METI will Hold an “Intellectual Property Forum” as a Business-Academia Collaboration EventToward New Efforts of SMEs Effectively Making Use of Technology Retained by Universities and Other Organizations

Currently, many universities have been actively providing technology that they maintain to society from the viewpoint of facilitating its effective use as well as to contribute to society. It is highly expected that the effective use of such technology by many SMEs will help to increase business performance in the short term, such as by motivating them to develop new products, and eventually to facilitate revitalization of regional economies.

METI has selected various intellectual property maintained by universities that SMEs will be able to utilize and compiled it into one collection booklet titled "Valuable Intellectual Property for SMEs: Best 30," which introduces the selected technology in plain language.

The forum will also provide a meeting in which researchers will introduce and illustrate around five technologies selected from the booklet that could be effective and useful for SMEs. In addition, METI will hold a business-matching event to coordinate all the technology provided in the booklet and SMEs on an individual basis, aiming at enabling SMEs to effectively use such intellectual property.

Date:

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 13:30?17:00

Venue:

Room 610, 6th floor of the Surugadai Memorial Hall, Chuo University,
3-11-5, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo

Organizer:

METI

Expected attendees:

People involved in SMEs, industry supporting organizations, local governments, financial institutions, or universities, across Japan

How to apply:

To register, please send an e-mail including the following matters to the address below by February 19, 2013:
[i] Your name with [ii] the pronunciation in furigana, [iii] your division and position in your company, [iv] your e-mail address, and [v] your telephone number. [vi] Please also mention whether you wish to attend the business-matching event.

E-mail address:

innova@jilc.or.jp;
Japan Industrial Location Center

Note: For any inquiries regarding press coverage, please contact the following division in charge in advance.

1. Using ultrasonic waves to manufacture high-quality biodiesel fuels from household waste edible oil (Osaka Prefecture University)
2. Using air to determine food freshness: A device for measuring the hardness of foods using a non-contact and non-destructive method (Shizuoka University)
3. A highly-active photocatalyst filter which is able to save a significant amount of oxidized titanium by chemical vapor deposition (CVP) method, as well as saving energy even in a highly-activated state (Hachinohe National College of Technology)
4. Production of high-value-added produce through the cultivation of plant roots in air. (Tottori University)
5. A device for easily cleaning endoscopic surgical instruments during operations

Event held in collaboration with the forum

Notes:
*In this event, METI will provide consultation booths in which researchers or coordinators and SMEs will be able to talk directly.
*To attend the event, please register in advance.

February 13, 2013

• Regional Innovative Industry Strategy Office, Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Group, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau
• Economic Policy Division, Economic Policy Department, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry