass Microscope Based on an QIT-TOF System (M. SETOU et al., Hamamatsu University School of Medicine) ○ Utilizing for pathological diagnosis, especially for cancer.
○ Utilizing for ophthalmology diagnosis, Especially for cataract, glaucoma. 9
Funding
◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs
Collaborative Research Based on Industrial Demand Strengthening the industry-academia collaboration in the “specific area” (theme) of basic research
Industry
Take part in “Forum for Collaboration & Innovation”
Industry
Propose
（Proposer of the theme ）
Feedback on industrial viewpoint & perspective
Academia
Apply
Academia conduct basic research, take part in “Forum for Collaboration & Innovation”
Strengthen Industrial Industrial Strengthen Competitiveness Competitiveness
Forum for Collaboration & Innovation
project
Stimulate Stimulate Basic Research Research Basic
Call for for Call research proposals proposals research
Set up theme
Call for “Technology theme”
Utilize research results
Commercialize Commercialize
Conduct basic research by academia & Open innovation through “Forum for Collaboration & Innovation”
Set-up “Technology theme”
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Funding
◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs
R＆Ｄ Theme Theme of 2010: Heterogeneous Structure Control: Towards Innovative Development of Metallic Structural Materials
Terahertz-wave: Towards Innovative Development of Terahertz-wave Technologies and Applications
Theme of 2011: High Performance Magnets: Towards Innovative Development of Next Generation Magnets
In vivo Molecular Imaging: Towards Biophotonics Innovations in Medicine 11
Thank you for your attention !
Michiharu Nakamura President Japan Science and Technology Agency
http://www.jst.go.jp/