Have you ever thought that you would like to try to find the scientific basis or clarify a process of your company’s technology?

In Japan, the launch of “NanoTerasu,” the synchrotron radiation facility, has created an environment where various measurement tools can be selected, enabling advanced science of measurement to become more familiar to the public. Local companies working on research and development have been creating various results, including breakthroughs in technological issues, improvement of production efficiency, and quality guarantees, by utilizing synchrotron radiation.

This event will include lectures, panel sessions, and providing information on the use of synchrotron radiation for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies and organizations that support them, including case studies of local companies and support organizations that utilize synchrotron radiation.

 

[Schedule: Forum]

<Part 1: For Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies All Over Japan>

1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks by Chihiro Tobe, Director-General, Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

               Moderator: Mari Nakui, Producer in Public Relation / Freelance Announcer

1:10 p.m. Keynote Speech: “NanoTerasu Connecting Local Areas and the World”

Speaker: Masaki Takata, Chairman, Photon Science Innovation Center

1:35 p.m. Panel Session

Panelists: Masato Shoji, Representative Director, Kabushiki Kaisha Yamagata Metal

               Shogo Chiba, Saito Optical Science Co., Ltd.

   Takayuki Kuwashima, General Manager, Forging and Foundry Process Technology, Iwate Industrial Research Institute

   A representative of Sendai City

Facilitator: Mari Nakui, Advertisement and Promotion Producer / Freelance Announcer

2:30 p.m. Information Provision

Presenter: Representatives of Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC); Miyagi Prefecture; Sendai City; and Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

3:05 p.m. Q & A, Exchange of Opinions

3:15 p.m. Break

 

<Part 2: For Public Research Laboratories and Other Support Organizations, as well as Persons in Charge of Research and Development at Regional Companies All Over Japan>

3:30 p.m. Keynote Speech: “Efforts Made and Challenges for Synchrotron Radiation Utilization by Local Companies”

                 Speaker: Naoto Yagi, Senior Advisor, Photon Science Innovation Center

 3:50 p.m. Introduction of Examples of Successful Activities

                 Facilitator: Hidekazu Saito, Chief of Collaboration, Office of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Tohoku Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST Tohoku)

 3:50 p.m. Introduction of Examples of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration

                 Presenter: Masafumi Hidaka, Assistant Professor, Center for Agricultural and Life Sciences using Synchrotron Light (A-Sync), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University

 4:10 p.m. Introduction of Examples of Public Research Laboratories Aiming to Improve the Support Capability

Presenters: Representatives of Iwate, Yamagata, Kanagawa, and Mie Prefectures

 4:50 p.m. Q & A, Exchange of Opinions

 5:10 p.m. Closing Remarks by Takeo Ebina, Director-General, Tohoku Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST Tohoku)

 

[Schedule: NanoTerasu Facility Visit (Limited to Forum Participants)]

• Group 1 (Maximum Participants: 20)

10:00 a.m. Meet at the entrance of NanoTerasu

*If you would like to use the free shuttle bus, meet at the south exit rotary of Aobayama Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line at 9:40 a.m.

• Group 2 (Maximum Participants: 20)

10:40 a.m. Meet at the entrance of NanoTerasu

*If you would like to use the free shuttle bus, meet at the south exit rotary of Aobayama Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line at 10:25 a.m.

 

This event will also be available online.

Please click here for more details in Japanese. For inquiries, please click here.

 

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Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Organizer: Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Administrative Office: New Business Creation Consulting, Yano Research Institute Ltd.

Contact: (Tel) +81 6-6266-1384

               (Email) tohoku-houshakou@yano.co.jp

Ichiro Ooka, New Business Creation Consulting, Osaka Branch, Yano Research Institute Ltd.

 

Note: This seminar will be conducted in Japanese.