We support outstanding research themes that “joint research organizations” that consisting of local small and medium-sized enterprises and universities use their research seeds to develop innovative products and manufacturing technologies for practical application and commercialization in the form of research commissions.

Overview of the system

Business Contents

Research conducted jointly by universities and companies on R&D topic that link achievements of basic researc held by universities with the technological needs of companies.

Period of open call

Early February to mid-March

Announcement time of adoption

Mid May

Number of adoption

About 2 cases

Commissioned expenses

Annual amount of 6 million yen or less

Project period

2 years (with annual evaluation)

Proposer

Universities, etc. + Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Latest information on Challenge R&D Project for Industry-Academia Group

May 29

The implementation tasks for the FY2024 "Joint Research Promotion Project" have been decided.

The following four projects will be carried out under the FY2024 Joint Research Promotion Project. Development of spherical shape fine...

Mar 22

[Applications are now closed. Thank you for your applications.] We are now accepting applications for research and development projects for the FY2024 Industry-Academia Collaborative Creation Chall...

overview (1) Purpose In order to realize the needs of local small and medium-sized enterprises, we are utilizing research seeds from...