Seminars and Workshops

Workshops and Conferences
Research workshop on “IPRs and standard for innovation: Institutional design”
Date and time: Tuesday, October 16, 2012   9:20-13:00
Venue: International Conference Room, 3rd floor, Faculty Building 3, Hitotsubashi University
Sponsors:
“Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program” (Institute of Innovation Research) and “Research Project on evolution of standards” (Institute of Economic Research)
Speakers:
Stuart Graham (Chief Economist of the USPTO), Tamura Yoshiyuki (Professor, Hokkaido University),
Aoki Reiko (Professor, Hitotsubashi University), Tsukada Naotoshi (Researcher, RIETI) and Nagaoka Sadao (Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
Chair: Nagaoka Sadao, Professor, Hitotsubashi University
Remarks: Individuals wishing to participate should submit the following by Thursday, October 11, 2012:
    (1) Name
   (2) Address
      (3) Title (school year if you are a student)
      (4) Contact information
Program for Third Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference 2012.10.13-14
The Third Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference will be held at Seoul National University, Korea on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October 2012.
Conference Host: Professor Keun Lee, Seoul National University
Keynote and Invited Speakers
Lee Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University
John Cantwell, Rutgers Business School
Jong-Rong Chen, National Central University, Taiwan
Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, WIPO
Stuart Graham, Chief Economist, US Patent & Trademark Office
William Maloney, Lead Economist, World Bank
Sadao Nagaoka, Hitotsubashi University
Mark Schankerman, London School of Economics
Kyung-han Sohn, President, Korea IP Society
Jong-guk Song, President, STEPI
John Walsh, Georgia Institute of Technology
Beth Webster, University of Melbourne
Brian Wright, University of California, Berkeley
Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Workshop (Day 2) “Measuring and Managing the Innovation Process”
Date and time: Saturday, March 17, 2012   9:30-18:40
Venue: Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Faculty Building 3, Hitotsubashi University
Sponsor: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research
International Workshop “Measuring and Managing the Innovation Process”
Date and time: Friday, March 16, 2012  9:30-18:10 (with simultaneous interpretation)
Venue: Kasumigaseki Knowledge Square
Sponsor: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research
Co-sponsor: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
Support: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Japan Bioindustry Association
TCER Conference “Organizational Reform and the Performance of Japanese Firms: An Analysis based on Corporate Panel Data”
Date and time: Friday, March 9, 2012   9:30-18:30
Venue: Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Faculty Building 3, Hitotsubashi University
Sponsors: Tokyo Center for Economic Research and Hitotsubashi University
Japan-U.S. Workshop on the Knowledge Creation Process in Science
Date and time: Thursday, June 23, 2011 1:15-5:50 pm (with simultaneous interpretation)
Venue: Auditorium No. 2, 6F, Former Ministry of Education Office Building, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (3-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Sponsors: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
Support: The National Science Foundation (NSF) (United States)
Program for Second Asia – Pacific Innovation Conference
  
  National University of Singapore together with Hitotsubashi University is pleased to host the Second Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference, in collaboration with a consortium of the universities and other academic institutions, the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and RIETI (the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry). The conference will bring together scholars, including doctoral students, working on the economics, management and law of innovation. It will foster an interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge. Sessions will include contributed papers, keynote presentations and panel discussions.
Local Organizers
Ivan Png, National University of Singapore
Sadao Nagaoka, Hitotsubashi University
Reiko Aoki, Hitotsubashi University
Poh Kam Wong, NUS Business School
-Conference dates: Tuesday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 4, 2011
-Venue: National University of Singapore
-The conference will be held in English.
Hitotsubashi University & Kwansei Gakuin University
  Osaka Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Date: December 11-12, 2010
Venue: Hankyu Terminal Square 17, Osaka (Umeda), Japan
Workshop on the Knowledge Creation Process in Science
Date and time: Monday, October 4, 2010   1:30PM
Venue: Kasumigaseki Building, 30F (3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku)
   Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)Conference room (3026 Conference Room)
Sponsors: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
US-Japan Workshop on Scientific Collaboration and Productivity
Date and time: Friday, March 26, 2010  9:15-18:10
Venue: Conference SquareM+ 10F “Middle 2” (Mitsubishi Building, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku)
Sponsors: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Georgia Institute of Technology
Support:  The National Science Foundation (NSF) (United States)
Industry-Academia Collaboration Workshop
“Innovation Process in Semiconductor/Bio Industries: From the Perspective of Roadmap and Alliance
  Date and time: Wednesday, March 24, 2010  13:00-18:20
  Venue: Conference Square M+ 1F “Success” (Mitsubishi Building, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku)
  Sponsor: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research
  Co-sponsors: Japan Bioindustry Association, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Office of Pharmaceutical Industry Research, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
   In cooperation with: The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), Technology Semiconductors t Roadmap Committee of Japan
Industry-Academia Collaboration Workshop on Process and Strategy in Biotechnology Innovation
  Date and time: Tuesday, March 10, 2009   13:00-18:15
  Venue: Roppongi Academy Hills, 49F auditorium
  Sponsor: Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research
  Co-sponsors: Japan Bioindustry Association, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Office of Pharmaceutical Industry Research, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Seminars
December 6, 2010  15:30-18:00
Interview on the Development of Actemra
Speaker: Dr. Ohsugi Yoshiyuki (former Department Manager, Primary Medical Promotion Dept., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
 
