Character of NAIST

Collaboration with Industry and the Local Community

Collaboration is being promoted between the university and industry and the local community by engaging in vigorous industry-government-academia collaboration, interdisciplinary exchanges and other activities with the aim of recruiting the university’s intellectual property (results, technology, information, etc.) back to society.

Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration Group

In order to effectively give life to the results of research originating at the university in industry and society, patent applications and technology transfers are being implemented for inventions created by faculty or students through the Intellectual Property Group. While promoting the establishment of rights and utilization as intellection property, support is also being provided for the commercialization of on-campus seeds and the utilization and launching of venture startups in close cooperation with industry and the government. In addition, the university also holds intellectual property rights seminars with guidance provided by attorneys and others and entrepreneur education is also being conducted by startup entrepreneurs, public certified accountants and others. Furthermore, surveys and analyses are also being conducted relating to trends in advanced technology research, technology marketability and so forth.

Industry-Academia Collaboration

• NAIST Tokyo Forum
  The university held this event every year in Tokyo as the Tokyo Symposium beginning 1997 targeting companies and other organizations for the purpose of releasing university research resources to society. Industry-academia collaboration is being promoted further as the Tokyo Forum since 2004.
• NAIST Industry-Academia Collaboration Forum
  The university holds this forum in the Kansai area for companies in that area (centered in Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) members) for the purpose of recruiting university research resources back to society. Though it was held once a year from 1998 through 2001 known as the NAIST Kansai Forum, since 2002 it is being held three times a year as the NAIST Industry-Academia Collaboration Forum with the aim of realizing the further promotion of industry-academia collaboration.
• Takayama Research Exchange, “Information Technology and Industry” group and “Biotechnology and Industry” group, and the “Materials Creation and Industry” study group
  The Takayama Research Exchange, “Information Technology and Industry” group and “Biotechnology and Industry” group
  The Takayama Research Exchange is held for the purpose of supporting the creation and cultivation of new industries using the university’s research resources targeting companies located in Nara Prefecture based on cooperation with industry associations, prefectural and public test laboratories and other organizations. It is promoting joint industry-government-academia and regional research and development projects through the practical application of advanced information technology and biotechnology.
  “Materials Creation and Industry” study group
  This study group is promoting the development of regional research and development bases centered in joint industry-government-academia activities and nanochemotechnology for the purpose of supporting the creation and cultivation of new industries using the university’s research resources targeting the Kansai Science City and collaborative course companies.