Research Collaborations
2025.04.28 Update
A brief introduction to the research collaborations promoted by NIMS.
Industry Collaboration Centers
MCC-NIMS Center of Excellence for Next-generation Functional Materials
Fundamental research and development of base technologies for next-generation advanced functional materials
Established: December 2015
Collaboration Partner: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
L'ORÉAL-NIMS Materials Innovation Center for Science and Beauty
Creation of innovative products for the Japanese domestic, Asian, and global markets using cutting-edge novel materials developed at NIMS
Established: July 2018
Collaboration Partner: Nihon L'Oréal K.K.
WD-NIMS Center for Storage Frontier
Materials research related to technology for further increasing capacity and reliability of hard disks
Established: April 2023
Collaboration Partner: Western Digital Corporation
TAISEI-NIMS Development Center for Innovative Eco-Materials
Development of innovative functional construction materials to build a prosperous social infrastructure aimed at achieving carbon neutrality and a circular economy
Established: December 2024
Collaboration Partner: TAISEI CORPORATION
Open Platforms
Materials Open Platform for AllSolid-State Battery
Aiming to create search and analysis technologies for high-performance materials as common challenges with NIMS as the core institution
Established: May 2020
Collaboration Partners: JX Metals Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., DENSO Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
Materials Open Platform for Pharmaceutical Science
Focusing on notable issues such as antibody drugs and nucleic acid drugs, aiming to standardize development methods through strengthening research infrastructure and sharing development technology. Also, conducting research to ensure productization by applying materials science to the formulation of candidate pharmaceutical compounds
Established: April 2021
Collaboration Partners: Astellas Pharma Inc., Eisai Co., Ltd., ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
Materials Open Platform for Advanced Phosphor
Engaged in the development of fluorescent materials using basic technologies developed at NIMS: single particle diagnostics and materials informatics (MI)
Established: April 2023
Collaborators: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Denka Corporation
Materials Open Platform for Structural Materials-DX
A university-industry collaboration platform to implement the Materials Integration by Network Technology (MInt) developed through the Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) Phase 1 "Innovative Structural Materials" and Phase 2 "Materials Revolution through an Materials Integration by Network Technology System"
Established: April 2023
Collaborators: IHI Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd., UACJ Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., JFE Steel Corporation, Osaka University, Kansai University, Teikyo University, The University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, RIKEN, Tokyo University of Technology
- Research Collaborations