Sponsored Laboratories
Sponsored Laboratories are funded by industry and invite outstanding scientists to conduct special research with the aim of intensifying and enriching RIKEN's research activities. The Abe Laboratory, headed by Dr. Takashi Abe, studies physiologically active substances produced by hornets.
| Benno Laboratory | Yoshimi BENNO (D.V.M., Ph.D.) |
| Arimoto Laboratory | Yutaka ARIMOTO (D.Agr.) |
| Nakamura Laboratory | Shinichiro NAKAMURA (Ph.D.) |
| Sugiyama Laboratory | Yuichi SUGIYAMA (Ph.D.) |