2024

November 17-18 | USM-RIKEN Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Advanced Sciences (URICAS) 10th Symposium & Review Meeting was held at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia

On 17-18 November 2024, the USM-RIKEN Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Advanced Sciences (URICAS) 10th Symposium & Review Meeting was held at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. The researchers from RIKEN and USM presented their collaborative research works and discussed their research findings actively. In addition, 4 external reviewers were invited to join this symposium and assist to compile the review report of URICAS project.

USM-RIKEN Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Advanced Sciences (URICAS) was established as a collaborative program by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and RIKEN in February 2015 to undertake interdisciplinary research as well as to promote further exchange of young researchers. The fruitful collaboration between RIKEN and USM, which was started in 1993, is one of the successful models of the collaboration between RIKEN and the research institutions in the Southeast Asia.

At the workshop

Group photo of the participants

July 22 | The Singapore-Japan Workshop on AI4Science held in Singapore

On July 22, 2024, the Singapore-Japan Workshop on AI4Science was held at the CREATE Tower in Singapore. Researchers and Admin staff from RIKEN attended the workshop along with other Japanese researchers and government officials to discuss areas of research collaboration with Singaporean counterparts in the field of AI.

At the workshop

July 2 | A*STAR-RIKEN Joint Workshop on Catalysis and Sustainability was held at Fusionopolis, Singapore

On July 2, 2024, the A*STA–RIKEN Joint Workshop “Catalysis and Sustainability” was held at Fusionopolis, in Singapore. This one-day workshop, which was attended by over thirty researchers from RIKEN and Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2) of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), was an opportunity to exchange the latest research results and discuss future joint research.

Group photo at the workshop

July 1 | NTU-RIKEN Joint Workshop on Workshop on Frontiers of Catalysis Chemistry and Devices was held at NTU, Singapore

On July 1, 2024, The NTU-RIKEN Joint Workshop “Frontiers of Catalytic Chemistry and Devices” was held at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Thirty-five people, including scientists and students, participated, and there was a lively Q&A session and discussions to deepen future collaboration.

At the workshop

Participants from RIKEN