• August 13, 2026Press Biomanufacturing Area

  [Plant focused research Team] "Prolonged cold exposure enhances regeneration potential in Arabidopsis" 

• July 29, 2026Press Biomanufacturing Area

  [Microorganism focused research Team] "High-throughput monitoring of in vitro enzymatic reactions using probe electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry"

• July 16, 2026Press Biomanufacturing Area

  [Plant focused research Team] "HDA19-mediated deacetylation of histone H3.3 lysine 27 and 36 regulates plant sensitivity to salt stress"

• May 20, 2026Press Biomanufacturing Area

  [Plant focused research Team] "Identification of an isoflavone 6-hydroxylase involved in tectorigenin biosynthesis in kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) and the efficient production of 6-methoxyisoflavones"

• May 19, 2026Press Biomanufacturing Area

  [Microorganism focused research Team] "Systematic determination of disulfide bond reduction potentials reveals a non-equilibrium redox hierarchy in cyanobacteria"

• May 7, 2026Press Biomanufacturing Area

  [Plant focused research Team] "Initiation of asexual reproduction by the AP2/ERF gene GEMMIFER in Marchantia polymorpha"

• April 27, 2026Press Biomanufacturing Area

  [Plant focused research Team] "Wounding activates the HSFA1 transcription factors to promote cellular reprogramming in Arabidopsis"

• February 4, 2026Press Hydrogen Area

  [Hydrogen Storage Team] ""DIVE" into Hydrogen Storage Materials Discovery with AI Agents"

• December 8, 2025Press Hydrogen Area

  [Water Electrolysis Team] "Toward practical use of low-grade water for electrolysis"

• November 19, 2025Press Storage battery Area

  [Sodium-Ion batteries Team] "Unveiling Dominant Processes of Na Cluster Formation and Na-Ion Diffusion in Hard Carbon Nano-Pore: a DFT-MD Study"

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• July 15, 2026News Storage battery Area

  Recipients of Fujihara Award
  Prof. KANNO Ryoji（Institute of Science Tokyo）wins the Fujihara Award.

• June 17, 2026News Storage battery Area

  Japan Science and Technology Agency and Faraday Institution sign Memorandum of Cooperation on battery research

• June 16, 2026News Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area

  Announcement of NIMS Award 2026 Winners
  Prof. TATSUMISAGO Masahiro (Osaka Metropolitan University) and Prof. KANNO Ryoji（Institute of Science Tokyo）win the NIMS Award 2026.

• May 28, 2026Topics Biomanufacturing Area

  2026 Society for Biotechnology, Japan（SBJ）Awards - Info in Japanese
  Prof. NAKANO Hideo（Nagoya University）wins Society Award of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan.
  Prof. MATSUDA Fumio（The UNIVERSITY OF OSAKA）wins Achievement Award of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan.
  Prof. IZUMI Yoshihiro（The UNIVERSITY OF OSAKA）wins Encouragement Award of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan（Saito Award）.
  Prof. HONDA Kohsuke and colleagues（The UNIVERSITY OF OSAKA）win Excellent Paper Award of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan.

• April 7, 2026News Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area

  The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for FY2026 - Info in Japanese
  Dr. TAMAKI Hideyuki (AIST) wins Awards for Science and Technology (Research Category).
  Prof. KOBAYASHI Hiroaki (The University of Tokyo), Prof. YAMAMOTO Kentaro (Nara Women's University), Prof. LI Hao (Tohoku University), Prof. SHIMAKAWA Ginga (The University of Osaka) and Prof. TAKEDA Hironori (Saitama University) win The Young Scientists' Award.
  Dr. TOYOOKA Kiminori (RIKEN) wins Outstanding Support for Research Award (Advanced Technical Support Category).

• March 20, 2026News Storage battery Area

  The International Society for Solid State Ionics (ISSI) Awards
  Prof. YABUUCHI Naoaki (Yokohama National University) wins the ISSI Mid-Career Researcher Award.

• March 13, 2026News Storage battery Area

  The Ichimura Prize in Science against Global Warming - Info in Japanese
  Prof. KOMABA Shinichi (Tokyo University of Science) wins the Ichimura Prize in Science against Global Warming for Distinguished Achievement.

• February 27, 2026News Storage battery Area

  The 80th Ceramic Society of Japan (CerSJ) Awards - Info in Japanese
  Dr. KIMURA Teiichi (Japan Fine Ceramics Center) and Prof. HAYASHI Katsuro (Kyushu University) win the 80th CerSJ Awards for academic achievements in ceramic science and technology.

• January 9, 2026News Biomanufacturing Area

  Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA) Award - Info in Japanese
  Dr. SOWA Keisei (Kyoto University) wins JSBBA Award for Young Scientists for FY2026.

• December 26, 2025News Biomanufacturing Area

  NISTEP Selection (The Researchers with Nice Step) for 2025 - Info in Japanese
  Dr. HIMEOKA Yusuke (The University of Tokyo) is selected as NISTEP Selection (The Researchers with Nice Step) for 2025.

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• April 16, 2026Event Hydrogen Area

  [Supported Event] June 4 (Thu) - June 5 (Fri): The 33rd FCDIC Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Symposium - Info in Japanese

• November 10, 2025Event Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area

  February 13, 2026: Second Public Symposium on Green Technologies of Excellence (GteX) - In Person Only, Info in Japanese

• September 17, 2025Event Biomanufacturing Area

  October 10, 2025: BioJapan 2025 Seminar on The Forefront of Bio-Manufacturing Research - In Person Only, Info in Japanese

• March 27, 2025Event Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area ALCA-Next

  April, 2025: Symposium on Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration for GX Realization 2025 - Hybrid Format, Info in Japanese

• September 3, 2024Event Biomanufacturing Area

  October 31, 2024: [Microorganism focused research Team] Public Symposium by Microorganism focused research Team in the Biomanufacturing Area - Contributing to Solving Social Issues through Microbial Research - Hybrid Format, Info in Japanese

• April 5, 2024Event Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area ALCA-Next

  April, 2024: Symposium on Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration for GX Realization - Hybrid Format, Info in Japanese

• February 6, 2024Event Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area

  March 6, 2024: First Public Symposium on Green Technologies of Excellence (GteX) - Hybrid Format, Info in Japanese

• September 21, 2023Event ALCA-SPRING

  October 16, 2023: Related Project - Final Public Results Presentation for "ALCA - Specially Promoted Research for Innovative Next Generation Batteries" (ALCA-SPRING) - Hybrid Format, Info in Japanese

• May 23, 2023Event Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area

  June 15, 2023: Briefing Session on FY2023 Call for Proposals - Sendai Venue, Hybrid Format, Info in Japanese

• May 23, 2023Event Storage battery Area Hydrogen Area Biomanufacturing Area

  June 12, 2023: Briefing Session on FY2023 Call for Proposals - Sapporo Venue, Hybrid Format, Info in Japanese

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