A cluster for innovation creation, called the “Global City-tech Bridge,” is being operated by domestic companies and universities involved in urban-related technologies, in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, one of the UK’s innovation hubs. This cluster aims to implement startup products that solve issues faced by large cities into society.

This program encourages collaboration between corporates in Aichi Prefecture and startups in the GX area (especially in the circular economy area). CIC will provide selected startups tailor-made support, including business growth support, matching with business companies in Aichi Prefecture, and support for POC.

In collaboration with Kering, the global luxury group, we are organizing an awards program with a 10 million yen prize for the 1st place. Under the main theme of “Sustainable Fashion & Beauty,” we are looking for startups who has technologies related to the four sub-themes.

In this program, top Japanese researchers in the life science field refine their plans for applying their technological seeds to the development of pharmaceuticals and other products together with top global investors, and present their plans to investors, pharmaceutical companies, entrepreneurs, researchers, university officials, and others at an invitation-only symposium.

This program aims to discover startup with cutting-edge technologies and services, then implement them to Tokyo. We connect the selected startups to assets owners and provides growth support including cost for initial POCs, mentoring, and promotion.

Pitch training and pitch practice opportunities in English for startups interested in overseas markets, as well as opportunities to connect with overseas investors will be provided thourough an agreement with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

This program provides short-term, intensive support to encourage the growth of venture companies in Chiba Prefecture into companies that will drive the local economy.
The program provids tailor-made support such as mentoring, business matching by CIC & Local support network to the selected companies.

This program supports startups based in Ibaraki Prefecture in the deep tech area, which is expected to grow significantly in the future. Taking advantage of the strengths of Ibaraki Prefecture, which has a high concentration of research institutions, the program provides tailor-made support such as mentoring and matching for business growth.

This program supports startups in the deep tech field, which has a high affinity with the industrial structure of Aichi Prefecture. In addition to providing growth support and educational programs for startups over multiple fiscal years, the program also share information on support programs and other topics through a portal site community called “Aichi Deeptech Launchpad.

To promote the formation of an ecosystem for the development of drug discovery and medical startups in Tokyo, LINK-J, CIC Institute, and Mitsubishi Research Institute are jointly participating as promoters. The program promotes the creation of an ecosystem that leverages the strengths of Tokyo’s concentration of pharmaceutical companies, support organizations, investors, and other entities.

This program supports overseas expansion for startups in the Bio/Healthcare field by providing individual mentoring, matching, and other services that leverage CIC’s connections to the pharmaceutical, life science, and healthcare industries in Boston to help them connect with overseas investors and operating companies.

This program aims to realize student-centered higher education ecosystem through digitalization. University faculty, startups, and large companies collaborate on ideas for excellent educational initiatives that poduce efficient use case of digital technology, and work together to disseminate and implement them in the field.

This program supports overseas expansion for startups in the clean tech and robotics fields as well as early-stage startups by providing business-to-business matching and mentoring through CIC and MassChallenge’s network in the Boston area in the United States.

Pitch competition for startups, researchers, and others who aim to solve social issues in the energy and environmental fields. Speakers who achieve outstanding results are awarded prizes and business growth support program by CIC and external experts.

A support program for startups, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students in Hiroshima and neighboring prefectures to build their mindset in overseas expansion. The program supported startups’ business growth and overseas expansion, and some startups traveled to Boston.

In cooperation with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Professional Education (courses for working professionals), we invite MIT professors and lecturers to Japan to conduct intensive courses (with certificates, held mainly on weekends and in person) for professionals.