Chapter 1 Overview of DUCR’s Organization< Table of Contents >Table of Contents/Roles, Organization,

Office of Intellectual Property ........................... 13

and Mission of the Division of University

Office of Science Entrepreneurship andCorporate Relations .................................... 01
Chapter 1 Overview of DUCR’s Organization
Message from the Director............................ 02
Overview of DUCR’s Organization and Systems .... 03
List of Events Related to University Corporate

Relations in FY 2008 ................................... 04
Greetings .................................................. 05
Chapter 2 FY2008 Business Report
Overall Activities of DUCR............................ 07

Message from the Director

Enterprise Development (SEED) ....................... 15
TODAI TLO, Ltd. (CASTI) ................................ 17
The University of Tokyo

Edge Capital Co., Ltd. (UTEC) .......................... 19
Chapter 3 Fact & Data

Kazuro Kageyama

Data Related to Collaborative Research ............. 21

Professor and Directorof the Division of
University Corporate Relations

Data Related to Intellectual Property ................. 23
List of DUCR Personnel................................... 25
DUCR’s Incubation Business ............................ 26

Office of Collaborative Research Development ... 10

The mission of universities is education and research. The primary role of university education is to help students build
up their character and acquire a high level of technical knowledge. But the mission and role are not limited to that. The
University of Tokyo is proud to say that since its foundation, it has sent into the world numerous talented persons who
have opened up a new age and contributed to the advancement of society. This is what it calls contribution to society
through education. Similarly, the objective of research at university lies in further learning about and expanding ourknowledge of the world, but we believe that it is also the mission of the University of Tokyo, as a national university

Roles, Organization, and Mission of the Division of
University Corporate Relations
Since its foundation in 1877, the University of Tokyo has contributed greatly to the development of Japanesesociety, not only through academic accomplishments but also through cooperation with industry. Today, it states
its objective of becoming the world’s leading university and is working to develop into a university that serves the
public interests of human society. Needless to say, the mission of universities is education and research, but it isalso important to understand the demands of society and have universities reflect them in education and researchunder their own initiative, as well as to cooperate with society in grappling with specific issues to help society
evolve. As many problems such as the depletion of natural resources, environmental changes, economic
fluctuations, and population growth become increasingly globalized and complicated, society is placing more andmore hopes on the University of Tokyo as it strives to present solutions to these problems and build a sustainable
society.
In order to meet these demands of society, after the process of having careful discussions throughout theuniversity, the Division of University Corporate Relations (DUCR) was established in April 2004, the same yearthat national universities became independent administrative institutions, as an organization aimed at efficiently
returning the results of research at the University to society.
A part of the head-office organization under the President of the University of Tokyo, DUCR serves as a contact
for requests from industry as well as a university-wide support unit to facilitate cooperation between the
University’s researchers or offices and industrial circles. In the future, DUCR will continue to bolster its systems,
improve the quality of its operations, and make them more efficient with the aim of ensuring thatindustry-academia partnerships brings concrete results.

corporation, or the mandate of society, to convert research results produced at the University into somethingtransferrable (intellectual property) and return it to society. To that end, the Division of University Corporate Relations(DUCR) and University Corporate Relations Group of the University will play a central role in the industry-academia
partnership programs that the University promotes.
Among the research results that universities return to society, thedevelopment of products using technology created by universities
and

its

industrialization

are

the

most

dynamicofdiverseindustry-academia partnerships involving universities and have thelargest impact on society. A high level of technology-transfer andmanagerial strategies such as determining the marketability oftechnology, matching market needs with seeds of new technologies,
and building new industrialization models with possible combinationsof technologies in mind are indispensable for returning technology
created by universities to society. At the cutting edge of the
University of Tokyo’s industry-academia partnership programs,
TODAI TLO, Ltd. (CASTI), the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co.,
Ltd. (UTEC), and the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial
Science are producing steady results.
As Japan’s top runner in terms of industry-academia partnerships,
DUCR will push forward with its technology-transfer strategy while
maintaining close relationships with these related organizations.
Furthermore, DUCR aims to make the University of Tokyo auniversity that is open to society through the University of Tokyo’s
University Corporate Relations Network, University Corporate
Relations Proposal (UCR-Proposal) and other organizations.

