Toyohashi Forum 2025

What is the Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference?

The Toyohashi Forum of the Association of Hyperdifferent Fields is a place where local researchers, mainly from the Toyohashi University of Technology, local companies, mainly in the manufacturing and agricultural fields, and researchers, ventures, and business companies from outside the region gather. Last year, more than 200 people from diverse backgrounds gathered for discussions.
We are planning a poster session and a panel session where you can learn about the knowledge and technology of academia and local companies in the Toyohashi area, as well as knowledge manufacturing ignition to create collaboration between companies based in the city and ventures, and between researchers at the Toyohashi University of Technology and outside of the region. We look forward to your participation.

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[About the temporary shuttle bus service] [About the temporary shuttle bus service
A temporary shuttle bus (free of charge) will be available between JR Toyohashi Station and Toyohashi Science Core.
For more information, please refer to the Information to Participants (Information for All Participants).

(1) On the morning of the day of the event (before the opening of the event)
9:50 Departure from Toyohashi Station → Arrival at Toyohashi Science Core around 10:20
(2) On the evening of the day (after the closing of the meeting)
17:50 Depart from Toyohashi Science Core → Arrive in front of Toyohashi Station around 18:20

Click here to see what happened last year

The Toyohashi Forum of the Association for Transdisciplinary Research 2024 was held on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

Schedule

Saturday, November 29, 2025, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Venue

Toyohashi Science Core
333-9, Aza Hamaike, Nishiyuki-cho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi, Japan ACCESS

Organizer

Science Create Corporation (Toyohashi City subsidized project), REVANES Corporation, Toyohashi University of Technology, Higashimikawa Startup Promotion Council

Target Participants

Academia, local businesses, ventures, large companies, local factories, producers, local government, junior high school, high school, and technical college students, etc.

Related Keywords

Manufacturing, food tech, healthcare, medical-engineering collaboration, robotics, urban planning, spatial design, communication, microorganisms, plants, biomass, algae, materials, agricultural materials, energy, space

Timetable

Session List

Speakers

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  Fumihiro Arakawa
  • Nippon Ham Corporation Deputy General Manager, Central Research Laboratory
  After completing his graduate studies at the University of Tsukuba in 2000, he worked for a food manufacturer in the development and quality evaluation of hypoallergenic dyes. In 2009, he moved to the Central Research Laboratory of Nippon Ham Corporation, where he was involved in research in various food hygiene fields, such as veterinary drugs, agricultural chemicals, and microorganisms. Currently, in parallel with his internal inspection work, he manages the inspection department in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 standards and promotes horizontal development within the group companies, striving to strengthen quality control based on international standards. As food hygiene specialists, we are constantly pursuing the latest technology and knowledge in order to provide safe, high-quality food products.

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  Takayuki Shibata
  • Toyohashi University of Technology Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  M.S. in Engineering, Hokkaido University. D. in Engineering. D. in Engineering from Hokkaido University. Engaged in the development of MEMS/NEMS devices based on micro/nano fabrication technology and research on lab-on-a-chip (LAB-on-chip) technology. He has been developing microfluidic devices and bio-microdevices based on microfabrication technology for medical, food, agricultural, and environmental applications. He is a member of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering, the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, and has published many research results in the fusion area of microdevices and bio-applications.

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  Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Director of Institute of Innovation and Knowledge
  Ph.D. from Yokohama City University in 2009. Ph.D. in Science, focusing on creating new research projects between industry and young researchers, including the launch of the " LNest Research Grant" for young researchers under the age of 40. He has also been involved in the creation of "super interdisciplinary academic societies," a place where individuals can combine their knowledge, skills, and passion for problem solving to create new knowledge without being bound by the framework of academia, and the establishment of real laboratories for knowledge manufacturing, among other activities to create seeds for research and development.

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  Nobuaki Cho
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Director, Monozukuri Research Center
  Graduated from Osaka University with a Master's degree in Intelligent Functional Engineering (M.Eng.), joined REVANES Corporation in 2016. He accompanies various domestic and international ventures in concept design, prototyping, and manufacturing up to mass production. At the same time, he is also involved in collaboration between large companies and ventures, and business creation by small and medium-sized companies and ventures.

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  Toshihiko Noda
  • Toyohashi University of Technology Institute for Research on Next Generation Semiconductors and Sensor Science (IRES)²Associate Professor
  D. degree in engineering from Toyohashi University of Technology for his research on intelligent sensors for medical applications based on CMOS integrated circuit technology. Later, as an assistant professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, he was engaged in research and development of artificial vision devices for implantation in living bodies (medical devices for visual prosthetics). Based on the knowledge obtained through the research and development of these CMOS-integrated devices, he is currently an associate professor at Toyohashi University of Technology, where he is promoting the research and development of sensors that digitize smells and smart agricultural sensors that can be inserted into plants. He has proposed the concept of "broad sensing," a measurement concept that captures a wide range of information, and has designed his own integrated sensors. He has designed a unique integrated sensor and is currently working on its demonstration by utilizing the rare research facilities on campus that allow prototyping of CMOS integrated circuits.

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  Tsuneichiro Wada
  • Tsugiden Corporation Director and General Manager of Film Division
  Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law in 1995. After working for a financial institution, joined TSUJIDEN Co. He gained experience as a sales/development sales representative in charge of optical films, mainly for display and sensor-related customers. Currently in charge of film business. Currently in charge of the film business and promoting product development for markets other than the conventional consumer electronics market, such as the food market, by applying his unique high-definition modeling technology.

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  Hong-Kei Minh
  • Liberaware Inc. CEO
  Born in 1985. He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering. He was involved in the development of a drone system for the decommissioning of nuclear reactors by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy while he was a researcher at Chiba University.

