Challenges in New Materials and Production Technology
under Tokyo Tech’s Holistic Bio-strategy

May 25, 2022

Hisakazu MIHARA
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives1

Tokyo Tech Overview

2Location
Ookayama Campus

Tamachi Campus

TokyoTokyo

Suzukakedai Campus

Japan
Cy

NaritaAirportHanedaKanagawa
AirportChiba

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141 Years of Technical Ingenuity

1881

Founded as Tokyo Vocational School by theJapanese government• To produce engineers with a high level of expertise• To revitalize Japan through the promotion of technology

1929

Elevated to a degree-conferring university asTokyo Institute of Technology

2004

Reestablished as an independent administrative
institution under the name National University
Corporation Tokyo Institute of Technology

Department of Electric Engineering (1941)

Present The top science and technology university in JapanTSUBAME Supercomputer (2010–)

4Organization and StatsOrganization
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School of Science
School of Engineering
School of Materials and Chemical Technology
School of Computing
School of Life Science and Technology
School of Environment and Society• Institute for Liberal Arts
• Institute of Innovative Research• Strategic Research Hubs
Earth - Life Science InstituteMaterial Research Center for Element Strategy
Research Institute for the Earth Inclusive Sensing

Stats
Graduate
Students
International

Undergraduate
International

Faculty
International

Administrative
Staff

5,765
1,550

4,858271

1,545
187

594(May, 2021)

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International Collaborations

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Tokyo Tech ANNEXes
Bringing Tokyo Tech Innovation to the WorldAachen(2019.3)
Tokyo Tech ANNEX
AachenAachen, Germany (Located at RWTH Aachen)

Bangkok(2018.3)
Tokyo Tech ANNEX Bangkok

Berkeley(2021.10)
Tokyo Tech
ANNEX Berkeley

Berkeley, USA (Located at JSPS Office)Pathum Thani District, Thailand (Located at NSTDA)

ANNEX-E（Education）- Recruit excellent students- Build alliances with universities
and research institutions

ANNEX-I（Information）- Disseminate informationfrom and about Tokyo Tech
- Conduct public relationsANNEX-R（Research）- Liaise with industry and promoteresearch collaboration- Recruit outstanding researchers7

Tokyo Tech Research Strategy

8Priority fields and strategic areas
Vision for society
・ Smarter society based on next-generation computing
・ Social infrastructure to support safe, healthy living
・ Sustainable ecosystem and new green revolution
DLab
Priority fields
Next-generation element strategy:
Realizing a society that effectively utilizes
limited resources

Integrated energy science

Realizing a sustainable energy society

Digital society device & system

Creating infrastructure that fuses hardware
and software

Strategic fields
CPS2 (Cyber Physical & Social Systems)

AI, security, social systems, sensing in social space,
HMI/BMI, agents

SSI (Sustainable Social Infrastructure)

Architectural/structural mechanics, robotics,
environmental/internal informatics, service/engineering
design/management

HLS (Holistic Life Science)

Methematical/Physical understanding and control of life
phenomena, cell biology, bioinformatics, life science

9Tokyo Tech “HLS”
HLS (Holistic Life Science):
A field that aim to advance the science and technology of life
science and biotechnology
Mission: To realize a bio-driven society that is friendly tohumans and the earth; “bio-first society”
HLS is positioned as one of
the strategic area of Tokyo Tech
➤ Promotes university-widebio-strategy
10HLS – Tokyo Tech bio-strategy
Promotes cross-disciplinary researchto create new value through science and technology unique to Tokyo Tech

Builds a "Tokyo Tech Bio-Ecosystem"

to solve various social issues throughthe formation of communities in cooperation
with companies and public authorities

HLS Research Map

https://www.ori.titech.ac.jp/hls/map/en/

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BioGX & BioecoSystems in Tokyo Tech
Genome Engineering

Bio Energy
Bio FuelBioplastic Material
Biodegradable Polymer

Agri Engineering
Methane Reduction

1 µm

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Thank you!
Vielen Dank!
Inquiries: annex.aachen@jim.titech.ac.jp

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