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Chapter 1 Overview of DUCR’s Organization< Table of Contents >Table of Contents/Roles, Organization,

Office of Intellectual Property ........................... 13

and Mission of the Division of University

Office of Science Entrepreneurship andCorporate Relations .................................... 01
Chapter 1 Overview of DUCR’s Organization
Message from the Director............................ 02
Overview of DUCR’s Organization and Systems .... 03
List of Events Related to University Corporate

Relations in FY 2008 ................................... 04
Greetings .................................................. 05
Chapter 2 FY2008 Business Report
Overall Activities of DUCR............................ 07

Message from the Director

Enterprise Development (SEED) ....................... 15
TODAI TLO, Ltd. (CASTI) ................................ 17
The University of Tokyo

Edge Capital Co., Ltd. (UTEC) .......................... 19
Chapter 3 Fact & Data

Kazuro Kageyama

Data Related to Collaborative Research ............. 21

Professor and Directorof the Division of
University Corporate Relations

Data Related to Intellectual Property ................. 23
List of DUCR Personnel................................... 25
DUCR’s Incubation Business ............................ 26

Office of Collaborative Research Development ... 10

The mission of universities is education and research. The primary role of university education is to help students build
up their character and acquire a high level of technical knowledge. But the mission and role are not limited to that. The
University of Tokyo is proud to say that since its foundation, it has sent into the world numerous talented persons who
have opened up a new age and contributed to the advancement of society. This is what it calls contribution to society
through education. Similarly, the objective of research at university lies in further learning about and expanding ourknowledge of the world, but we believe that it is also the mission of the University of Tokyo, as a national university

Roles, Organization, and Mission of the Division of
University Corporate Relations
Since its foundation in 1877, the University of Tokyo has contributed greatly to the development of Japanesesociety, not only through academic accomplishments but also through cooperation with industry. Today, it states
its objective of becoming the world’s leading university and is working to develop into a university that serves the
public interests of human society. Needless to say, the mission of universities is education and research, but it isalso important to understand the demands of society and have universities reflect them in education and researchunder their own initiative, as well as to cooperate with society in grappling with specific issues to help society
evolve. As many problems such as the depletion of natural resources, environmental changes, economic
fluctuations, and population growth become increasingly globalized and complicated, society is placing more andmore hopes on the University of Tokyo as it strives to present solutions to these problems and build a sustainable
society.
In order to meet these demands of society, after the process of having careful discussions throughout theuniversity, the Division of University Corporate Relations (DUCR) was established in April 2004, the same yearthat national universities became independent administrative institutions, as an organization aimed at efficiently
returning the results of research at the University to society.
A part of the head-office organization under the President of the University of Tokyo, DUCR serves as a contact
for requests from industry as well as a university-wide support unit to facilitate cooperation between the
University’s researchers or offices and industrial circles. In the future, DUCR will continue to bolster its systems,
improve the quality of its operations, and make them more efficient with the aim of ensuring thatindustry-academia partnerships brings concrete results.

corporation, or the mandate of society, to convert research results produced at the University into somethingtransferrable (intellectual property) and return it to society. To that end, the Division of University Corporate Relations(DUCR) and University Corporate Relations Group of the University will play a central role in the industry-academia
partnership programs that the University promotes.
Among the research results that universities return to society, thedevelopment of products using technology created by universities
and

its

industrialization

are

the

most

dynamicofdiverseindustry-academia partnerships involving universities and have thelargest impact on society. A high level of technology-transfer andmanagerial strategies such as determining the marketability oftechnology, matching market needs with seeds of new technologies,
and building new industrialization models with possible combinationsof technologies in mind are indispensable for returning technology
created by universities to society. At the cutting edge of the
University of Tokyo’s industry-academia partnership programs,
TODAI TLO, Ltd. (CASTI), the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co.,
Ltd. (UTEC), and the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial
Science are producing steady results.
As Japan’s top runner in terms of industry-academia partnerships,
DUCR will push forward with its technology-transfer strategy while
maintaining close relationships with these related organizations.
Furthermore, DUCR aims to make the University of Tokyo auniversity that is open to society through the University of Tokyo’s
University Corporate Relations Network, University Corporate
Relations Proposal (UCR-Proposal) and other organizations.

