Past Events
AI Jetpack Workshop: Supercharge Your Ideas
2025-07-16Have a research idea you’d like to explore beyond the lab? Join us for a hands-on session with AI Jetpack, a powerful tool developed at MIT to help researchers map out real-world applications. You’ll create a one-page plan that clarifies your project's purpose, audience, and impact potential—with help from AI and startup experts. No business experience needed—just curiosity and a desire to take your idea further.
Lean Startup Workshop: From Idea to Impact
2025-07-15Curious how your research could solve real-world problems? Join us for a hands-on Lean Startup Workshop and map out your project’s impact in just one afternoon. Whether you're just curious, applying for the POC program, or exploring innovation—this session is for you. Walk away understanding how to create a clear, compelling business model and expert feedback from Professor Megumi Takata, Director General of Kyushu University's Entrepreneurship Center.
Incubator Guided Tour
2025-07-14 to 2025-07-18Join us for guided tours of our state-of-the-art incubator facilities as part of Incubator Open House Week. Discover the resources, equipment, and collaborative spaces designed to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship. Our gathering space is for OIST community and incubator tenants only but during this week, we also open our collaborative work areas for external guests after the tour.
Incubator Open House Week
2025-07-14 to 2025-07-18OIST Innovation opened its brand-new incubator facilities in May. To celebrate this milestone, we're opening our doors to both the innovation community and the entire OIST community for a special Open House Week.
OIST Innovation Open Hour
2025-07-11OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!
7/10 CVC MEETUP Powered by MTG Ventures
2025-07-10The CVC Association includes business managers from corporate venture capital firms, startup support organizations, and companies primarily from Nagoya and the Chubu region and there will be over 40 companies joining. Don’t miss this exceptional networking opportunity to build customer relationships, explore partnerships, and connect with potential investors.
OIST Innovation Open Hour
2025-07-04OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!
[Seminar] "Illusions and biases of human body schema" by Dr. Art Pilacinski
2025-06-27Dr. Art Pilacinski, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Hosted by Cybernetic Humanity Studio (OIST - Sony CSL collaboration)
OIST Innovation Open Hour
2025-06-27OIST Innovation opens its doors to the OIST community every Friday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Have you ever wondered if your discoveries could lead to a patent or startup? Curious about what happens at OIST Innovation? Have an idea for a product or service? Want to apply for Round 14 of the Proof of Concept (POC) Program? We welcome your ideas and questions!
Proof of Concept (POC) Program — New call for applications (Round 14 Info Session)
2025-06-26The OIST Proof of Concept (POC) Program can set you up with funding, mentoring, industry collaborations, a supportive community and more. Learn about the new call for applications and get ready to turn your groundbreaking idea into a technology, product or service.