EU
Bilateral
Contact: 
1. Field of cooperation
"Advanced biofuels and alternative renewable fuels"
"Technologies for first responders"
"Advanced Materials for Power Electronics"
"Development of New Materials for the Substitution of Critical Metals" (concluded in 2016)
"Material science to realize low-carbon society" (concluded in 2014)
2. Funding Agency of EU Side
"Disaster Risk Management"
European Commission Directorate-General Migration and Home Affairs (EC DG HOME)
"Material science to realize low-carbon society" "Development of New Materials for the Substitution of Critical Metals" "Advanced Materials for Power Electronics"
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (EC DG RTD)
3. Related Workshops
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2011 | Tokyo | Japan-EU Workshop on "Substitution of Critical Raw Materials" |
| Aug 2010 | Washington D.C | Japan-EU Workshop on "Superconductivity" |
4. Calls for Proposals
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Press Release |
|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Advanced Biofuels and Alternative Renewable Fuels | Detail |
| Mar 2018 | Disaster Resilient Society: Technologies for first responders | Detail |
| May 2016 | Innovative and sustainable materials solutions for the substitution of critical raw materials in the electric power system, Advanced Materials for Power Electronics based on wide bandgap semiconductor devices technology |
Detail |
| Jul 2012 | Development of New Materials for the Substitution of Critical Metals | Detail |
| Jul 2010 | Superconductivity | Detail |
5. Currently in Cooperation
Advanced Biofuels and Alternative Renewable Fuels
Period：FY2021-FY2024 ※Support period has been extended from FY2023 to FY2024 due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in EU |
|---|---|
| Selective CO₂ conversion in renewable methanol through innovative heterogeneous catalyst systems optimized for advanced hydrogenation technologies (LAURELIN) | TAGO Teruoki, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Spain) Rey García Fernando, Professor, Instituto de Tecnología Química (ITQ UPV-CSIC) |
| Air Carbon Recycling for Aviation Fuel Technology (4AirCRAFT) | TADANAGA Kiyoharu, Professor, Hokkaido University (Spain) Vanesa Gil, Senior Researcher, Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon |
| Novel routes and catalysts for synthesis of ammonia as alternative renewable fuel (ORACLE) | MARUYAMA Jun, Senior Researcher, Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (Denmark) Emil Dražević, Assistant Professor, Aarhus University |
6. Finished Projects
Technologies for first responders
Period：FY2019-FY2022 ※Support period has extended from (FY2019-FY2021) to incorporate COVID-19 response
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in EU |
|---|---|
| Coordinated Use of miniaturized Robotic equipment and advanced Sensors for search and rescue OpeRations (CURSOR) | TADOKORO Satoshi, Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University (Germany) Klaus-Dieter BUTTGEN, Head, Research Division, THW(Federal Agency of Technical Relief) |
| First responder Advanced technologies for Safe and efficient Emergency Response (FASTER) | Yuri Adrian TIJERINO, Professor, School & Graduate School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University (Greece) Petros DARAS, Researcher, Information Technologies Institute, Center for Research and Technology Hellas |
Power Electronics
Period：FY2016-FY2020
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in EU |
|---|---|
| InRel-Npower: Innovative Reliable Nitride based Power Devices and Applications | MIYAKE Hideto, Professor, Graduate School of Regional Innovation Studies, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, MIE University (Italy) Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Professor, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova |
Development of New Materials for the Substitution of Critical Metals
Period：FY2013-FY2016
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in EU |
|---|---|
| NOVACAM: Novel cheap and Abundant Materials for catalytic biomass conversion | UEDA Wataru, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University (the Netherlands) Emiel Hensen, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology |
| HARFIR: Heusler Alloy Replacement For Iridium | TAKANASHI Koki, Professor and Deputy Director, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University (UK) HIROHATA Atsufumi, Reader, Department of Electronics, The University of York |
| IRENA: Indium replacement by single-walled carbon nanotube thin films | MARUYAMA Shigeo, Professor, School of Engineering The University of Tokyo (Finland) Esko I. Kauppinen, Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science |
Superconductivity
Period：FY2011-FY2014
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in EU |
|---|---|
| Light Element Molecular Superconductivity: An Interdisciplinary Approach (LEMSUPER) | IWASA Yoshihiro, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo (UK) Kosmas Prassides, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Durham University |
| SUPER-IRON | SHIMOYAMA Jun-ichi, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo (Italy) Marina Putti, Associate Professor, CNR-SPIN, National Research Council |
| Establishing the Basic Science and Technology for Iron-based Superconducting Electronics Applications (IRON-SEA) | IKUTA Hiroshi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University (Germany) IIDA Kazumasa, Senior Research Scientist, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden |