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Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproduction
Strategic EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship,
Strategy,Finance,
and IP rights
ESF
IP Advanced Medical Science
Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Department of Science,Technology and Innovation
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Kobe University
access map
Rokkodai Campus
Rokko
JR Kobe Line
National highway No.2
Hanshin Railway
Hankyu Kobe Line
MikageShinzaike
Rokkomichi
Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceGraduate School of Agricultural Science
Graduate School of Engineering
Administration Offices
Graduate School of System Informatics
Graduate School of Science
Kusunoki Campus
Kobe Cultural Hall
Graduate School of MedicineKobe University Hospital
Daigaku-Byoin-Mae9
To Sannomiya · Shin-Kobe
Okurayama
Kobe Municipal SubwayTo Gakuentoshi · Myodani
MinatogawaShrine
To Shinkaichi KousokukobeTo Kobe-Sannomiya
To Sannomiya
JR K
obe
Line
Kobe
To Akashi
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation（Located inside Graduate School of Medicine）
Kobe Rapid Railway
36 Shindai Honbu Kougakubu-Mae
36 Shindai Bunri Nougakubu-Mae
To Osaka
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
36 Kobe City Bus Line 36 bound for “Tsurukabuto Danchi”K
ob
e City B
us
Kobe City Bus Line 99
Message from the DeanThe Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation was established in April of 2016 and is unique in Japan in embedding education and capacity-building in innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship and enterprise into a graduate science program. We have drawn on Kobe University’s strengths in bioproduction, membrane technology, information & communication technology and medical science, and combine them with each other, with partners from industry, and with education and training in entrepreneurship, finance and innovation to create new commercial fields of technology.We aim to nurture a new generation of science professionals with a commercial mindset and the ability to take an idea from research to the securing of intellectual property rights, development of production technology and eventually market development through our unique curriculums.
Aims
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Advanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Membrane
Science and TechnologyAdvanced Membrane
Science and Technology
P ro m o t i o n o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f n e w methodologies leading to the novel cl inical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating soc i e t y based on ene rgy -sav i ng and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyAdvanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproductionBioproduction
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the product ion of b io fue l and b io -o r i en ted chemica l p roduc ts f rom lignocellulosic plants.
The Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation aims to foster scienceoriented individuals with research capabilities in a broad range of cutting-edge fields and the entrepreneurial skills necessary to manage every stage in the research, development and marketing process.
In line with these education and research aims, the Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation seeks students with the following qualities:
• Students should have a strong enthusiasm for research and basic research abilities in any of the following fields: engineering, informatics, agriculture, science, medicine, or pharmaceutical science
• In addition to basic research and applied research in their chosen specialist field, students should possess a strong desire to commercialize their research, from production and development to marketing
Admission Policy
Akihiko KondoDean, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
K computer on the cover photo is provided by RIKEN.
Entrepreneurship,
Strategy,
Finance,and IP rights
in Strategic Entrepreneurship
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship● Introduction to Entrepreneurship● Founding and managing venture firm
Strategy Strategy ●Strategy of venture firm● Innovation strategy of venture firm
FinanceFinance●Corporate finance●Entrepreneurial finance
IP rightsIP rights●Entrepreneurship and laws●Practice of intellectual property law
The success of enterprise creation lies on both the aspiration to achieve success and cool and logical strategy. In order to realize the maximum return at the minimum risk, it is essential to have a command of both Strategy and Finance, which are the inseparable pair of enterprise creation and IP rights which is vital to advanced technologies in theory and practice. Students learn tried and true tactics of drastically improving the chances of successful enterprise creation.
Outline of Subjects
Taking the advantage of being an interdisciplinary graduate school, we cultivate strategic entrepreneurs with
science-background who are able to create a competitive enterprise with a global scope.
EntrepreneurshipWith an aim of becoming a strategic entrepreneur with science-background who is able to create a science-based innovation, students master entrepreneurship and the basics of management of venture firms.
Intellectual property strategyUpon grasping an overview of the intellectual property legal system including patent law and copyright law, students acquire strategic patent application, utilization and protection required in enterprise creation of advanced science and technology through the practice of patent application procedures and employee invention system and the research on license agreement and infringement litigation.
Practical applied skillsOn the subject of an advanced science research topic on which the student has already worked or has been working, the student learns practical applied skills (business model, making of practical business plan) to find seeds and ideas of commercialization and to convert those ideas into enterprise creation plan of a venture firm in the advanced science and technology area.
StrategyStudents acquire strategy theories (competitive strategy, resource-based view, innovation strategy) and organizational management theory and the practices of those theories in order to seize and sustain sustainable competitive advantage.
FinanceStudents study basic corporate finance, making of financial plan, corporate valuation, and design of deal structure, and further master execution skills of finance in enterprise creation through case studies and exercises.
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproduction
Strategic EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship,
Strategy,Finance,
and IP rights
ESF
IP Advanced Medical Science
Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Department of Science,Technology and Innovation
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Kobe University
access map
Rokkodai Campus
Rokko
JR Kobe Line
National highway No.2
Hanshin Railway
Hankyu Kobe Line
MikageShinzaike
Rokkomichi
Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceGraduate School of Agricultural Science
Graduate School of Engineering
Administration Offices
Graduate School of System Informatics
Graduate School of Science
Kusunoki Campus
Kobe Cultural Hall
Graduate School of MedicineKobe University Hospital
Daigaku-Byoin-Mae9
To Sannomiya · Shin-Kobe
Okurayama
Kobe Municipal SubwayTo Gakuentoshi · Myodani
MinatogawaShrine
To Shinkaichi KousokukobeTo Kobe-Sannomiya
To Sannomiya
JR K
obe
Line
Kobe
To Akashi
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation（Located inside Graduate School of Medicine）
Kobe Rapid Railway
36 Shindai Honbu Kougakubu-Mae
36 Shindai Bunri Nougakubu-Mae
To Osaka
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
36 Kobe City Bus Line 36 bound for “Tsurukabuto Danchi”
Ko
be C
ity Bus
Kobe City Bus Line 99
Message from the DeanThe Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation was established in April of 2016 and is unique in Japan in embedding education and capacity-building in innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship and enterprise into a graduate science program. We have drawn on Kobe University’s strengths in bioproduction, membrane technology, information & communication technology and medical science, and combine them with each other, with partners from industry, and with education and training in entrepreneurship, finance and innovation to create new commercial fields of technology.We aim to nurture a new generation of science professionals with a commercial mindset and the ability to take an idea from research to the securing of intellectual property rights, development of production technology and eventually market development through our unique curriculums.
