Collaboration with Industry
Collaboration with Industry (The Baton Zone)
The Baton Zone at RIKEN promotes R&D through collaborations between RIKEN and industry both in basic research and practical application of research outcomes. There are various systems for working together with industry.
Collaboration Centers
Collaboration Centers, with the collaborating company’s name as part of the Center name, work on mid- and long-term challenges incorporating proposals from companies. These Centers aim to create new research fields by collaborating with industry, and to foster human resources in an environment that combines the culture of RIKEN and industry. Five Centers are set up and running as of April 2024.
- RIKEN BDR-Otsuka Pharmaceutical Collaboration Center
- RIKEN CBS-EVIDENT Open Collaboration Center
- RIKEN CBS-TOYOTA Collaboration Center
- RIKEN RQC-FUJITSU Collaboration Center
- RIKEN RSC-Rigaku Collaboration Center
Integrated Collaborative Research Program with Industry
A Team Leader will be appointed from industry to lead a term-limited collaborative research team that focuses on initiatives of the development staff. Research is conducted by connecting the needs of industry and society with RIKEN’s cutting-edge research seeds. Six Teams are actively carrying out research as of April 2024.
- Cell and Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology Laboratory (Vision Care Inc)
- Virus Inactivation LED Laboratory (Farmroid Co., Ltd.→ BEAM Technologies Inc.)
- Bio-chemical Production Laboratory (Zeon Corporation)
- Microalgae Resource Upcycling Research Laboratory (Euglena Co.,Ltd.)
- Emerging Infectious Disease Vaccine Technology Laboratory (Animal Allergy Clinical Laboratories Inc.)
- Correlated-materials-based Ecological-device Laboratory (Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.)
What is The Baton Zone?
RIKEN aims to develop a system that leads to smooth technology transfer and practical application by contributing both explicit knowledge, such as patents and research papers, and know-how, or tacit knowledge. The name of the system alludes to the baton zone in track and field sports. The program has successfully achieved many innovative research outcomes from early stages.
