1 michiharu nakamura jst keynote

10 Jan 2012

ＪＳＴ’ｓ ACTIVITY；PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

AND INNOVATION

Michiharu NakamuraPresident

Japan Science and Technology Agency

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Since1958

Bi-Based superconducting wire

○University of Tokyo, National Institute for Materials Science○Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.○March 1991 to March 1996Large-capacity power cables, coil wires for magnets

Water- 18O for PET(positron-emission tomography)

○Tokyo Institute of Technology○TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION○March 2001 to June 2004Water for PET cancer diagnosis

GaN Blue LED

Display elements, Backlights, Signals

○Nagoya University○Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.○March 1987 to Sep.1990

NOYORI catalyst

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

Royalty ; US$148 millionCommercial impact on the market (Sales) ; US$5 billion

Successful Outputs

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A-STEP(re-organizedin 2009)

AcademiaDissemination of research results & IP for the benefit of society

Industry

Bridge to link seeds and needs

Support patent acquisition

Promote IP utilization

Licensing

Creating of strategy for intellectual property

Academia

Industry

S-Innovation (started in 2009)Creation of new industries

Enhancement of competitiveness

SeedsSeeds

NeedsNeeds Collaborative Research Based on Industrial Demand (started in 2010)

Development of Advanced Measurement and Analysis Systems

■ Creating innovation by utilizing research results of universitiesnew

productnew

market

Innovation

I-A collaborative R&D Programs

■ Creating innovation through platform: dialogue among industry, academia and government

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Arranging presentations toward industry

New Technology Presentation Meetings

Innovation JAPAN

University researchers introduce their research results to industry people.

Exhibition to introduce universities’ technology seeds to public

Tech Transfer Support

Matching Ratio

１０～３０％

Matching Ratio ２２％

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Risk in R

&D

R&D Phase

Verification of Practicality

Feasibility Study

In-house development by private sector

Practical application

Promoting R&D

・Young Entrepreneur・Venture Challenge

High-risk challenge

Feasibility Study（FS）

・Small business・Drug Discovery・Contract Development

・Exploratory Validation・Seeds validation・Start-up validation

FS Full-scale R&D

Practical Application

Funding ◆ A-STEP

Universities

Industry

A-STEP（Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven R&D）

Joint Application・Private sector・University

The application could be adjusted during the selection procedure

Innovation

Seamless and integrated bottom-up funding for a wide range R&D from early phase to mass production

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Companies

UniversitiesC

all for proposals

Set up them

e Universities

Companies

interim evaluation

Information S

haring

Creation of new

industries through the technology diffusion

Stage I

Set-up “R&D theme”Long-term seamless R&D (up to 10years)& sharing information between teams

Research results of

JST’s

BR

Ps

Joint-Apply with company

Joint-Apply with university Establishing C

ore-technologies for new

industries

Promotion to generate strategic innovations: A large-scale development of technology which would become a core of anew industry

Team(Project)

:

Stage II Stage III

mainly engage in development research

mainly engage in basic research

Team(Project)

Funding ◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs

S-Innovation (Strategic Promotion of Innovative Research and Development)

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Funding ◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs

R＆Ｄ Theme

Theme of 2009:

Theme of 2010:

Photonics Polymer

Organic Electronics

iPS Cells

Superconductivity System

ICT/IRT for Aged Society

Theme of 2011:Spin Current

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Contract

Call for Proposals

Promotion of Development

Program-T, S, SW

Team leader／assistant leader*

Partner

Close Cooperation among Industry,

Academia and Government

Program-P

PartnerUser・”The Review Committee” selects proposals.・”Program Officer” manages each project

and overall program.

System Development Program for Advanced Measurement and Analysis,which is called “Program-S”

Technology Development Program for AdvancedMeasurement and Analysis, which is called “Program-T”

Prototype Validation/Practical Realization Program for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, which is called “Program-P”

Software Development Program for AdvancedMeasurement and Analysis,which is “Program-SW”

Development of Advanced Measurement and Analysis Systems

* In Program-T, assistant leaders are not assigned.

Funding

To strengthen the basis of Japan’s Science & Technology R&D, Promoting development of advanced measurement & analysis technology & devices by Industry – Academic alliance

◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs

User

Team leader／assistant leader*

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Successful Outputs

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.

High-Speed Three-Dimensional Tomographyof Anterior Eye(Y. Yasuno et al., Tsukuba University)

○ Product by TOMEY CORPORATION(Since 2009)

○ Utilizing for ophthalmology diagnosis, Especially for cataract, glaucoma.

Funding ◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs

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Forum forCollaboration & Innovation

Feedback on industrial viewpoint & perspective

Utilize research results

Industry（Proposer of the theme ）

project

Academia

Industry

AcademiaC

all forresearch proposals

Call for

research proposals

Call for

“Technology theme”

Set up them

e

Apply

Com

mercialize

Com

mercialize

Stim

ulate B

asic Research

Stim

ulate B

asic Research

Set-up “Technology theme” Conduct basic research by academia & Open innovationthrough “Forum for Collaboration & Innovation”

Take part in “Forum forCollaboration & Innovation”

conduct basic research, take part in “Forum for Collaboration & Innovation”

Strengthening the industry-academia collaboration in the “specific area” (theme) of basic research

Propose

Strengthen Industrial C

ompetitiveness

Strengthen Industrial C

ompetitiveness

Collaborative Research Based on Industrial Demand

Funding ◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs

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Funding

R＆Ｄ Theme

Theme of 2010:

Theme of 2011:

Heterogeneous Structure Control:Towards Innovative Development of Metallic Structural Materials

Terahertz-wave:Towards Innovative Development of Terahertz-wave Technologies and Applications

High Performance Magnets:Towards Innovative Development of Next Generation Magnets

In vivo Molecular Imaging:Towards Biophotonics Innovations in Medicine

◆ Industrial-academia collaborative R&D Programs

Michiharu NakamuraPresident

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Thank you for your attention !

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