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  Kazuhiro Nishioka
  • Agronome Research Institute, Inc. Founder & CEO
  Visiting Professor at Bio-Robotics Laboratory, Tokyo University of Agriculture. He specializes in plant water physiology, horticulture (especially wine grapes), thermodynamics, forest ecology, and smart agriculture. He is the developer of the world's first industrially commercialized thin-film sap flow sensor. He practices data-driven vineyard management and promotes standardization of smart orchard cultivation based on plant physiology data. Since this year, he has been engaged in cultivation consulting widely both domestically and internationally while focusing on agro-robotics development.President and CXO of Agrishot Inc. and CEO of Agronome Research Institute.

Schedule

TIME	THEME	SPEAKER
10:30	Main Venue: Hall Opening Ceremony
10:50	Main Venue: Hall Pitches by Researchers, Ventures, and Local Businesses in Ultra-Different Fields The "Super Heterodox Splash" The super interdisciplinary splash, named after the meaning of the word "splash," which means "to jump, splash, or zap (water, etc.)," was created by researchers, venture companies, and local businesses,Pitch for 80 secondsThis is a place where you can pitch what you want to do and what you are looking for from the participants at the event. The aim is to find a passionate partner while being exposed to the knowledge and enthusiasm of researchers, venture companies, and local businesses that appear one after another, and to use their pitches as hints to come up with new ideas. The aim is then to develop into more in-depth discussions at poster and booth presentations, leading to the creation of new collaborative research. See the list of presenters
11:40	Poster and Booth Venue: Atrium Poster Booth Core Time (80 minutes) [Claire] Core time. The following times will be core times. Presenters are requested to be available in front of their posters/booths. 11:40-12:20 Odd number (40 minutes) 12:20-13:00 Even number (40 min.) View the list of poster and booth abstracts
13:00	Lunch break
13:50	Main Venue: Hall Session 1] Accelerating Social Implementation of One-Chip Rapid Diagnostic Technology 〜Team Building and Application Exploration for Commercialization Session Partners: Tsugiden Corporation Professor Takayuki Shibata of Toyohashi University of Technology will introduce a technology for rapid diagnosis using microfluidic chips, which applies the LAMP method and completes dispensing, metering, reaction, and detection on a single sheet of resin film. This technology, which completes dispensing, metering, reaction, and detection on a single resin film, is under development as a microfluidic film chip that can be mass-produced roll-to-roll. In the field of food production, it will enable immediate detection of allergens and microorganisms, shortening of processes, and advancement of quality assurance through automatic recording of inspection data. In this session, we will discuss the possibility of social implementation of this technology from the viewpoints of food companies, manufacturing companies, and university researchers. session release	Takayuki Shibata (Toyohashi University of Technology) Tsuneichiro Wada (Tsugiden Corporation) Fumihiro Arakawa (Nippon Ham Co., Ltd.) [Moderator] Nobuaki Cho (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
14:40	break
14:50	Main Venue: Hall Session 2] Semiconductor Technology to Turn "Invisible" into Visible 〜New value in health, agriculture, and infrastructure inspection brought about by visualization Session Partners: Institute of Research for Next-Generation Semiconductor and Sensor Science (IRES), Toyohashi University of Technology2) Our lives are filled with things that we cannot see and can only perceive with our senses, such as smell and taste. Technology is being developed in Toyohashi that will allow us to "see" what we perceive with our sense of smell and taste. What kind of discoveries will be made when this technology is used to view agricultural fields, infrastructure inspection sites, and our daily lives? In this session, Associate Professor Toshihiko Noda of Toyohashi University of Technology, the developer of the technology, and a venture company that addresses issues in agriculture and infrastructure inspection sites will discuss the possibilities offered by this technology. session release	Kazuhiro Nishioka (Agronome Research Institute, Inc.) Hong-Kei Minh (Liberaware Inc.) Toshihiko Noda (Toyohashi University of Technology) [Moderator] Hiroyuki Takahashi (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
15:40	break
15:50	Main Venue: Hall Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition Session Partners: Toyohashi University of Technology, Floatmeal Inc. Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition (Ignition: ignition, ignition) is a project prototyping program that brings together researchers, ventures, business companies, and producers from different fields who gather on site. The project initiators will be asked to present a one-slide proposal for a collaborative project that emerged from the day's dialogue at the day's pitch session, and Liberace will accompany and support the project selected by the partner companies as it takes shape. Researchers from Toyohashi University of Technology and Floatmeal Corporation will participate in this forum as ignition partners to receive proposals from participants. Please review the details below on how to participate in the Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition and join us, and please take advantage of the pre-entry by 11/24 to facilitate the movement of RIVANES staff to the forum. We hope to discuss with many people and create new value from this forum. Theme: "Call for Entries (1) Toyohashi University of Technology Smart City/Smart Factory Award New Services Born from Knowing "When and Where": Using 10cm Class Location Estimation VGM Ignition Partner: Toyohashi University of Technology Dr. Junji Takahashi, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (2) Toyohashi University of Technology Smart Agri/Multimodal Sensing Award Co-creation ideas that change society by making "something invisible" visible. Ignition Partner: Toyohashi University of Technology Dr. Toshihiko Noda, Associate Professor, Next Generation Semiconductor and Sensor Science Laboratories Floatmeal Award Ideas that lead to the production, harvesting, processing, and utilization of edible sea urchins, which are "high in protein and diverse in nutrients." Ignition Partner: Floatmeal Corporation Learn more about how to participate in the Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition and the theme.
16:45	break
17:00	Main Venue: Hall Closing Ceremony
17:20	Interaction Time