yGreen Innovationz
- Creation of Innovative Core Technology for Manufacture and Use of Energy Carriers from Renewable Energy
Research Supervisor: Koichi Eguchi (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)
- Creation of fundamental theory and technology to establish a cooperative distributed energy
Research Supervisor : Masayuki Fujita (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
- Phase Interface Science for Highly Efficient Energy Utilization
Research Supervisor : Nobuhide Kasagi (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Principal Fellow, CRDS, JST)
- Creation of essential technologies to utilize carbon dioxide as a resource through the enhancement of plant productivity and the exploitation of plant products
Research Supervisor : Akira Isogai (President, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
- Establishment of core technology for the preservation and regeneration of marine biodiversity and ecosystems
Research Supervisor : Isao Koike (Auditor, University of the Ryukyu)
- Creation of Basic Technology for Improved Bioenergy Production through Functional Analysis and Regulation of Algae and Other Aquatic Microorganisms
Research Supervisor : Tadashi Matsunaga (President, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
- Creative research for clean energy generation using solar energy
Research Supervisor : Masafumi Yamaguchi (Distinguished Professor, Toyota Technological Institute)
- Innovative Technology and System for Sustainable Water Use
Research Supervisor : Shinichiro Ohgaki (President, National Institute for Environmental Studies)
- Creation of Innovative Technologies to Control Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Research Supervisor : Itaru Yasui (President, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation/Vice Rector Emeritus, United Nations University)
yLife Innovationz
- Creation of Innovative Technology for Medical Applications Based on the Global Analyses and Regulation of Disease-Related Metabolites
Research Supervisor: Takao Shimizu (Director-General, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine)
- Innovation for Ideal Medical Treatment Based on the Understanding of Maintenance, Change and Breakdown Mechanisms of Homeostasis among Interacting Organ Systems
Research Supervisor : Ryozo Nagai, M.D., Ph.D. (President, Jichi Medical University)
- Structural life science and advanced core technologies for innovative life science research
Research Supervisor : Keiji Tanaka (Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science)
- Development of Fundamental Technologies for Diagnosis and Therapy Based upon Epigenome Analysis
Research Supervisor : Masayuki Yamamoto (Professor, Tohoku University)
- Creation of Fundamental Technologies for Understanding and Control of Biosystem Dynamics
Research Supervisor : Tadashi Yamamoto (Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST))
- The Creation of Basic Medical Technologies to Clarify and Control the Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Inflammation
Research Supervisor : Masayuki Miyasaka (Professor, Emeritus Osaka University)
- Elucidation of the Principles of Formation and Function of the Brain Neural Network and Creation of Control Technologies
Research Supervisor : Seiji Ozawa (Professor, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare)
- Fundamental Technologies for Medicine Concerning the Generation and Regulation of Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells
Research Supervisor : Toshio Suda (Professor, Keio University)
- Etiological Basics of and Techniques for Treatment of Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases
Research Supervisor : Kazuo Sugamura (Chief Director, Miyagi Prefectural Hospital Organization)
- Creation of a Novel Technology towards Diagnosis and Treatment based on Understanding of Molecular Pathogenesis of Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders
Research Supervisor : Teruhiko Higuchi (President, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)
yNanotechnology & Materialsz
- Innovative nano-electronics through interdisciplinary collaboration among material, device and system layers
Research Supervisor: Takayasu Sakurai (Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Creation of Innovative Functional Materials with Advanced Properties by Hyper-nano-space Design
Research Supervisor: Tohru Setoyama (Executive Officer Fellow, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation)
- Establishment of molecular technology towards the Creation of New Functions
Research Supervisor : Hisashi Yamamoto (Professor, Chubu University / Emeritus professor, University of Chicago)
- Creation of Innovative Functions of Intelligent Materials on the Basis of the Element Strategy
Research Supervisor : Kohei Tamao (Director, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute)
- Enhancing Applications of Innovative Optical Science and Technologies by making Ultimate Use of Advanced Light Sources
Research Supervisor : Tadashi Itoh (Professor / Vice Director, Institute for Nano Science and Design, Osaka University)
- Creation of Nanosystems with Novel Functions through Process Integration
Research Supervisor : Jun'ichi Sone (Vice President, National Institute for Materials Science)
- Development of High-Performance Nanostructures for Process Integration
Research Supervisor : Masahiro Irie (Professor, Rikkyo University)
- Research of Innovative Material and Process for Creation of Next-generation Electronics Devices
Research Supervisor : Hisatsune Watanabe (President & CEO, Semiconductor Leading Edge Technologies, Inc)
- Development of the Foundation for Nano-Interface Technology
Research Supervisor : Seiji Shinkai (Professor, Sojo University / Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University)
- Establishment of Innovative Manufacturing Technology Based on Nanoscience
Research Supervisor : Yasuhiro Horiike (Professor, University of Tsukuba / Fellow Emeritus, National Institute for Materials Science)
yInformation & Communications Tech.z
- Advanced Application Technologies to Boost Big Data Utilization for Multiple-Field Scientific Discovery and Social Problem Solving
Research Supervisor: Yuzuru Tanaka (Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University)
- Advanced Core Technologies for Big Data Integration
Research Supervisor: Masaru Kitsuregawa (Director General, National Institute of Informatics)
- Development of System Software Technologies for post-Peta Scale High Performance Computing
Research Supervisor : Akinori Yonezawa (Co-director, RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science)
- Creation of Human-Harmonized Information Technology for Convivial Society
Research Supervisor : Yoh'ichi Tohkura (Professor / Deputy Director General, National Institute of Informatics)
- Alliance for Breakthrough between Mathematics and Sciences (ABMS)
Research Supervisor : Yasumasa Nishiura (Professor, Tohoku University)
- Fundamental Technologies for Dependable VLSI System
Research Supervisor : Shojiro Asai (Executive Vice President, Rigaku Corporation)
- Dependable Operating Systems for Embedded Systems Aiming at Practical Applications
Research Supervisor : Mario Tokoro (President , Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.)
yResearch Acceleration Programz
- Development of low-voltage electron microscopes for atomic resolution analyses of functional materials and bio-molecules
Research representative:Kazu Suenaga(Prime Senior Researcher, Nanotube Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))
- Identification of novel oncogenes in human cancer
Research representative :Hiroyuki Mano, M.D., Ph.D.(Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)