Aims
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Advanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Membrane
Science and TechnologyAdvanced Membrane
Science and Technology
P ro m o t i o n o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f n e w methodologies leading to the novel cl inical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating soc i e t y based on ene rgy -sav i ng and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyAdvanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproductionBioproduction
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the product ion of b io fue l and b io -o r i en ted chemica l p roduc ts f rom lignocellulosic plants.
The Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation aims to foster scienceoriented individuals with research capabilities in a broad range of cutting-edge fields and the entrepreneurial skills necessary to manage every stage in the research, development and marketing process.
In line with these education and research aims, the Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation seeks students with the following qualities:
• Students should have a strong enthusiasm for research and basic research abilities in any of the following fields: engineering, informatics, agriculture, science, medicine, or pharmaceutical science
• In addition to basic research and applied research in their chosen specialist field, students should possess a strong desire to commercialize their research, from production and development to marketing
Admission Policy
Akihiko KondoDean, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
K computer on the cover photo is provided by RIKEN.
Entrepreneurship,
Strategy,
Finance,and IP rights
in Strategic Entrepreneurship
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship● Introduction to Entrepreneurship● Founding and managing venture firm
Strategy Strategy ●Strategy of venture firm● Innovation strategy of venture firm
FinanceFinance●Corporate finance●Entrepreneurial finance
IP rightsIP rights●Entrepreneurship and laws●Practice of intellectual property law
The success of enterprise creation lies on both the aspiration to achieve success and cool and logical strategy. In order to realize the maximum return at the minimum risk, it is essential to have a command of both Strategy and Finance, which are the inseparable pair of enterprise creation and IP rights which is vital to advanced technologies in theory and practice. Students learn tried and true tactics of drastically improving the chances of successful enterprise creation.
Outline of Subjects
Taking the advantage of being an interdisciplinary graduate school, we cultivate strategic entrepreneurs with
science-background who are able to create a competitive enterprise with a global scope.
EntrepreneurshipWith an aim of becoming a strategic entrepreneur with science-background who is able to create a science-based innovation, students master entrepreneurship and the basics of management of venture firms.
Intellectual property strategyUpon grasping an overview of the intellectual property legal system including patent law and copyright law, students acquire strategic patent application, utilization and protection required in enterprise creation of advanced science and technology through the practice of patent application procedures and employee invention system and the research on license agreement and infringement litigation.
Practical applied skillsOn the subject of an advanced science research topic on which the student has already worked or has been working, the student learns practical applied skills (business model, making of practical business plan) to find seeds and ideas of commercialization and to convert those ideas into enterprise creation plan of a venture firm in the advanced science and technology area.
StrategyStudents acquire strategy theories (competitive strategy, resource-based view, innovation strategy) and organizational management theory and the practices of those theories in order to seize and sustain sustainable competitive advantage.
FinanceStudents study basic corporate finance, making of financial plan, corporate valuation, and design of deal structure, and further master execution skills of finance in enterprise creation through case studies and exercises.
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Bioproduction
■Research strengths and achievements● Establishment of the first Integrated Biorefinery Center (December 2007)● Establishment of the “Cell Factories” concept through the fusion of Cell Surface Engineering and Metabolic Engineering● Launch of world-leading research as a center of excellence for realizing Green Innovation through the interindustrial-academic
(industry-industry-academia) collaborations● Installation of a pilot plant on Kobe University and demonstration of bioethanol production● Development of one of the largest GMP plant among the public institutions in Japan and a center of excellence for realizing Life Innovation
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be individuals who are able to develop new biotechnologies and to create science-based innovations in the fields of bioproduction such as biofuels, bio-based chemicals, functional materials, functional food and biological medicines.
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the production of biofuel and bio-oriented chemical products from lignocellulosic plants.
Imp
act
Ko
be
Uni
vers
ity
pro
mo
tes
the
Dev
elo
pm
ent
of
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luti
ona
lly a
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Bio
mas
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End
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duc
ts
Ob
ject
ive
End
pro
duc
tsB
uild
ing
Blo
cks
Bio
mas
s R
eso
urce
s
Lignocellulosic Biomass(Wood, Grass)
Microbial Production
Alcohols
Organic acids
Amino acids
Carbohydrates
Peptides
Diols
Diamines
Aromatic compounds
Inositols
Phospholipids
Next-generation Bio-fuelsBio-chemical Feedstocks
Bio-plasticsBio-fibers
Bio-fine chemicals
( )Functional Food Ingredients,Intermediates of Medicine,Pesticide Ingredients
Creation of New Business
CO2 Emission Reduction
Non-petroleum based Energy Conversion
Resources and Energy Security
Revitalization of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
■Business creation
■Research strengths and achievements● The establishment of the first Center for Membrane and Film Technology (April 2007, in collaboration with 7 overseas universities)● The completion of an on-campus research facility of advanced membrane science and technology (6000 m2, February 2015)● The introduction of various membrane technology pilot plants● The driving of an industry-academic alliance in cooperation with the Organization for Membrane and Film Technology (70 firms)● The development of energy-saving water treatment and gas separation process, natural energy based energy generating process, and
circulating environmental detoxification processes through an industry-academic-government alliance
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to master comprehensive membrane science and technology which encompasses material development, membrane manufacturing, and membrane application processes and to create technology innovations in the environment/energy areas in order to achieve an eco-friendly society.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating society based on energy-saving and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
■Business creation
Imp
act
Der
iver
ing
of
mem
bra
ne s
cien
ce a
nd t
echn
olo
gy
of
Ko
be
mo
del
(inn
ova
tive
mem
bra
nes
and
pro
cess
es)
Inno
vati
ve p
roce
sses
Ap
plic
able
pro
cess
esFu
ncti
ona
l mem
bra
nes
Water treatmentGas separation
High functionality, High performance
Seawater desalination
Water purification
Waste water treatment
Natural gas purification
Hydrogen production
Sewage water treatment
Concentration of valuables
Decarboxylation
Petroleum refining
Flue gas treatment
Energy-saving process
( )Forward Osmosis Seawater DesalinationZero Ventilation Air Conditioning
Energy-generating process
( )Power Generation with Pressure Retarded OsmosisSewage Water TreatmentBiogas Production
Resource-circulating process
( )Phosphorus and Nitrogen Recovery from Sewage WaterMetal Recovery from Industrial Waste Water
Water business creation(1000 billion dollars market )
CO2 emissions reduction
New energy creation
Establishing resource-circulating society
Security of water and air
Pure water
Salt water
Osmoticpressure
CH4
P, N, Metal
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Hollow fiber membrane
• membrane
■Research strengths and achievements● The development of applications of K computer (a supercomputer) and many core processors and the research of major areas of substance
design and energy utilizing the applications.● The research and development by an industry-academic-government alliance in combination with methods to design new functional materials
based on computational science and top-tier researchers of information and communication devices design.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to bridge the creation of new substances and advanced information and communication technology and to lead effect estimations by multifactorial simulations and devices design and development.
