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Press Conference by the President
Session 2 – January 10, 2024 at Tokyo Headquarters
Vice President Morimoto, as a deputy due to President's absence, talked about a new program: “Startup Ecosystem Co-creation Program for the New Industry Creation Fund for University Startups.”
Then, Chair of the Governing Board of the program, Kiichi Kubota, (President of KSP, Inc.) lectured on "Current status of startups in Japan, and expectations and prospects for the fund program."
- The presentation material is available for download from the link below:
- Press Conference by the President (January 2024)(PDF:474KB)
Vice President Morimoto
Mr. Kubota
Session 1 - April 27, 2023 at Tokyo Headquarters
President Hashimoto talked about importance of the global brain circulation and JST’s initiatives. Dr. MIYANO Kohei, Emeritus Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo, is PD of the Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE), gave his impression on the call for the proposal of ASPIRE and explained a schedule of the program. Then, Dr. YAMANAKA Naoaki, Professor, Department of Information and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University lectured on an expectation for ASPIRE as PO in the information technology field.
- The presentation material is available for download from the link below:
- Press Conference by the President (April 2023)(PDF:254KB)
President Hashimoto
Dr. Miyano
Dr. Yamanaka