Activities of the BEANS Laboratory

Foundation and Overview of the BEANS Laboratoryof the association) on January 16, a meeting of promoters onFebruary 3, and an inaugural general meeting and council
meeting on February 20. The application submitted to theMinister of Economy, Trade, and Industry on March 6 wasapproved on March 19, and the association was officiallyregistered on March 24. An extraordinary general meeting washeld on that very day to approve the project plans and budget
for fiscal year 2009, and operations of the association were offto a smooth beginning on April 1.
Since the launch of operations, the association has joined
forces with the MMC under the direction of Director
Nomakuchi, with the goal of further expanding activities aimed
at encouraging growth in Japan’s MEMS industry.

The Bio Electro-mechanical Autonomous Nano Systems(BEANS) Project, which has been implemented under theMicromachine Center (MMC) since July 2008, has beentransferred to the control of the BEANS Laboratory, atechnology research association, in April 2009. After much
effort–though only a three-month period of preparation–thetechnology research association was officially established onMarch 24 of this year. We are immensely grateful to all
association members and concerned parties for their support
and cooperation during this period.
Owing to the cooperation of the member companies, anapplication for approval of the technology research association
was prepared through a process that included a briefing session
with interested parties (preparatory meeting for establishment

NameBEANS Technical Research Association (BEANS TRA), commonly referred to as the BEANS Laboratory

AddressMBR Building, 6th Floor, 67 Kanda-Sakumagashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0026

Establishment
datesFebruary 20, 2009 (inaugural general meeting)March 19, 2009 (approval of establishment)
March 24, 2009 (official registration)

Chair

Tamotsu Nomakuchi

Members(18 organizations)

Omron Corporation
Olympus Corporation
Mathematical Systems Inc.
Seiko Instruments Inc.
Denso Corporation
Terumo Corporation
Fujikura Ltd.
Toshiba Corporation
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Micromachine Center (MMC)
Lintec Corporation
Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer Foundation (USEF)
Japan Resources Observation System and Space Utilization Organization (JAROS)

Organizational Structureof the Association
Council
Executive Director

General AssemblyChairManaging Director

Auditor

Steering Committee

Head Office
President
Vice President
Secretariat
Secretary General
Department of General Affairs
Department of Research Management
Department of Research Support
Department of Research and Development
Office of Project Leader Support

Research Centers
Life BEANS Center
Life BEANS Center Kyushu
3D BEANS Center
3D BEANS Center Shiga
Macro BEANS CenterCenter Directors

Committees
BEANS Project Promotion Committee
Technical Research Committee
Knowledge Database Compilation
Committee
Simulations CommitteeStandards CommitteeIntellectual Property Committee
Academia Committee

Visit the following Web site for more information: http://www.beanspj.org/lab/index.html

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