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List of DUCR Personnel (as of May 16, 2009)
Division of University Corporate Relations

Office of Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

Professor and Director of the Division of
University Corporate Relations

Kazuro Kageyama

Professor and General Manager of
Office of Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

Shigeo Kagami

Director’s Office

Keiko Wakabayashi

Project Professor (in charge of university corporate relations)Katsuya Hasegawa

Assistant Professor

Taketo Sugawara

Liaison Officer

Kensei Sumita

Office of Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

Shinobu Kakutani

Office of Collaborative Research Development
Project Professor and General Manager of
Office of Collaborative Research Development(in charge of university corporate relations)

Koichi Terasawa

Takayoshi Mamine

Professor

Tomohiro Ohta

Project Associate Professor(in charge of university corporate relations)Kazuhiko Kakehi

Proprius21 Program Officer

Yukio Ebino

Proprius21 Program Officer

Mikio Aramata

Proprius21 Program Officer

Shumpei Miyajima

Proprius21 Program Officer

Yoshiki Minamoto

Proprius21 Program Officer

Masachika Takashio

Proprius21 Program Officer

Hiroshi Iiyama

Proprius21 Program Officer

Hisao Shimada
Miyuki Suzuki

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Keiko Yuno

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Satoko Suzuki

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Yoshie Morita

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Tokuko Fujiwara

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Etsuko Yamamoto

Technology Liaison Fellow

Shun Ariga (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Kei Uwano (Aomori Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Yoshitada Shimizu (Kanagawa Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Yasuhiko Suezawa (Kagawa Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Shigeru Hagihara (Yamanashi Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Hideki Morita (Nara Prefecture)

NEDO Fellow

Yangjoong Yun

Office of Intellectual Property
Professor and General Manager of
Office of Intellectual Property

Tetsuo Ogama

Senior Manager

Tsugio Okada

Senior Manager

Mariko Kishi

Senior Manager

Kazuki Shigemori

Senior Manager

Keiji Hayaki

Senior Manager

Shizuo Furukawa

Senior Manager

Yutaka Minezaki

Senior Manager

Toshio Miyake

Senior Staff

Satoshi Otsuji

Office of Intellectual Property

Sakae Fukuda(Venture firms that occupied or planned to occupy the Entrepreneur Plaza or Incubation Rooms as of June 1, 2009)■ The University of Tokyo Entrepreneur Plaza□ Advanced Softmaterials Inc.: Manufacture and sale of Slide-Ring Gel andits precursor polyrotaxane as well as development of their applications□ Genome Pharmaceuticals Institute Co., Ltd.: Development of drugs for the treatment of bacterial and viral infectious diseases making
the most of the company’s proprietary technology based on silkworm infection models, etc.
□ Cellcross Co., Ltd.: Research in and development of LAN communications machinery, RFID products, UWB products,
and so forth based on two-dimensional communications technology□ Da Vinci Co., Ltd.: Research in and development of thermal technology

University Corporate Relations Group

Project Professor and Assistant General Manager of
Office of Collaborative Research Development(in charge of university corporate relations)

Office of Collaborative Research Development

25

DUCR’s Incubation Business

Head , the University Corporate Relations GroupToru Nashimoto□ TES Holdings Co., Ltd.: Research in and development of technology related to regenerative medicine,
as well as undertaking research from medical institutions on contract

Deputy Head , the University Corporate Relations Group

Tadashi Arai

□ NEXT21 K.K.: R&D, manufacture, and sale of pharmaceuticals and new medical technology such as medical devices

Leader , the General Affairs Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Hiroaki Takasone

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Shinichiro Hashimoto

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Hiroshi Nozoe

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations GroupEri Matsumoto

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Yuko Chiba

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Izumi Yamada

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Yuri Ikeda

Leader , the Planning Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Naomi Itakura

Planning Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Toshiyuki Ogonuki

Planning Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Yohei Kaida■ UCR Plaza Incubation Rooms