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
■Business creation
Imp
act
Des
ign
and
depl
oym
ents
of n
ew m
ater
ials
for
purs
uing
low
ene
rgy,
res
ourc
e sa
ving
s an
d hi
gh p
erfo
rman
ce in
sta
te-o
f-th
e-ar
t Io
T de
vice
s
Inno
vativ
e re
aliz
atio
n an
d m
anuf
actu
ring
tech
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gyA
dva
nced
mat
eria
lsC
om
put
atio
nal s
cien
ce
Creation of high performance/functional materials
Deployment in IoT devices
Energy harvesting devices
Battery less IoT devices
Energy and resource savings for clean and sustainable societies
Economy centric next generation infrastructures
Advanced manufacturing for reduced environmental loads
Exa-scale computation
Materials design from first principle simulations
Innovative math algorithms
Advanced communication protocols
Energy harvesting materials: photoelectric, thermoelectric, photosynthesis and hydrogen production
Functional molecular materials: conductive polymers, magnetic polymers and rare earth free magnets
Reliably nano jointing materials: conductive pastes, joining and brazing alloys
Smart motors
Automobiles and robots
Next generation power devices
Rare resource free manufacturing
Advanced Information and Communication Technology Advanced Medical Science
■Research strengths and achievements● Research and development of the innovative medical products originated from iPS cell technology based on the knowledge of regulatory science.● Research and development of novel oral vaccine platform using bifidobacteria, and the clinical development of oral hepatitis C vaccine, and oral
cancer vaccine.● Establishment of drug discovery system utilizing SPring-8, SACLA and computer simulation. The joint research in developing Ras inhibitors (molecular
targeted anti-cancer drug candidates) with synthetic chemistry manufacture in Kobe realized the licensing out of the compound patent to the domestic pharmaceutical company.
● The industry-academic alliance leveraging the special medical industry zone and the research-friendly environment with regards to pharmaceutical regulations.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be equipped with high level of management skills, based on the specialized knowledge and skills of life science, to address unmet medical needs and to create cutting-edge medical technologies i.e., novel medicine, diagnosis, cell- and tissue-based medical products and devices.
Promotion of the development of new methodologies leading to the novel clinical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
Imp
act
Bre
akth
roug
h in
dru
g d
isco
very
fro
m J
APA
N v
ia in
nova
tive
med
ical
tec
hno
log
ies
to r
ealiz
e a
“so
ciet
y o
f he
alth
and
long
evit
y”
Po
tent
ial P
rod
ucts
Tech
nica
l ele
men
tsTe
chno
logy
for n
ovel
dru
g di
scov
ery
In Silico Drug Discovery, Cell Processing
iPS cells
Probiotics
SPring-8, SACLA
Computer docking simulation
Moleculary targeted drugs
Vaccine NMR
“Therapeutic Cells” mass manufactured from iPS cells
Therapeutic/Prophylactic "Oral vaccine"
"Novel anti-cancer drugs" targeting specific signaling molecules
Open a new era of cell-based therapy for cancer and chronic diseases
Overcome intractable cancers having difficulty in early detection and surgical resection
Create a new paradigm of vaccination
Promote R&D in the domestic pharmaceutical industries and improve national health welfare
■Business creation
iPS cellsBifidobacerium Crystal of Ras
Bioproduction
■Research strengths and achievements● Establishment of the first Integrated Biorefinery Center (December 2007)● Establishment of the “Cell Factories” concept through the fusion of Cell Surface Engineering and Metabolic Engineering● Launch of world-leading research as a center of excellence for realizing Green Innovation through the interindustrial-academic
(industry-industry-academia) collaborations● Installation of a pilot plant on Kobe University and demonstration of bioethanol production● Development of one of the largest GMP plant among the public institutions in Japan and a center of excellence for realizing Life Innovation
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be individuals who are able to develop new biotechnologies and to create science-based innovations in the fields of bioproduction such as biofuels, bio-based chemicals, functional materials, functional food and biological medicines.
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the production of biofuel and bio-oriented chemical products from lignocellulosic plants.
