SIP Conference on Materials Innovation Ecosystem

2025.09.26

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), as the research promotion agency for "Research advancement of the SIP Phase 3 project "Creating a materials innovation ecosystem for industrialization" will host the international event "SIP Conference on Materials Innovation Ecosystem."
At this symposium, we will invite incubators and investors of DeepTech startups from both Japan and abroad, as well as leading experts, to engage in lectures and panel discussions. These discussions will cover advanced examples of startup ecosystems, the current state of academia-originated startups, and strategies for leveraging data and AI.
Through this event, we aim to collaboratively envision the future of a materials innovation ecosystem.
We look forward to your active participation.

Registration Program Promotional Exhibits

Information

2025.07.29
Event information has been published.

Summary

Event Title	SIP Conference on Materials Innovation Ecosystem
Venue	Venue: Hall B5, Tokyo International Forum Address: 3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Website: https://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/ Note: The event will also be streamed online.
Date & Time	Friday, September 26, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. (Entry begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Capacity	・In-person attendees: 300 ・Online attendees: 500
Language	The official language of the event is English.
Registration Fee	Admission is free. The event is open to the public and requires advance registration.
Co-organizer	Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

Registration

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Program

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* The program is subject to change without notice.

9:00-	■ Opening Remarks Shosuke Kiba, Program Director
9:05-	■ Welcome Address Kazuhiro Hono, President of NIMS
9:10-	■ Guest Address Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

【Session 1】Shaping the Future of Deep Tech Startup Ecosystems

9:15–11:30	■ Keynote [1] International Deep Tech VC Investor Breakthrough Energy (USA)
	■ Keynote [2] Leading Local Government in Japan’s Startup Ecosystem 　　　　　　　　　　　　　Mayor Norihiko Fukuda, City of Kawasaki (Japan)
	■ Keynote [3] International Public Deep Tech Fund Temasek (Singapore)
	■ Panel Discussion [1] “Achievements and Challenges of Deep Tech Startup Ecosystems” Moderator: Shosuke Kiba, Program Director Panelists: Breakthrough Energy (USA) Mayor Norihiko Fukuda, City of Kawasaki (Japan) Temasek (Singapore)
11:30-	Lunch Break

【Session 2】How to Build a Deep Tech Startup Ecosystem

12:30–14:45	■ Keynote [4] International Deep Tech Startup Incubator Newlab (USA)
	■ Keynote [5] Leading Institution in Academic Startup Promotion NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (Singapore)
	■ Keynote [6] Leading Academic Institution Supporting Startups Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (Japan)
	■ Panel Discussion [2] “What It Takes to Build a Deep Tech Startup Ecosystem” Moderator: Taizo Hayashida,Assistant SPD Panelists: Newlab (USA) NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (Singapore) Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (Japan)
14:45-	Break

【Session 3】Igniting Deep Tech Startup Ecosystems with Data & AI

15:00–17:15	■ Keynote [7] International Data / AI Company
	■ Keynote [8] Global Deep Tech Startup Utilizing Data & AI
	■ Keynote [9] Leading Expert on Data Infrastructure Development in Japan
	■ Panel Discussion [3] “Effective Utilization of Data & AI in Deep Tech Startups” Moderator : Taizo Hayashida,Assistant SPD Panelists : International Data / AI Company Leading Expert on Data Infrastructure Development in Japan
17:15-	■ Closing Remarks Shosuke Kiba, Program Director

Promotional Exhibits

● Sub-theme C(1)

“Revolutionizing Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Processes with the Cutting-Edge Carbon Material, Graphene MesoSponge® - Excellence in carbon and slurry is the key to superior batteries - ”

Takuma Kuroda (3DC Inc.)

“The World's First Early Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostic Business – Realizing a World Where Cancer Can Be Cured Using Our Proprietary High-Sensitivity Biomarker Technology!”

Masamitsu Konno (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

“Clean energy produced from seawater and freshwater - Large-scale concentration difference power generation plants, the commercialization and global expansion - ”

Izumi Ichinose (National Institute for Materials Science)

“Serial creation of material unicorns based on flux-grown crystal”

Katsuya Teshima (Shinshu University)

“Diamond Semiconductors: Enabling Ultra-Fast, High-Power Performance - A Game-Changing Innovation born from the Fukushima Disaster - ”

Naohisa Hoshikawa (OOKUMA DIAMOND DEVICE Co., Ltd.)