Planning Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Fusako Wada

□ IIDev. Co., Ltd.: Development of systems to read printed information automatically and sale of new services that use such systems

Leader , the Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Shingo Kikuchi

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Sawako Taguri

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Keitaro Sanada

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Sawako Shimizu

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Hitomi KashimuraIntellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Sahori Oyama□ Research Association of Innovative Bioethanol Technology: Research in and development of cellulosic bioethanol manufacturing technology□ Phyzios, Inc.: Planning, design, development, manufacture, and sale of computer systems and software using objects based on
the moving particle semi-implicit method□ Prometech Software, Inc.: Development and sale of software, as well as the provision of consulting andservices in the field of computational science and technology□ Morpho, Inc.: Provision of the company’s proprietary video technology in computer visions and graphics to manufacturers ofconsumer electronics and video production environments□ euglena Co., Ltd.: R&D, manufacture, and sale of euglena, as well as its application to environmental business□ Littel Corporation: ASP services that support library information search (Littel Navigator)□ The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd.: Venture capital business (which develops an incubation business called“Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR)” at the Plaza)□ Fairy Devices Inc.: Development of quite new hardware and provision of new services that combine such hardware with the Internet■ Komaba Campus Corporate Relations Building’s Incubation Rooms□ PeptiDream Inc.: “Special peptide therapeutics” business as next-generation lead compounds

Outline of the Division of
University Corporate Relations
The University of Tokyo FY2008 Business Report
Date of issue: June 15, 2009
Publisher: Division of University Corporate Relations The University of Tokyo
3-1, Hongo 7-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Website of DUCR and related organizations:

Division of University Corporate Relations The University of Tokyo ..... http://www.ducr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
University Corporate Relations Network,The University of Tokyo ........ http://www.ducr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kyogikai/
TODAI TLO, Ltd. (CASTI) ....................................................................... http://www.casti.co.jp/
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd. (UTEC) ....................... http://www.ut-ec.co.jp/
The Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Science (FPIS)............ http://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/shourei/fpis-tlo/home.html* No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or reprinted without the permission of the publisher.

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Chapter 3 Fact & Data

List of DUCR Personnel (as of May 16, 2009)
Division of University Corporate Relations

Office of Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

Professor and Director of the Division of
University Corporate Relations

Kazuro Kageyama

Professor and General Manager of
Office of Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

Shigeo Kagami

Director’s Office

Keiko Wakabayashi

Project Professor (in charge of university corporate relations)Katsuya Hasegawa

Assistant Professor

Taketo Sugawara

Liaison Officer

Kensei Sumita

Office of Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

Shinobu Kakutani

Office of Collaborative Research Development
Project Professor and General Manager of
Office of Collaborative Research Development(in charge of university corporate relations)

Koichi Terasawa

Takayoshi Mamine

Professor

Tomohiro Ohta

Project Associate Professor(in charge of university corporate relations)Kazuhiko Kakehi

Proprius21 Program Officer

Yukio Ebino

Proprius21 Program Officer

Mikio Aramata

Proprius21 Program Officer

Shumpei Miyajima

Proprius21 Program Officer

Yoshiki Minamoto

Proprius21 Program Officer

Masachika Takashio

Proprius21 Program Officer

Hiroshi Iiyama

Proprius21 Program Officer

Hisao Shimada
Miyuki Suzuki

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Keiko Yuno

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Satoko Suzuki

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Yoshie Morita

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Tokuko Fujiwara

Office of Collaborative Research Development

Etsuko Yamamoto

Technology Liaison Fellow

Shun Ariga (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Kei Uwano (Aomori Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Yoshitada Shimizu (Kanagawa Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Yasuhiko Suezawa (Kagawa Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Shigeru Hagihara (Yamanashi Prefecture)

Technology Liaison Fellow

Hideki Morita (Nara Prefecture)

NEDO Fellow

Yangjoong Yun

Office of Intellectual Property
Professor and General Manager of
Office of Intellectual Property