Imp
act
Ko
be
Uni
vers
ity
pro
mo
tes
the
Dev
elo
pm
ent
of
Evo
luti
ona
lly a
nd In
teg
rate
d B
io-p
roce
ss f
rom
Bio
mas
s Fe
edst
ock
s to
End
-pro
duc
ts
Ob
ject
ive
End
pro
duc
tsB
uild
ing
Blo
cks
Bio
mas
s R
eso
urce
s
Lignocellulosic Biomass(Wood, Grass)
Microbial Production
Alcohols
Organic acids
Amino acids
Carbohydrates
Peptides
Diols
Diamines
Aromatic compounds
Inositols
Phospholipids
Next-generation Bio-fuelsBio-chemical Feedstocks
Bio-plasticsBio-fibers
Bio-fine chemicals
( )Functional Food Ingredients,Intermediates of Medicine,Pesticide Ingredients
Creation of New Business
CO2 Emission Reduction
Non-petroleum based Energy Conversion
Resources and Energy Security
Revitalization of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
■Business creation
■Research strengths and achievements● The establishment of the first Center for Membrane and Film Technology (April 2007, in collaboration with 7 overseas universities)● The completion of an on-campus research facility of advanced membrane science and technology (6000 m2, February 2015)● The introduction of various membrane technology pilot plants● The driving of an industry-academic alliance in cooperation with the Organization for Membrane and Film Technology (70 firms)● The development of energy-saving water treatment and gas separation process, natural energy based energy generating process, and
circulating environmental detoxification processes through an industry-academic-government alliance
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to master comprehensive membrane science and technology which encompasses material development, membrane manufacturing, and membrane application processes and to create technology innovations in the environment/energy areas in order to achieve an eco-friendly society.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating society based on energy-saving and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
■Business creation
Imp
act
Der
iver
ing
of
mem
bra
ne s
cien
ce a
nd t
echn
olo
gy
of
Ko
be
mo
del
(inn
ova
tive
mem
bra
nes
and
pro
cess
es)
Inno
vati
ve p
roce
sses
Ap
plic
able
pro
cess
esFu
ncti
ona
l mem
bra
nes
Water treatmentGas separation
High functionality, High performance
Seawater desalination
Water purification
Waste water treatment
Natural gas purification
Hydrogen production
Sewage water treatment
Concentration of valuables
Decarboxylation
Petroleum refining
Flue gas treatment
Energy-saving process
( )Forward Osmosis Seawater DesalinationZero Ventilation Air Conditioning
Energy-generating process
( )Power Generation with Pressure Retarded OsmosisSewage Water TreatmentBiogas Production
Resource-circulating process
( )Phosphorus and Nitrogen Recovery from Sewage WaterMetal Recovery from Industrial Waste Water
Water business creation(1000 billion dollars market )
CO2 emissions reduction
New energy creation
Establishing resource-circulating society
Security of water and air
Pure water
Salt water
Osmoticpressure
CH4
P, N, Metal
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Hollow fiber membrane
• membrane
■Research strengths and achievements● The development of applications of K computer (a supercomputer) and many core processors and the research of major areas of substance
design and energy utilizing the applications.● The research and development by an industry-academic-government alliance in combination with methods to design new functional materials
based on computational science and top-tier researchers of information and communication devices design.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to bridge the creation of new substances and advanced information and communication technology and to lead effect estimations by multifactorial simulations and devices design and development.
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
■Business creation
Imp
act
Des
ign
and
depl
oym
ents
of n
ew m
ater
ials
for
purs
uing
low
ene
rgy,
res
ourc
e sa
ving
s an
d hi
gh p
erfo
rman
ce in
sta
te-o
f-th
e-ar
t Io
T de
vice
s
Inno
vativ
e re
aliz
atio
n an
d m
anuf
actu
ring
tech
nolo
gyA
dva
nced
mat
eria
lsC
om
put
atio
nal s
cien
ce
Creation of high performance/functional materials
Deployment in IoT devices
Energy harvesting devices
Battery less IoT devices
Energy and resource savings for clean and sustainable societies
Economy centric next generation infrastructures
Advanced manufacturing for reduced environmental loads
Exa-scale computation
Materials design from first principle simulations
Innovative math algorithms
Advanced communication protocols
Energy harvesting materials: photoelectric, thermoelectric, photosynthesis and hydrogen production
Functional molecular materials: conductive polymers, magnetic polymers and rare earth free magnets
Reliably nano jointing materials: conductive pastes, joining and brazing alloys
Smart motors
Automobiles and robots
Next generation power devices
Rare resource free manufacturing
Advanced Information and Communication Technology Advanced Medical Science
■Research strengths and achievements● Research and development of the innovative medical products originated from iPS cell technology based on the knowledge of regulatory science.● Research and development of novel oral vaccine platform using bifidobacteria, and the clinical development of oral hepatitis C vaccine, and oral
cancer vaccine.● Establishment of drug discovery system utilizing SPring-8, SACLA and computer simulation. The joint research in developing Ras inhibitors (molecular
targeted anti-cancer drug candidates) with synthetic chemistry manufacture in Kobe realized the licensing out of the compound patent to the domestic pharmaceutical company.
● The industry-academic alliance leveraging the special medical industry zone and the research-friendly environment with regards to pharmaceutical regulations.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be equipped with high level of management skills, based on the specialized knowledge and skills of life science, to address unmet medical needs and to create cutting-edge medical technologies i.e., novel medicine, diagnosis, cell- and tissue-based medical products and devices.
Promotion of the development of new methodologies leading to the novel clinical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
Imp
act
Bre
akth
roug
h in
dru
g d
isco
very
fro
m J
APA
N v
ia in
nova
tive
med
ical
tec
hno
log
ies
to r
ealiz
e a
“so
ciet
y o
f he
alth
and
long
evit
y”
Po
tent
ial P
rod
ucts
Tech
nica
l ele
men
tsTe
chno
logy
for n
ovel
dru
g di
scov
ery
In Silico Drug Discovery, Cell Processing
iPS cells
Probiotics
SPring-8, SACLA
Computer docking simulation
Moleculary targeted drugs
Vaccine NMR
“Therapeutic Cells” mass manufactured from iPS cells
Therapeutic/Prophylactic "Oral vaccine"
"Novel anti-cancer drugs" targeting specific signaling molecules
Open a new era of cell-based therapy for cancer and chronic diseases
Overcome intractable cancers having difficulty in early detection and surgical resection
Create a new paradigm of vaccination
Promote R&D in the domestic pharmaceutical industries and improve national health welfare
■Business creation
iPS cellsBifidobacerium Crystal of Ras
Bioproduction
■Research strengths and achievements● Establishment of the first Integrated Biorefinery Center (December 2007)● Establishment of the “Cell Factories” concept through the fusion of Cell Surface Engineering and Metabolic Engineering● Launch of world-leading research as a center of excellence for realizing Green Innovation through the interindustrial-academic
(industry-industry-academia) collaborations● Installation of a pilot plant on Kobe University and demonstration of bioethanol production● Development of one of the largest GMP plant among the public institutions in Japan and a center of excellence for realizing Life Innovation
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be individuals who are able to develop new biotechnologies and to create science-based innovations in the fields of bioproduction such as biofuels, bio-based chemicals, functional materials, functional food and biological medicines.
