R2B – Research to Business 2012, the 7th edition of the international industrial research exhibition took place in Bologna (Italy) on June 6-7. The event was promoted by Emilia-Romagna region and related organizations. Since 2005, R2B is the place for industrial research ideas, results and products, where research meets enterprises and where the matching between the demand and supply for technology and innovation occurs, supporting new collaborations and business opportunities within an international and multi-sector environment.

During the event, Innovat&Match 2012, exchanges and matching initiatives took place with international participants through one-to-one meetings, which allowed us to have eleven meetings with public and private organizations in Italy and other European countries. At our first opportunity to join the event, JST booth featured eight technologies for licensing, which JST licensing experts strictly selected from 3000 patents, research results of our funding programs or universities and public research institutes throughout Japan. Thus, the R2B was a great opportunity for JST to exchange insights with international participants with an eye to bringing innovation by the novel technologies.

High-performance TFT with a-IGZO (Amorphous InGaZnO4) Semiconductor Photocatalyst Releasing Hydrogen from Water High-water-content Hydrogel Electro-conductive & Transparent Nano-porous Compound C12A7(12CaO・7AI2O3) Bio-activation Based on Water Research by Magneto-Protonics Magneto-Impedance Sensors Atomic Switch Assays for Memory and Logic Circuits Gas Cluster Ion Beam Equipment

1. High Performance Thin-film Transistor (TFT) with a-IGZO Semiconductor	2. High-water-content Hydrogel	3. Photocatalyst Releasing Hydrogen from Water	4. Electro-conductive & Transparent Nano-porous Compound C12A7
Invented by Prof. Hideo HOSONO - Tokyo Institute of Technology	Invented by Prof. Takuzo AIDA - University of Tokyo	Invented by Prof. Kazunari DOMEN - University of Tokyo	Invented by Prof. Hideo HOSONO - Tokyo Institute of Technology

5. Bio-activation Based on Water Research by Magneto-Protonics	6. Magneto-Impedance Sensor	7. Atomic Switch Arrays for Memory and Logic Circuits	8. Gas Cluster Ion Beam Equipmentv
Invented by Prof. Kaneo MOHRI - Nagoya University	Invented by Prof. emeritus Kaneo MOHRI - Nagoya University	Invented by Dr. Tsuyoshi HASEGAWA - National Institute for Material Science	Invented by Prof. Isao YAMADA - Kyoto University