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Simune Atomistics S.L. – from ESSIMUNE is a company expert in atomistic simulations offering advanced atomic-scale simulation solutions.SME Activities: Computational Materials Design (consultancy), Professional Support for SIESTA and TranSIESTA (and other DFT codes), SIESTA PRO: solutions for the professional use of SIESTASize: 6 peopleInterests in Japan: Business Developmentwww.simune.euSIMUNE is a company expert in ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS offering advanced atomic-scale simulation solutions for...

Manufacturer of high-ordered porous materials from alumina and silicon and adjustable membrane properties.

Sphere Fluidics – from the UKSphere Fluidics is a British Life Sciences company founded in 2010. Over the past few years, the company has developed many patented products in the biopharmaceutical sector such as biochips systems and single cell analysis systems. In October 2016, Sphere Fluidics’ CEO, Dr. Frank F. Craig, participated in the EU-Japan Centre's Biotech Cluster/SME mission in Japan organised in concert with BioJapan Expo. The mission consisted of a two-days training and three days at...

Interview with Håkan Ekstrand, CEO and Managing Director of Tapflo Group (May 20215) Originating in Sweden, Tapflo Group is a manufacturer and distributor of pumps for a wide range of industries and applications. The group has offices in more than 28 countries and distributors in over 56 countries, employing a total of 320 people worldwide. The company first started its activities in Japan in the early 2000’s, when one of their managers participated in HRTP 31. Tapflo Japan was incorporated in...

Think Silicon S.A. – from GreeceThink Silicon S.A. is a privately held Limited Company founded in 2007. The company head quarter is located in Patras, Greece and its Business Development & Marketing office in Toronto, Canada. Think Silicon is specialized in developing and licensing high performance graphics IP technology for ultra-low power and area limited digital devices for worldwide semiconductor technology customers. In 2016 the startup attended the EU-Japan Centre Centre “ICT mission in...

We have recently launched a survey targeting EU SMEs that are interested in technology transfer opportunities in Japan. The purpose of this survey is to help us with the introduction of our new "Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk", and to better tailor our service to EU SMEs interested in finding promising technologies originating from Japanese universities and research centres. Should you be interested in this service, please help us by completing the following survey!Survey on Japan Tech...

The EU Delegation to Japan is launching a Business Survey targeting European business stakeholders.

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is inviting EU companies to attend a hybrid pitching event featuring innovative Japanese companies developing sustainable technologies in energy, environment and agribusiness.

Horizon Europe is a planned 7-year European Union scientific research initiative meant to succeed the current Horizon 2020 program. The European Commission drafted and approved a plan for the Horizon Europe to raise EU science spending levels by 50% over the years 2021-2027.As of April 2019 the Commission proposes €94.1 billion for Horizon Europe – due to launch in 2021 – up from €77 billion for the current Horizon 2020. The Japanese government might budget about €10 million a year for greater...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already capable of creating literary, artistic and musical works as well as technical inventions. As machines have quickly learned to mimic human creativity and inventiveness, the intellectual property (IP) world has entered into AI-driven unchartered territory. Are and should AI-created works and inventions be protected by copyright and patents? How do we answer the question of authorship, inventorship and ownership? The webinar will then shift to the questions...

Brands are some of the most valuable intangible assets, helping sustain the growth and market value of industry giants like Apple, Disney and Nike. Creating a strong and sustainable brand requires not just knowledge in marketing, but also an understanding of how brands bring value to a product, service or business. Through case studies and industry data, this webinar will explore the fundamentals of brand valuation and will provide best practices for maintaining and growing brand value...

The EU-Japan Centre launches the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk, a new service which aims at being a reference for those who are interested in searching for available technologies from both Japan and the EU, as well as becoming a useful source in technology-transfer related provisions and practice. The service is backed by a web portal http://www.eu-jp-tthelpdesk.eu, which provides general information about intellectual property rights, their management, and possible monetization options...

Webinar 1: IP Valuation: Understanding the Financial Value of Your IP PortfolioHow do you figure out the value of your intellectual property?In today′s competitive marketplace, smart companies around the globe – from Fortune 500 firms to early stage startups – rely on innovation to keep them one step ahead of the game. The alignment of companies’ intellectual property (IP) with their business strategy is critical for the effective monetization of their innovation. Having a clear understanding of...

How to compute with infinities and infinitesimals numerically on a new supercomputer?The webinar presents a recent methodology and patents allowing one to execute numerical computations with finite, infinite, and infinitesimal numbers on a new type of a supercomputer called the Infinity Computer (patented in Europe, USA, and Russia). The Infinity Computer can potentially change our way of working with infinity and has been successfully used in a number of pure and applied areas of mathematics...

How to build collaborations with Japanese Companies?The practice of Open Innovation has been greatly developing during the past decade. Indeed, an increasing number of companies but also innovation hubs, labs, incubators and accelerators understood that value creation through collaboration is more effective than innovating alone within four walls; this became particularly true in this connected world where speed is key to success. Today, the ones who can create WIN-WIN partnerships take a...

How to build collaborations with Japanese Companies?The general Japanese trends are introduced, such as population tendency, import / export ratio. Japanese population is radically decreasing after year 2000, and in 2040 it will become about 70-80% of current population. And the ratio of aged people is dramatically increasing. Japan is sometimes called as “World experiment place for aged society”.The international / domestic market ratio in Japanese GDP is around 20:80. Japan is one of the...

How to build effective collaborations to practice open innovation?Open innovation is becoming a very common expression nowadays that needs to be fully understood by those who are interested in adopting this business paradigmUniversities and research centres, on average, have problems in creating links to industry to commercialize the technologies they conceive and developCompanies are oftentimes unaware of the available technologies that universities and research centres around the world make...