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the production of biofuel and bio-oriented chemical products from lignocellulosic plants.
Imp
act
Ko
be
Uni
vers
ity
pro
mo
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of
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pro
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mas
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Lignocellulosic Biomass(Wood, Grass)
Microbial Production
Alcohols
Organic acids
Amino acids
Carbohydrates
Peptides
Diols
Diamines
Aromatic compounds
Inositols
Phospholipids
Next-generation Bio-fuelsBio-chemical Feedstocks
Bio-plasticsBio-fibers
Bio-fine chemicals
( )Functional Food Ingredients,Intermediates of Medicine,Pesticide Ingredients
Creation of New Business
CO2 Emission Reduction
Non-petroleum based Energy Conversion
Resources and Energy Security
Revitalization of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
■Business creation
■Research strengths and achievements● The establishment of the first Center for Membrane and Film Technology (April 2007, in collaboration with 7 overseas universities)● The completion of an on-campus research facility of advanced membrane science and technology (6000 m2, February 2015)● The introduction of various membrane technology pilot plants● The driving of an industry-academic alliance in cooperation with the Organization for Membrane and Film Technology (70 firms)● The development of energy-saving water treatment and gas separation process, natural energy based energy generating process, and
circulating environmental detoxification processes through an industry-academic-government alliance
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to master comprehensive membrane science and technology which encompasses material development, membrane manufacturing, and membrane application processes and to create technology innovations in the environment/energy areas in order to achieve an eco-friendly society.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating society based on energy-saving and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
■Business creation
Imp
act
Der
iver
ing
of
mem
bra
ne s
cien
ce a
nd t
echn
olo
gy
of
Ko
be
mo
del
(inn
ova
tive
mem
bra
nes
and
pro
cess
es)
Inno
vati
ve p
roce
sses
Ap
plic
able
pro
cess
esFu
ncti
ona
l mem
bra
nes
Water treatmentGas separation
High functionality, High performance
Seawater desalination
Water purification
Waste water treatment
Natural gas purification
Hydrogen production
Sewage water treatment
Concentration of valuables
Decarboxylation
Petroleum refining
Flue gas treatment
Energy-saving process
( )Forward Osmosis Seawater DesalinationZero Ventilation Air Conditioning
Energy-generating process
( )Power Generation with Pressure Retarded OsmosisSewage Water TreatmentBiogas Production
Resource-circulating process
( )Phosphorus and Nitrogen Recovery from Sewage WaterMetal Recovery from Industrial Waste Water
Water business creation(1000 billion dollars market )
CO2 emissions reduction
New energy creation
Establishing resource-circulating society
Security of water and air
Pure water
Salt water
Osmoticpressure
CH4
P, N, Metal
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Hollow fiber membrane
• membrane
■Research strengths and achievements● The development of applications of K computer (a supercomputer) and many core processors and the research of major areas of substance
design and energy utilizing the applications.● The research and development by an industry-academic-government alliance in combination with methods to design new functional materials
based on computational science and top-tier researchers of information and communication devices design.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to bridge the creation of new substances and advanced information and communication technology and to lead effect estimations by multifactorial simulations and devices design and development.
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
■Business creation
Imp
act
Des
ign
and
depl
oym
ents
of n
ew m
ater
ials
for
purs
uing
low
ene
rgy,
res
ourc
e sa
ving
s an
d hi
gh p
erfo
rman
ce in
sta
te-o
f-th
e-ar
t Io
T de
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s
Inno
vativ
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aliz
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d m
anuf
actu
ring
tech
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gyA
dva
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mat
eria
lsC
om
put
atio
nal s
cien
ce
Creation of high performance/functional materials
Deployment in IoT devices
Energy harvesting devices
Battery less IoT devices
Energy and resource savings for clean and sustainable societies
Economy centric next generation infrastructures
Advanced manufacturing for reduced environmental loads
Exa-scale computation
Materials design from first principle simulations
Innovative math algorithms
Advanced communication protocols
Energy harvesting materials: photoelectric, thermoelectric, photosynthesis and hydrogen production
Functional molecular materials: conductive polymers, magnetic polymers and rare earth free magnets
Reliably nano jointing materials: conductive pastes, joining and brazing alloys
Smart motors
Automobiles and robots
Next generation power devices
Rare resource free manufacturing
Advanced Information and Communication Technology Advanced Medical Science
■Research strengths and achievements● Research and development of the innovative medical products originated from iPS cell technology based on the knowledge of regulatory science.● Research and development of novel oral vaccine platform using bifidobacteria, and the clinical development of oral hepatitis C vaccine, and oral
cancer vaccine.● Establishment of drug discovery system utilizing SPring-8, SACLA and computer simulation. The joint research in developing Ras inhibitors (molecular
targeted anti-cancer drug candidates) with synthetic chemistry manufacture in Kobe realized the licensing out of the compound patent to the domestic pharmaceutical company.
● The industry-academic alliance leveraging the special medical industry zone and the research-friendly environment with regards to pharmaceutical regulations.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be equipped with high level of management skills, based on the specialized knowledge and skills of life science, to address unmet medical needs and to create cutting-edge medical technologies i.e., novel medicine, diagnosis, cell- and tissue-based medical products and devices.
