The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST, President HASHIMOTO Kazuhito) has approved funding for three new research projects from the Global Centers (GC) and ASPIRE’s U.S.-Japan Joint Research Call in Bioeconomy.

ASPIRE program aims to maintain and improve Japan's scientific and technological capabilities by connecting top researchers in Japan and advanced STI countries and regions through international joint research and talent circulation. The program focuses on promoting cutting edge R&D, fostering and mobilizing the next generation of research leaders.

This call for proposals has been conducted as part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) GC initiative to support international joint research with the United States and its partner countries* to solve global-scale problems. The GC called for bilateral or multilateral cutting-edge, exit-oriented collaborative research with a view to social implementation, and the funding agency in each country provides support to researchers in that country.

*Japan, Canada, Finland, Republic of Korea, UK

The research period is planned to be five years (60 months).