Promoting business using advanced technology
Comprehensive Support Programs for Creation of Regional Innovation
Support for Regional R&D from the Seed to the Practical Application
Science and Technology Incubation Program in Advanced Regions
Towards the creation of new locally-based industries
As JST's activity base to benefit society by research result of universities etc., Innovation Plazas and JST Satellites promote "Regional Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration" and "Practical Application Research" to create new business through utilizing the innovative research result in the region and to vitalize regional economy through the technological innovations.
  • * Main Activities at the Innovation Plaza and JST Satellite
  • * Regional industry-academia-government collaboration
    • Investigate and review technological seeds on universities and enterprises, and evaluate their practicability through S&T coordinators' activity.
    • Manage forums and workshops by the researcher, the engineer and the management.
  • * R&D for innovative research
    • Practical Application Research
      - Research expenses: 30 million yen / 1 project
      - Research duration: 2 - 3 years
      With regard to creative research results of universities, national and public experimental research institute, etc., university's researchers, companies that promote new business, and research staff employed by JST jointly conduct research directed toward the practical application.
    • Feasibility Study
      - Research expenses: 10 million yen / 1 Innovation Plaza or 1 JST Satellite
      - Research duration: 1 year
  • * Research for Promoting Technological Seed
    Number of project: 1,000 projects / 1 year
    Research expenses: 2 millions yen / 1 project
    Research duration: 1 year
  • * Collaboration with other program
    Transfer technological seeds gathered by S&T coordinators and research achievements of Innovation Plaza and JST Satellite to various programs conducted by JST and central or regional government.
Innovation Plaza and JST Satellite
*Innovation Plaza and JST Satellite
* Innovation Plaza Hokkaido
Kita 19 Nishi 11, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan		 * Innovation Plaza Hiroshima
3-10-23, Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, 739-0046, Japan
* Innovation Plaza Miyagi
6-6-5, Minamiyoshinari, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 989-3204, Japan		 * Innovation Plaza Fukuoka
3-8-34, Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0001, Japan
* Innovation Plaza Ishikawa
2-13, Asahidai, Ishikawa 923-1211, Japan		 * JST Satellite Iwate
3-35-2, Iiokashinden,Morioka, 020-0852, Japan
* Innovation Plaza Tokai
23-1, Ahara-cho, Minami-ku, Nagoya, 457-0063, Japan		 * JST Satellite Niigata
4-1-9, Shinsan, Nagaoka, 940-2127, Japan
* Innovation Plaza Kyoto
1-30, Goryou-ohara, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8245, Japan		 * JST Satellite Kochi
185, Miyanoguchi, Tosayamadacho, Kami, 782-8502, Japan
* Innovation Plaza Osaka
3-1-10, Technostage, Izumi, 594-1144, Japan		 * JST Satellite Miyazaki
1-1, Gakuen kibanadai nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan

Collaboration of Regional Entities for the Advancement of Technological Excellence
Creation of new technology and new industry, collaborating with industry, academe and public service in the region
* Concept
A program scheme of the conventional CREATE has been changed. In a field of research where the great need of industrialization exists in a region, it is to implement individual research and development pursuing solution for commercialization through development of prototype or practical model applying the seeds of technology invented out of scientific research at university and others.

* Structure of Program Implementation
Regional Research and Development Resources Utilization Program
Promotion of successfully technology transfer for industry in the region, taking advantage of available resources
* Concept
The program is to encourage innovation in a region so that taking advantage of available resources, such as the fruits of research and development, persons of talent and research equipment, prepared at the Innovation Plaza through implementation of the practical application research, development of prototype of practical use and research pursuing solution for industrialization in collaboration with industry, academe and public service should be implemented.