Promotion of the development of new methodologies leading to the novel clinical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
Imp
act
Bre
akth
roug
h in
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isco
very
fro
m J
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ia in
nova
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med
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f he
alth
and
long
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Po
tent
ial P
rod
ucts
Tech
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l ele
men
tsTe
chno
logy
for n
ovel
dru
g di
scov
ery
In Silico Drug Discovery, Cell Processing
iPS cells
Probiotics
SPring-8, SACLA
Computer docking simulation
Moleculary targeted drugs
Vaccine NMR
“Therapeutic Cells” mass manufactured from iPS cells
Therapeutic/Prophylactic "Oral vaccine"
"Novel anti-cancer drugs" targeting specific signaling molecules
Open a new era of cell-based therapy for cancer and chronic diseases
Overcome intractable cancers having difficulty in early detection and surgical resection
Create a new paradigm of vaccination
Promote R&D in the domestic pharmaceutical industries and improve national health welfare
■Business creation
iPS cellsBifidobacerium Crystal of Ras
Bioproduction
■Research strengths and achievements● Establishment of the first Integrated Biorefinery Center (December 2007)● Establishment of the “Cell Factories” concept through the fusion of Cell Surface Engineering and Metabolic Engineering● Launch of world-leading research as a center of excellence for realizing Green Innovation through the interindustrial-academic
(industry-industry-academia) collaborations● Installation of a pilot plant on Kobe University and demonstration of bioethanol production● Development of one of the largest GMP plant among the public institutions in Japan and a center of excellence for realizing Life Innovation
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be individuals who are able to develop new biotechnologies and to create science-based innovations in the fields of bioproduction such as biofuels, bio-based chemicals, functional materials, functional food and biological medicines.
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the production of biofuel and bio-oriented chemical products from lignocellulosic plants.
Imp
act
Ko
be
Uni
vers
ity
pro
mo
tes
the
Dev
elo
pm
ent
of
Evo
luti
ona
lly a
nd In
teg
rate
d B
io-p
roce
ss f
rom
Bio
mas
s Fe
edst
ock
s to
End
-pro
duc
ts
Ob
ject
ive
End
pro
duc
tsB
uild
ing
Blo
cks
Bio
mas
s R
eso
urce
s
Lignocellulosic Biomass(Wood, Grass)
Microbial Production
Alcohols
Organic acids
Amino acids
Carbohydrates
Peptides
Diols
Diamines
Aromatic compounds
Inositols
Phospholipids
Next-generation Bio-fuelsBio-chemical Feedstocks
Bio-plasticsBio-fibers
Bio-fine chemicals
( )Functional Food Ingredients,Intermediates of Medicine,Pesticide Ingredients
Creation of New Business
CO2 Emission Reduction
Non-petroleum based Energy Conversion
Resources and Energy Security
Revitalization of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
■Business creation
■Research strengths and achievements● The establishment of the first Center for Membrane and Film Technology (April 2007, in collaboration with 7 overseas universities)● The completion of an on-campus research facility of advanced membrane science and technology (6000 m2, February 2015)● The introduction of various membrane technology pilot plants● The driving of an industry-academic alliance in cooperation with the Organization for Membrane and Film Technology (70 firms)● The development of energy-saving water treatment and gas separation process, natural energy based energy generating process, and
circulating environmental detoxification processes through an industry-academic-government alliance
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to master comprehensive membrane science and technology which encompasses material development, membrane manufacturing, and membrane application processes and to create technology innovations in the environment/energy areas in order to achieve an eco-friendly society.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating society based on energy-saving and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
■Business creation
Imp
act
Der
iver
ing
of
mem
bra
ne s
cien
ce a
nd t
echn
olo
gy
of
Ko
be
mo
del
(inn
ova
tive
mem
bra
nes
and
pro
cess
es)
Inno
vati
ve p
roce
sses
Ap
plic
able
pro
cess
esFu
ncti
ona
l mem
bra
nes
Water treatmentGas separation
High functionality, High performance
Seawater desalination
Water purification
Waste water treatment
Natural gas purification
Hydrogen production
Sewage water treatment
Concentration of valuables
Decarboxylation
Petroleum refining
Flue gas treatment
Energy-saving process
( )Forward Osmosis Seawater DesalinationZero Ventilation Air Conditioning
Energy-generating process
( )Power Generation with Pressure Retarded OsmosisSewage Water TreatmentBiogas Production
Resource-circulating process
( )Phosphorus and Nitrogen Recovery from Sewage WaterMetal Recovery from Industrial Waste Water
Water business creation(1000 billion dollars market )
CO2 emissions reduction
New energy creation
Establishing resource-circulating society
Security of water and air
Pure water
Salt water
Osmoticpressure
CH4
P, N, Metal
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Hollow fiber membrane
• membrane
■Research strengths and achievements● The development of applications of K computer (a supercomputer) and many core processors and the research of major areas of substance
design and energy utilizing the applications.● The research and development by an industry-academic-government alliance in combination with methods to design new functional materials
based on computational science and top-tier researchers of information and communication devices design.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to bridge the creation of new substances and advanced information and communication technology and to lead effect estimations by multifactorial simulations and devices design and development.
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
■Business creation
Imp
act
Des
ign
and
depl
oym
ents
of n
ew m
ater
ials
for
purs
uing
low
ene
rgy,
res
ourc
e sa
ving
s an
d hi
gh p
erfo
rman
ce in
sta
te-o
f-th
e-ar
t Io
T de
vice
s
Inno
vativ
e re
aliz
atio
n an
d m
anuf
actu
ring
tech
nolo
gyA
dva
nced
mat
eria
lsC
om
put
atio
nal s
cien
ce
Creation of high performance/functional materials
Deployment in IoT devices
Energy harvesting devices
Battery less IoT devices
Energy and resource savings for clean and sustainable societies
Economy centric next generation infrastructures
Advanced manufacturing for reduced environmental loads
Exa-scale computation
Materials design from first principle simulations
Innovative math algorithms
Advanced communication protocols
Energy harvesting materials: photoelectric, thermoelectric, photosynthesis and hydrogen production
Functional molecular materials: conductive polymers, magnetic polymers and rare earth free magnets
Reliably nano jointing materials: conductive pastes, joining and brazing alloys
Smart motors
Automobiles and robots
Next generation power devices
Rare resource free manufacturing
Advanced Information and Communication Technology Advanced Medical Science
■Research strengths and achievements● Research and development of the innovative medical products originated from iPS cell technology based on the knowledge of regulatory science.● Research and development of novel oral vaccine platform using bifidobacteria, and the clinical development of oral hepatitis C vaccine, and oral
cancer vaccine.● Establishment of drug discovery system utilizing SPring-8, SACLA and computer simulation. The joint research in developing Ras inhibitors (molecular
targeted anti-cancer drug candidates) with synthetic chemistry manufacture in Kobe realized the licensing out of the compound patent to the domestic pharmaceutical company.
