From 30 January to 2 February, six European SMEs and Clusters from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, and Germany visited Tokyo to participate in the Nanotechnology mission organized by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation.

Nano tech Japan is the world’s largest industrial fair for nanotechnologies, promoting international business collaborations with over 400 exhibitors. Exhibitors presented cutting-edge technologies for nano materials, nanofabrication, nano innovation, and analysis and evaluation.

The four-day programme started with a networking session on the first day, at which the participating SMEs and Clusters were joined by Japanese companies active in the Nanotechnology sector. The following three days of a joint exhibition at Nano tech Japan 2024 presented the opportunity to connect with key players.

The joint booth prepared by the EU-Japan Centre included a small display space for every company/cluster with a poster translated into Japanese. The Centre’s bilingual staff and two interpreters were present to assist in the communication with Japanese visitors at the stand and in business meetings.

The Nanotech Exhibition saw a total of 42,034 visitors over the 3 days of exhibition, together with concurrent trade fairs organized in Tokyo Big Sight. The participants in the Nanotech mission were satisfied with the overall organisation and gained valuable business connections. To support European SMEs and Cluster internationalization toward Japan, the EU-Japan Centre organizes several annual business missions to Japan in target sectors.