JST decided to start the new projects coordinated by Japan and Germany within the framework of the Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP).

Based on intergovernmental agreements on science and technology cooperation, JST has been executing the international joint research program called SICORP since FY2009, together with leading countries and regions and in research fields that have been strategically prioritized by MEXT.

JST and BMBF jointly opened the call for the new research projects between the two countries in the field of Optics and Photonics.

A total of 24 proposals were submitted in response to the joint call for proposals. Based on the results of evaluation by the experts, JST and BMBF jointly decided to adopt the three projects.

The research period is supposed to be three years.