● The industry-academic alliance leveraging the special medical industry zone and the research-friendly environment with regards to pharmaceutical regulations.
■GraduatesTypical graduates are expected to be equipped with high level of management skills, based on the specialized knowledge and skills of life science, to address unmet medical needs and to create cutting-edge medical technologies i.e., novel medicine, diagnosis, cell- and tissue-based medical products and devices.
Promotion of the development of new methodologies leading to the novel clinical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
Imp
act
Bre
akth
roug
h in
dru
g d
isco
very
fro
m J
APA
N v
ia in
nova
tive
med
ical
tec
hno
log
ies
to r
ealiz
e a
“so
ciet
y o
f he
alth
and
long
evit
y”
Po
tent
ial P
rod
ucts
Tech
nica
l ele
men
tsTe
chno
logy
for n
ovel
dru
g di
scov
ery
In Silico Drug Discovery, Cell Processing
iPS cells
Probiotics
SPring-8, SACLA
Computer docking simulation
Moleculary targeted drugs
Vaccine NMR
“Therapeutic Cells” mass manufactured from iPS cells
Therapeutic/Prophylactic "Oral vaccine"
"Novel anti-cancer drugs" targeting specific signaling molecules
Open a new era of cell-based therapy for cancer and chronic diseases
Overcome intractable cancers having difficulty in early detection and surgical resection
Create a new paradigm of vaccination
Promote R&D in the domestic pharmaceutical industries and improve national health welfare
■Business creation
iPS cellsBifidobacerium Crystal of Ras
Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproduction
Strategic EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship,
Strategy,Finance,
and IP rights
ESF
IP Advanced Medical Science
Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Department of Science,Technology and Innovation
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Kobe University
access map
Rokkodai Campus
Rokko
JR Kobe Line
National highway No.2
Hanshin Railway
Hankyu Kobe Line
MikageShinzaike
Rokkomichi
Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceGraduate School of Agricultural Science
Graduate School of Engineering
Administration Offices
Graduate School of System Informatics
Graduate School of Science
Kusunoki Campus
Kobe Cultural Hall
Graduate School of MedicineKobe University Hospital
Daigaku-Byoin-Mae9
To Sannomiya · Shin-Kobe
Okurayama
Kobe Municipal SubwayTo Gakuentoshi · Myodani
MinatogawaShrine
To Shinkaichi KousokukobeTo Kobe-Sannomiya
To Sannomiya
JR K
obe
Line
Kobe
To Akashi
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation（Located inside Graduate School of Medicine）
Kobe Rapid Railway
36 Shindai Honbu Kougakubu-Mae
36 Shindai Bunri Nougakubu-Mae
To Osaka
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
36 Kobe City Bus Line 36 bound for “Tsurukabuto Danchi”
Ko
be C
ity Bus
Kobe City Bus Line 99
Message from the DeanThe Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation was established in April of 2016 and is unique in Japan in embedding education and capacity-building in innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship and enterprise into a graduate science program. We have drawn on Kobe University’s strengths in bioproduction, membrane technology, information & communication technology and medical science, and combine them with each other, with partners from industry, and with education and training in entrepreneurship, finance and innovation to create new commercial fields of technology.We aim to nurture a new generation of science professionals with a commercial mindset and the ability to take an idea from research to the securing of intellectual property rights, development of production technology and eventually market development through our unique curriculums.
Aims
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Advanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Membrane
Science and TechnologyAdvanced Membrane
Science and Technology
P ro m o t i o n o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f n e w methodologies leading to the novel cl inical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating soc i e t y based on ene rgy -sav i ng and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyAdvanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproductionBioproduction
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the product ion of b io fue l and b io -o r i en ted chemica l p roduc ts f rom lignocellulosic plants.
The Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation aims to foster scienceoriented individuals with research capabilities in a broad range of cutting-edge fields and the entrepreneurial skills necessary to manage every stage in the research, development and marketing process.
In line with these education and research aims, the Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation seeks students with the following qualities:
• Students should have a strong enthusiasm for research and basic research abilities in any of the following fields: engineering, informatics, agriculture, science, medicine, or pharmaceutical science
• In addition to basic research and applied research in their chosen specialist field, students should possess a strong desire to commercialize their research, from production and development to marketing
Admission Policy
Akihiko KondoDean, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
K computer on the cover photo is provided by RIKEN.
Entrepreneurship,
Strategy,
Finance,and IP rights
in Strategic Entrepreneurship
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship● Introduction to Entrepreneurship● Founding and managing venture firm
Strategy Strategy ●Strategy of venture firm● Innovation strategy of venture firm
FinanceFinance●Corporate finance●Entrepreneurial finance
IP rightsIP rights●Entrepreneurship and laws●Practice of intellectual property law
The success of enterprise creation lies on both the aspiration to achieve success and cool and logical strategy. In order to realize the maximum return at the minimum risk, it is essential to have a command of both Strategy and Finance, which are the inseparable pair of enterprise creation and IP rights which is vital to advanced technologies in theory and practice. Students learn tried and true tactics of drastically improving the chances of successful enterprise creation.
Outline of Subjects
Taking the advantage of being an interdisciplinary graduate school, we cultivate strategic entrepreneurs with
science-background who are able to create a competitive enterprise with a global scope.
EntrepreneurshipWith an aim of becoming a strategic entrepreneur with science-background who is able to create a science-based innovation, students master entrepreneurship and the basics of management of venture firms.
Intellectual property strategyUpon grasping an overview of the intellectual property legal system including patent law and copyright law, students acquire strategic patent application, utilization and protection required in enterprise creation of advanced science and technology through the practice of patent application procedures and employee invention system and the research on license agreement and infringement litigation.
