NARA INSTITUTE of SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
Research & Industry Collaboration
Cutting-edge research shaping the future
NAIST conducts cutting-edge research primarily in the three fields of Information Science, Biological Science and Materials Science. With faculty staff gathered from related research fields and a robust research environment fully equipped with the latest research facilities, we are achieving outstanding results.
In addition, we have established a variety of industry-government-academia collaboration programs and services leveraging our research capacity to drive cutting-edge research and our educational capacity to cultivate highly skilled talent for co-creation with society.
Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration for Societal Impact
NAIST possesses the research capability to drive leading-edge research and the educational capacity to train highly skilled people, applying them to co-creation with society through various industry-government-academia collaboration programs and services.
Affiliated Domains and Research Fields
In information science, a key technology for achieving Society 5.0 and SDGs, and in related fields, NAIST is building an environment where young researchers are able to demonstrate their capabilities, aiming to generate outstanding research outcomes that support the information infrastructure of Japan and the world and to cultivate researchers and engineers with advanced expertise.
NAIST researches at the cutting-edge of the life sciences across three fields: "Plant biology" that focuses on plants to tackle issues in life, environment, resources, and food and seeks solutions to these challenges; Medical biology" that conducts research from the basics of biological functions to applied studies that determine the causes of diseases; and "Integrated systems biology" that aims to create innovative science and technology,
NAIST deepens understanding of the mechanisms of matter at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels, pursuing the development and creation of new materials, structures, and functions. Research emphasizing fundamentals and encouraging application is expected to contribute to the construction of new theories, the discovery of new phenomena, and the creation of new functional materials, thus helping to pioneer the future.
Research Centers
Data Science Center (DSC)
We deploy data-driven science across information, bio, materials, and integrated fields in a cross-sectoral manner to pioneer new interdisciplinary integrated fields.
Center for Digital Green-innovation (CDG)
We aim to create next-generation digital green science and technology, and contribute to achieving SDGs by promoting the real-world implementation of these outcomes and developing the talent to carry them forward.
Medilux Research Center (MLC)
Promoting new medical-engineering collaborative research through fusion with advanced optical technologies.
Center for ARWIT Promotion
We promote the construction of the Automated Research Workflow and Industrial Translation (ARWIT) System, as well as the effective use of research data and the development of human resources based on this system.
Research Achievements
Research Support Facilities
Life Science Collaboration Center (LiSCo)
Development of equipment required for the life sciences and facilities, and introducing cutting-edge technologies to contribute to the advancement, deepening, and efficiency of research.
Center for Materials Research Platform (NAIST-CMP)
A cutting-edge research platform integrating advanced knowledge and technologies in materials science research and data digitization, forming the foundation of the research and education.
University Library
Since being established, an electronic library has been developed to provide academic information promptly and accurately for supporting cutting-edge research and education.
The Strategic Initiative for Research and Innovation (SIRI)
Advancing university reforms with research and education as twin pillars, strengthening research capabilities to build a presence on the global stage.
Information Initiative Center (ITC)
Supporting leading-edge educational and research activities in each field and contributing to the progress of a highly information-driven society.