Tetsuo Ogama

Senior Manager

Tsugio Okada

Senior Manager

Mariko Kishi

Senior Manager

Kazuki Shigemori

Senior Manager

Keiji Hayaki

Senior Manager

Shizuo Furukawa

Senior Manager

Yutaka Minezaki

Senior Manager

Toshio Miyake

Senior Staff

Satoshi Otsuji

Office of Intellectual Property

Sakae Fukuda(Venture firms that occupied or planned to occupy the Entrepreneur Plaza or Incubation Rooms as of June 1, 2009)■ The University of Tokyo Entrepreneur Plaza□ Advanced Softmaterials Inc.: Manufacture and sale of Slide-Ring Gel andits precursor polyrotaxane as well as development of their applications□ Genome Pharmaceuticals Institute Co., Ltd.: Development of drugs for the treatment of bacterial and viral infectious diseases making
the most of the company’s proprietary technology based on silkworm infection models, etc.
□ Cellcross Co., Ltd.: Research in and development of LAN communications machinery, RFID products, UWB products,
and so forth based on two-dimensional communications technology□ Da Vinci Co., Ltd.: Research in and development of thermal technology

University Corporate Relations Group

Project Professor and Assistant General Manager of
Office of Collaborative Research Development(in charge of university corporate relations)

Office of Collaborative Research Development

25

DUCR’s Incubation Business

Head , the University Corporate Relations GroupToru Nashimoto□ TES Holdings Co., Ltd.: Research in and development of technology related to regenerative medicine,
as well as undertaking research from medical institutions on contract

Deputy Head , the University Corporate Relations Group

Tadashi Arai

□ NEXT21 K.K.: R&D, manufacture, and sale of pharmaceuticals and new medical technology such as medical devices

Leader , the General Affairs Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Hiroaki Takasone

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Shinichiro Hashimoto

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Hiroshi Nozoe

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations GroupEri Matsumoto

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Yuko Chiba

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Izumi Yamada

General Affairs Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Yuri Ikeda

Leader , the Planning Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Naomi Itakura

Planning Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Toshiyuki Ogonuki

Planning Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Yohei Kaida■ UCR Plaza Incubation Rooms

Planning Team of the University Corporate Relations Group

Fusako Wada

□ IIDev. Co., Ltd.: Development of systems to read printed information automatically and sale of new services that use such systems

Leader , the Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Shingo Kikuchi

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Sawako Taguri

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Keitaro Sanada

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Sawako Shimizu

Intellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Hitomi KashimuraIntellectual Property Management Team of the
University Corporate Relations Group

Sahori Oyama□ Research Association of Innovative Bioethanol Technology: Research in and development of cellulosic bioethanol manufacturing technology□ Phyzios, Inc.: Planning, design, development, manufacture, and sale of computer systems and software using objects based on
the moving particle semi-implicit method□ Prometech Software, Inc.: Development and sale of software, as well as the provision of consulting andservices in the field of computational science and technology□ Morpho, Inc.: Provision of the company’s proprietary video technology in computer visions and graphics to manufacturers ofconsumer electronics and video production environments□ euglena Co., Ltd.: R&D, manufacture, and sale of euglena, as well as its application to environmental business□ Littel Corporation: ASP services that support library information search (Littel Navigator)□ The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd.: Venture capital business (which develops an incubation business called“Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR)” at the Plaza)□ Fairy Devices Inc.: Development of quite new hardware and provision of new services that combine such hardware with the Internet■ Komaba Campus Corporate Relations Building’s Incubation Rooms□ PeptiDream Inc.: “Special peptide therapeutics” business as next-generation lead compounds

Outline of the Division of
University Corporate Relations
The University of Tokyo FY2008 Business Report
Date of issue: June 15, 2009
Publisher: Division of University Corporate Relations The University of Tokyo
3-1, Hongo 7-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Website of DUCR and related organizations:

Division of University Corporate Relations The University of Tokyo ..... http://www.ducr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
University Corporate Relations Network,The University of Tokyo ........ http://www.ducr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kyogikai/
TODAI TLO, Ltd. (CASTI) ....................................................................... http://www.casti.co.jp/
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd. (UTEC) ....................... http://www.ut-ec.co.jp/
The Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Science (FPIS)............ http://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/shourei/fpis-tlo/home.html* No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or reprinted without the permission of the publisher.

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