Practical applied skillsOn the subject of an advanced science research topic on which the student has already worked or has been working, the student learns practical applied skills (business model, making of practical business plan) to find seeds and ideas of commercialization and to convert those ideas into enterprise creation plan of a venture firm in the advanced science and technology area.
StrategyStudents acquire strategy theories (competitive strategy, resource-based view, innovation strategy) and organizational management theory and the practices of those theories in order to seize and sustain sustainable competitive advantage.
FinanceStudents study basic corporate finance, making of financial plan, corporate valuation, and design of deal structure, and further master execution skills of finance in enterprise creation through case studies and exercises.
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproduction
Strategic EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship,
Strategy,Finance,
and IP rights
ESF
IP Advanced Medical Science
Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Department of Science,Technology and Innovation
Advanced Membrane Science and Technology
Kobe University
access map
Rokkodai Campus
Rokko
JR Kobe Line
National highway No.2
Hanshin Railway
Hankyu Kobe Line
MikageShinzaike
Rokkomichi
Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceGraduate School of Agricultural Science
Graduate School of Engineering
Administration Offices
Graduate School of System Informatics
Graduate School of Science
Kusunoki Campus
Kobe Cultural Hall
Graduate School of MedicineKobe University Hospital
Daigaku-Byoin-Mae9
To Sannomiya · Shin-Kobe
Okurayama
Kobe Municipal SubwayTo Gakuentoshi · Myodani
MinatogawaShrine
To Shinkaichi KousokukobeTo Kobe-Sannomiya
To Sannomiya
JR K
obe
Line
Kobe
To Akashi
Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation（Located inside Graduate School of Medicine）
Kobe Rapid Railway
36 Shindai Honbu Kougakubu-Mae
36 Shindai Bunri Nougakubu-Mae
To Osaka
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Osaka (Umeda)
To Sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
To Kobe-sannomiya
36 Kobe City Bus Line 36 bound for “Tsurukabuto Danchi”
Ko
be C
ity Bus
Kobe City Bus Line 99
Message from the DeanThe Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation was established in April of 2016 and is unique in Japan in embedding education and capacity-building in innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship and enterprise into a graduate science program. We have drawn on Kobe University’s strengths in bioproduction, membrane technology, information & communication technology and medical science, and combine them with each other, with partners from industry, and with education and training in entrepreneurship, finance and innovation to create new commercial fields of technology.We aim to nurture a new generation of science professionals with a commercial mindset and the ability to take an idea from research to the securing of intellectual property rights, development of production technology and eventually market development through our unique curriculums.
Aims
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Advanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Medical ScienceAdvanced Membrane
Science and TechnologyAdvanced Membrane
Science and Technology
P ro m o t i o n o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f n e w methodologies leading to the novel cl inical diagnosis and therapy, by utilizing innovative strategies such as iPS cells, computational simulation, and vaccine platform technologies, further using special medical industry zone in Kobe.
The goal is to realize a resource-circulating soc i e t y based on ene rgy -sav i ng and energy-generating processes with water purification and gas separation utilizing the membrane.
Advanced Information and Communication TechnologyAdvanced Information and Communication TechnologyBioproductionBioproduction
The world-class research and development of information and communications devices and information technology applications utilizing High Performance Computing and IoT (Internet of Things).
Utilizing microbial processes, the goal is to realize a less dependent on fossil resources and a recycling-based sustainable society through the product ion of b io fue l and b io -o r i en ted chemica l p roduc ts f rom lignocellulosic plants.
The Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation aims to foster scienceoriented individuals with research capabilities in a broad range of cutting-edge fields and the entrepreneurial skills necessary to manage every stage in the research, development and marketing process.
In line with these education and research aims, the Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation seeks students with the following qualities:
• Students should have a strong enthusiasm for research and basic research abilities in any of the following fields: engineering, informatics, agriculture, science, medicine, or pharmaceutical science
• In addition to basic research and applied research in their chosen specialist field, students should possess a strong desire to commercialize their research, from production and development to marketing
Admission Policy
Akihiko KondoDean, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
K computer on the cover photo is provided by RIKEN.
Entrepreneurship,
Strategy,
Finance,and IP rights
in Strategic Entrepreneurship
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship● Introduction to Entrepreneurship● Founding and managing venture firm
Strategy Strategy ●Strategy of venture firm● Innovation strategy of venture firm
FinanceFinance●Corporate finance●Entrepreneurial finance
IP rightsIP rights●Entrepreneurship and laws●Practice of intellectual property law
The success of enterprise creation lies on both the aspiration to achieve success and cool and logical strategy. In order to realize the maximum return at the minimum risk, it is essential to have a command of both Strategy and Finance, which are the inseparable pair of enterprise creation and IP rights which is vital to advanced technologies in theory and practice. Students learn tried and true tactics of drastically improving the chances of successful enterprise creation.
Outline of Subjects
Taking the advantage of being an interdisciplinary graduate school, we cultivate strategic entrepreneurs with
science-background who are able to create a competitive enterprise with a global scope.
EntrepreneurshipWith an aim of becoming a strategic entrepreneur with science-background who is able to create a science-based innovation, students master entrepreneurship and the basics of management of venture firms.
Intellectual property strategyUpon grasping an overview of the intellectual property legal system including patent law and copyright law, students acquire strategic patent application, utilization and protection required in enterprise creation of advanced science and technology through the practice of patent application procedures and employee invention system and the research on license agreement and infringement litigation.
Practical applied skillsOn the subject of an advanced science research topic on which the student has already worked or has been working, the student learns practical applied skills (business model, making of practical business plan) to find seeds and ideas of commercialization and to convert those ideas into enterprise creation plan of a venture firm in the advanced science and technology area.
StrategyStudents acquire strategy theories (competitive strategy, resource-based view, innovation strategy) and organizational management theory and the practices of those theories in order to seize and sustain sustainable competitive advantage.
FinanceStudents study basic corporate finance, making of financial plan, corporate valuation, and design of deal structure, and further master execution skills of finance in enterprise creation through case studies and exercises.
Strategic Entrepreneurship