Information seminar on Advanced Materials
andLaunch of the EU-Japan Enhanced Dialogue on Advanced Materials
Tuesday, 2 April 2024
10:00-11:45, Europa House, EU Delegation to Japan.

--- The seminar will be held in English without interpretation ---This high-level event provides an opportunity to present the recent policy developments on
Advanced Materials in the EU and Japan, and to enhance research collaboration in this area.
For many years, Advanced Materials has been one of main pillars of Japan's Science,
Technology and Innovation policy. It has produced various innovations such as lithium-ion
batteries and blue light-emitting diodes. The Government of Japan is currently implementing
its Materials Innovation Strategy, which aims at increasing materials innovation capacity,
providing for both economic development and solutions to social issues, and leading thetransformation to a sustainable society.
The EU has recently adopted a comprehensive strategy to advance the EU's industrial
leadership in advanced materials, a crucial enabling technology for both the green and digitaltransitions. The Communication on Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership outlines
specific measures to harmonize R&I priorities and investments within the EU. The European
Commission plans also to launch a EUR 500 million public-private partnership on AdvancedMaterials.
Building on the success stories of the EU-Japan collaboration in R&I in material sciences, bothat the policy level (as discussed at the 7th EU-Japan Joint Committee Meeting on S&T
Collaboration, Brussels, 7 December 2023), as well as at the research project level (since 2011,
there have been many valuable collaborative projects under the EU Framework Programmefor R&I), this event will launch the EU-Japan Enhanced Dialogue on Advanced Materials – aplatform for sharing information on policy developments and exploring the opportunities topursue collaborative research in the areas of mutual interest.

Agenda10:00-10:10
Welcome remarks
 H.E. Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan Dr. Kazuhito Hashimoto, President of Japan Science and Technology Agency
10:10-10:35 Keynote addresses Ms. Iliana Ivanova, the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture,
Education and Youth – EU’s Communication on Advanced Materials for Industrial
Leadership High-level representative, Cabinet Office – Japan’s Materials Innovation Strategy(TBC)
 Dr. Kazuhiro Hono, President of the National Institute for Materials Science –Japan’s research and innovation in Advanced Materials
Official launch of the EU-Japan New Enhanced Dialogue on Advanced Materials
10:40-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-11:40
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Presentations on research activities in Advanced Materials in EU and Japanand on opportunities for collaborative research
Dr. Kawakami, Deputy Director-General for Science, Technology and Innovation
Policy, Cabinet Office – presentation of the Materials Innovation Strategy
Dr. Masaki Takata, International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation
Smart, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku
University.
Mr. Javier Sanfelix, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, EuropeanCommission – presentation of the European Commission Communication on
Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership.
Testimonial from past EU-Japan project(s) on material sciences under Horizon
2020 (tbc).

11:40-11:45 Concluding remarks Ms. Cristina Russo, Director for International Cooperation, Directorate-General for
Research and Innovation, European Commission
For inquiries, please contact:
Tom Kuczynski - 03-5422-6058 - Tom.Kuczynski@eeas.europa.eu