November 13, 2024

▲Netherland-Japan joint work shop “Creating the Future Electronics” ~from printed and flexible to sustainable~ was held in 2, Sep 2024. On that day, more than 140 people participated. The work shop consists of 4parts (1) Keynote lecture (2) Panel discussion.” The future created by sustainable electronics” (3)Printed and Flexible Technologies from Japanese companies (4) Poster session and proto type demonstrator

Notice

● Yamagata Univ. and TNO Holst Centre conclude a comprehensive partnership agreement in 13, Nov 2024.
●Yamagata Univ. has established itself as an international research and development basement for printed and flexible electronics. In 2013, it opened the Organic Electronics Innovation Centre and has been promoting open innovation for over a decade.
●TNO Holst Centre, established in 2006, aims to commercialize printed and flexible electronics. It collaborates with approximately 60 partner companies worldwide and has been promoting open innovation for approximately 20 years.
●In the future, Yamagata Univ. and TNO Holst Centre will collaborate to advance printed and related technologies, in the meantime, promoting the importance of sustainable electronics both domestically and internationally, and driving global innovation forward.

Overview

（Collaboration details and achievement）

Currently, printed and flexible electronics are being elevated to sustainable electronics, led by Europe, in response to the trends of zero emissions and carbon neutrality. To find the collaboration opportunities, between TNO Holst Centre and Prof. Tokito(Yamagata Univ.) regularly mutual visit and exchange of opinion.

This year, utilizing JETRO's support tools, Yamagata Univ. invited four researchers and leaders from the Netherlands to participate in a Japan-Netherlands joint workshop. The workshop highlighted the importance of sustainable electronics needed to 'create the electronics of the future' and aimed to strengthen collaboration between Netherlands and Japanese companies, institutions, and researchers.

（Future Developments and Next Steps）

Yamagata univ. will serve as a bridge between TNO Holst Centre and Japanese companies, institutions to drive global innovation. We will expand our collaboration across a broad range of areas, from fundamental academic research to applied research development, researcher exchange, and human resource development, with a core focus on sustainable electronics.

Overview of the Comprehensive Collaboration Organization

TNO Holst Centre/ Netherlands
Established jointly in 2006 by the Netherlands research organization TNO and Belgium’s IMEC, aims to commercialize printed and flexible electronics.
Located within a high-tech campus covering 1 square kilometer in the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Currently, there are approximately 60 partner companies worldwide. With around 200 staff members, researchers from over 20 countries are working at the TNO. The current Managing Director (Director of the Institute) is Dr. Ton van Mol.

TNO website
https://holstcentre.com/
https://holstcentre.com/focus-markets/energy-and-climate/sustainable-electronics/　

Netherland-Japan joint workshop（2, Sep, 2024）
Creating the future electronics from printed and flexible to sustainable
https://www.yamagata-u.ac.jp/jp/information/press/20240829/
https://www.yamagata-u.ac.jp/jp/information/info/2024060904/

▲Front
Yamagata University Hidetoshi Tamate President
TNO Holst Centre Ton van Mol Managing Director

Back
Yamagata University Tatsuhiro Takahashi Headquarters for Open Innovation Promotion Deputy Director-General
Yamagata University Shizuo Tokito Specially appointed Professor
Yamagata University Hiroshi Iizuka Executive board member, Vice President, Headquarters for Open Innovation Promotion, Director
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Eric van Kooij Counsellor for Innovation
Nord Braband
Provincie Noord-Brabant Martijn van Gruijthuijsen Provincie Execitive
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands　Gilles Beschoor Plug　Ambassador
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Fujiko Amano Economic and Industry Policy Bureau Director for Investment Collaboration
Japan External Trade Organization Kazuya Nakajo Executive vice president
TNO High Tech Industry Business Department Midori Inako Domestic Manager

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