D. from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Founding member of RIVANESS. He established the research institute of RIVANESS and built the foundation of its research support and R&D business. He has devised unique business models such as "RIVANESS Research Fund" and "L-RAD," a platform for unused research ideas, and has led many projects involving industry, academia, and education.

Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (now Panasonic Corporation) in 1978, and engaged in neurophysiology and AI research as a visiting scientific researcher at the University of Utah Medical Center in the U.S. from 1987 to 1989. In 2016, he was appointed as Director of RDMM Support Center, Kansai Science City Promotion Organization, and in 2021 he will assume his current position. His areas of expertise include intelligent information processing, image and video media processing, and neuro-AI.

D. in Agriculture. D. in Agriculture from the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University and the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. After working as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad (UC Davis), JSPS Research Fellowship (Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University), and Assistant Professor at the Hakubi Center, Kyoto University, he has been in his current position since 2015. She has received the Encouragement Award from the Japanese Society of Applied Zoology and Entomology, the Japanese Society for the Advancement of Agricultural Science, the Miyachi Award from the Ecological Society of Japan, the Tachibana Award for Women Researchers at Kyoto University, and the Morita Award from the Association of University Women. Since her student days, she has been interested in the relationship between plants and insects, and has continued her research, focusing on the relationship through "kaori", after which she is named.

In 1996, he completed his master's degree in engineering at Kyushu University and joined Kyocera Corporation in the same year, where he was in charge of artificial bone design and manufacturing technology. After the business integration with Kyocera Corporation in 2017, he promoted the development of biomaterials, biomedical sensing, and healthcare systems at the Medical Development Center, which was established in the same year, and became the head of the Medical Development Center in 2020. From 2022, he will concurrently serve as Director of the Social Implementation Development Center, where he will promote new businesses.

D. in Biopharmacy from the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
Graduated from University of California San Diego, Rady School of Management (MBA).

After working as a researcher for domestic and international pharmaceutical companies, his main activities in his current position are fostering drug discovery innovation ecosystems, supporting drug discovery startups, and collaborating with academia.

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has developed and introduced a variety of products, including eye drops, to achieve people's health. This year's event will discuss the developers' thoughts, ideas, hardships, and other challenges through lectures by the developers of Nexsta, a new environmentally friendly sunscreen product.
Junior and senior high school students interested in the development of health-related products as well as the thoughts and ideas of those in charge, how they overcame the challenges, and the other side of corporate development are encouraged to attend.

We will introduce the connection between advanced biotechnology and our daily lives, such as genome editing technology and bioplastics. We will also introduce teaching materials and science posters that can be used as themes for exploration and problem-based research.

Challenge yourself to research the ocean and aquatic environment! Marine Challenge Program

The Nippon Foundation, JASTO, Liverness Inc.

The Marine Challenge Program is a program to support you who want to start research on the ocean and aquatic environment. At this booth, we will introduce past research themes, give advice on planning research themes, and introduce the Marine Challenge Program.

How will biotechnology change our lives?

LIVERNESS Corporation

We will introduce the connections between advanced biotechnology and our daily lives, such as genome editing technology and bioplastics. We will also introduce video clips, slides, and other teaching materials that can be used as themes for exploration and problem-based research. We are also looking for model schools to conduct classes!

The Challenge of Climate Change Adaptation: Thinking and Acting Together for the Future

Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies

The workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to understand the essence of climate change issues by solving mysteries in a group work format, and to learn about the effects of climate change on the environment,
We will introduce educational materials and other resources that can foster the ability to think about measures (adaptive measures) that we can take in our immediate surroundings!
The National Institute for Environmental Studies also conducts biological seasonal monitoring in cooperation with citizen surveyors.
This program is designed to observe seasonal responses of living organisms, such as the blooming of plants and the first song of birds. Why not implement this program in school club activities?

Booth Workshop
The day will come when you can talk to birds! The challenge of avian communication research!

Focus Systems Hirable, Inc.

Enriching communication among all living thingsProject DolittleAs a part of the "Bird Communication" project, we provide special lectures by researchers and opportunities for research exchanges for junior and senior high school students who are engaged in research on avian communication. This year's event will not only introduce this initiative and the egg-shaped microphone array actually used in avian research, but will also invite visitors to submit ideas for bio-communication and other research related to living organisms. Junior and senior high school students who are interested in taking on the challenge of bio-communication research or who have a broad interest in biological research are welcome to stop by our booth.