The University of Tokyo, Institute for Open Innovation

What is the Institute for Open Innovation?

Through collaboration between companies and universities at the organizational level, the organization creates new social value from university knowledge and technology. We also aim to achieve sustainable growth by building an open innovation platform that efficiently leads to innovation that contributes to economic growth.

We have a sophisticated management system for intellectual property, agreements, conflicts of interest, etc.
We can pre-design of innovation models that integrate intellectual property and standardization.
We have a financial base that leads to autonomous growth through a diverse exit strategy of industry-academia collaboration.

Bioengineering area

Organic electronics and flexible materials

Realizing the world's best performance flexible conductor
Discovery of the natural formation phenomenon of silver nanoparticles in rubber
Expectations for application in smart apparel with new materials

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Takao Someya
Professor

Space and environment area

Development and use of micro satellites

Developing the world's first micro satellite, leading the world
Developing educational services for new entries into space development with cultivated technologies and experience
Developing space business-related technologies, which have undergone remarkable development in recent years, and supporting the subsequent commercialization of these technologies

Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Nakasuka Shinichi
Professor

Bioengineering area

Development of advanced precision medical technology by integrating medical science and engineering

Research on surgery support robotics and navigation systems
Study on cardiac arrhythmia treatment by artificial control of biological responses
Development of smart materials that enable early diagnosis and treatment
Pursuit of interaction between acoustic waves and life

Department of Precision Engineering, and Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo

Ichiro Sakuma
Professor

AI and information technology area

Opportunity discovery is necessarily a chance

Proposing a DJ method for sharing summary information while keeping data hidden
Stimulating business opportunities through data analysis utilizing mathematical models
Building a search database system that understands needs and leads to appropriate search results

Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Yukio Ohsawa
Professor

Space and environment area

IoT/Toshima Lifestyle Donation Research Division

Developing "IoT Exchange" enabling links between different cloud services
Establishment and management of the Toshima Lifestyle Donation Research Division, which aims to discover new technological seeds and solve social issues through collaboration between design and engineering

Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Tomonari Yashiro
Professor

AI and information technology area

Driving support system that does not lose a sense of independence

Elucidation of changes in athletic sense and behavior when receiving driving support
Develop driving support systems that keep drivers from losing a sense of independence
Elucidation of changes in athletic sense and behavior when receiving driving support

Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Nakasuka Shinichi　Professor
Wen Wen　Associate Professor

What is the Institute for Open Innovation?

To the companies

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To the companies

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