OISO currently promotes projects in six areas of agriculture,
life science, biotechnology, service, smart city, and environmental energy.
- 〈Area: Agriculture〉
Project: Agrifoodpia - The first in the world, GABA-rich tomato was developed by using genome editing technology (CRISPR/Cas9).
Notification to government agencies was completed and the product was launched in May 2021. - Click here for the website of Tsukuba-Plant Innovation Research Center
- 〈Area: Medical Bio〉
Project: Precision Medicine - 1. Industrial achievement: iLAC Co., Ltd., which is one of the university startups, concluded a business alliance with ITOCHU Corporation.
2. Academic achievement: Kyoto University which is the partner of collaborative research was published in Nature. - Click here for the website of R&D Center for Precision Medicine
- 〈Area: Service〉
Project: Healthcare Quality Assessment - Health Services R&D Center and Fast DOCTOR Inc., are conducting the large-scale, multi-year collaborative research.
- Click here for the website of R&D Center for Health Services
- 〈Area: Environmental Energy〉
Project: Algae Biomass & Energy System - Developed bio-crude oil production technology using algae.
The key to the project is efficiency at the industrial level.
- 〈Area: Smart City〉
- The project consists of public demonstrations, experimentations, transdisciplinary research in Next-Generation Mobility, Future Medicine and Healthcare, Infrastructure Management, Disaster Prevention and Energy, and Education.
- 〈Area: Environmental Energy〉
Project: Materials Science for Carbon Neutrality - Develop new materials such as “hydrogen boride sheet“ that has high potential
for application in hydrogen production and storage, carbon dioxide adsorption,
and fuel conversion to meet industry needs for carbon neutrality in 2050. - Click here for the website of R&D Center for Zero CO₂ Emission with Functional Materials
- 〈Area: Digital Innovation〉
Project: AI Transformation - With a focus on AI, the project engages in futuristic research
(AI, privacy, international rules, quantum system information, etc.)
that utilizes technology in various domains. - Click here for the website of Center for Artificial Intelligence Research
- Click here for the website of R&D Center for Digital Nature