December 1, 2010  15:00-17:00 (co-sponsored by Innovation Forum)
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“Mobile Platform Strategy in Semiconductors: From Domestic to Global Operations”
Speaker: Ito Satoru (Advisor, Hitachi, Ltd. Research and Development Group / Research Advisor, Tsukuba Innovation Arena Promotion Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) / Adjunct Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University)
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“Changes in Semiconductor Industry Profitability and Differences among Firms ― An Analysis of 62 Semiconductor Firms ―”
Speaker: Nakaya Masao (Managing Officer, Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center and Director, New STARC Planning Office / Adjunct Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University)
 
November 15, 2010   15:30-17:30
“Development Experience with the Antibody Drug Actemra and its Implications”
Speaker: Dr. Ohsugi Yoshiyuki (former Department Manager, Primary Medical Promotion Dept., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
 
April 28, 2010   10:30-12:00 (co-sponsored by Innovation Forum)
“A Gift from Nature: Statin Invention and Innovation (III)”
Speaker: Dr. Endo Akira
 
March 9, 2010   16:00-17:30 (co-sponsored by Innovation Forum)
“Research Consortium Management: Experience and Future of IMEC”
Speaker: Akihiko Ishitani (IMEC representative in Japan)
 
February 24, 2010   10:30-12:00 (co-sponsored by Innovation Forum)
“A Gift from Nature: Statin Invention and Innovation (II)”
Speaker: Dr. Endo Akira
 
February 9, 2010   13:30-15:30 (co-sponsored by Innovation Forum)
“Innovation based on QR Codes” (tentative)
Speaker: Shibata Akira (DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED)
 
November 4, 2009   16:00-17:30 (co-sponsored by Innovation Forum)
“A Gift from Nature: Statin Invention and Innovation (I)”
Speaker: Dr. Endo Akira
(President, Biopharm Research Laboratories / Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research)
 
November 4, 2009   16:00-17:30 (co-sponsored by Innovation Forum)
“A Gift from Nature: Statin Invention and Innovation (I)”
Speaker: Dr. Endo Akira
(President, Biopharm Research Laboratories / Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research)
 
 
Bio Startup Firm Top Seminar
―Experience from Establishment of a Firm and Bio Startup Firm Growth Issues ―
 
December 6, 2010   10:00-12:30  Hitotsubashi Collaboration Center
“Current Conditions in Biotechnology Venture VC Finance and Future Issues”
Speaker: CanBas CFO Katozumi Makoto
 
June 15, 2010   10:00-13:00   Hitotsubashi Collaboration Center
MEDINET Co., Ltd.
Speaker:  Yoshiji Kimura, President and CEO
 
June 8, 2010   10:00-13:00   Hitotsubashi Collaboration Center
ReqMed Company, Ltd.
Speaker: Tadashi Matsumoto, President & CEO
 
June 7, 2010   12:30-15:30   Hitotsubashi Collaboration Center
REGiMMUNE Corporation
Speaker: Haru Morita, President and CEO
 
May 25, 2010   10:00-13:00   Hitotsubashi Collaboration Center
AnGes MG, Inc.
Speakers: Yamada Ei, President and CEO / Suzuki Fumihiko, Director, Corporate Planning Dept.
 
May 18, 2010   10:00-12:00 Interprotein Corporation Head Office (Osaka)
Interprotein Corporation
Speaker: Hosoda Masato, President and CEO
 
May 18, 2010   14:30-16:30 M’s Science Corporation Head Office (Kobe)
M’s Science Corporation
Speaker:  Shimauchi Akihiko, President & COO