How to create a successful university startup

Join us for an enlightening journey into the world of entrepreneurship with Mr. Kiichi Kubota, co-founder of PeptiDream and current CEO of KSP Get ready to uncover the secrets behind his remarkable success and invaluable insights from his experience. Don't miss this opportunity to fuel your own entrepreneurial aspirations. Save the date: Nov 8 (Wed) 13:00-15:00 at OIST Campus. Free Admission. Registration is required. See you there! #EntrepreneurTalk #SuccessUnveiled #Inspiration #EntrepreneurshipJourney

Basic Knowledge for Startups / Guidelines for Startup Grants

Essential information towards startup success! OIST Innovation hosts a seminar by the Okinawa Industrial Promotion Corporation on basic knowledge and grants for entrepreneurs.

Don't miss this opportunity to fuel your own entrepreneurial aspirations. Tue, 7 Nov 14:00-16:00. Free Admission. Registration required.

POC Program Open Hours

We have biweekly open hours at OIST Innovation where you can come and talk with us about anything related to the Proof of Concept application process. 

Seminar: Venture Finance for Future Entrepreneurs

Join us for an enlightening seminar led by the Frontier Research and Venture Support teams at Nomura Securities, one of Japan’s largest and most prominent financial services companies.

Fall 2023 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program

Learn how to identify commercial opportunities that can emerge from academic research by working on a real technology development case. In this program, participants will use, as case studies, technologies developed at OIST and will apply skills learned in the course to identify potential customers of the technology.

Apply @https://groups.oist.jp/innovation/fall-2023-lean-startup-entrepreneurial-training-program

Intro to Entrepreneurship Training Program

This 1-day introductory session in innovation and entrepreneurship will introduce participants to the concepts and principles of Lean Startup, Business Model components, Customer Development, and Evidence-based Entrepreneurship. The class will be suited for a wide range of students and researchers with an interest in learning more about technology commercialization and entrepreneurial opportunities at OIST and beyond.

Apply @https://groups.oist.jp/innovation/intro-entrepreneurial-training-program

Seminar: Mindful Communication (No Registration Required)

Mindful Communication:

This public speaking seminar covers the crucial elements of any oral engagement. Topics include: finding common ground, sharing personal connection, focusing the central theme, painting vivid examples, and posing baby steps forward. For the OIST community, there will be examples from science, administration, and policy. Finally, the seminar poses ways to keep repetitive information fresh and interesting for everyone involved.

POC Program Open Hours

We have biweekly open hours at OIST Innovation where you can come and talk with us about anything related to the Proof of Concept application process. 

POC Program Open Hours

We have biweekly open hours at OIST Innovation where you can come and talk with us about anything related to the Proof of Concept application process. 

[Schedule Update, from 16PM][Seminar] "Subjective haptics: From product design to sensorimotor augmentation" by Prof. Yoshihiro Tanaka

Dr. Yoshihiro Tanaka, Professor in Nagoya Institute of Technology / Inamori research institute for Science. 
Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)