German-Japanese Innovation Transfer Summit

26 Nov 2026, 12:00 → 27 Nov 2026, 20:00 Asia/Tokyo

Room 3 & 4 (Kashiwa-No-Ha Conference Center)

Cyrus Walther (TU Dortmund University / ICRR UTokyo)

The German-Japanese Innovation Transfer Summit (ITS) brings together scientists, transfer experts, and industry champions from both countries to jointly explore the latest scientific innovations, connect scientific methods to industrial processes, and identify synergies for value creation in the German and Japanese economic systems.

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Following the initiative set by the German High-Tech Agenda, this event uniquely bridges the aspects of knowledge transfer and international collaboration. Enhancing the pool of innovations by joining researchers from both countries and providing a wide range of application opportunities for these innovations by inviting experienced industrial champions from both systems, the ITS utilizes the advantages of intra-country cooperation to amplify our ability to transfer.

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The ITS will focus on fostering exchange within the heterogeneous group of participants, expanding networks across both countries’ systems, and sparking concrete transfer and application ideas that can be pursued to become full projects.

 

 

Thursday, 26 November

12:00 → 13:00 Arrival, Registration, and Coffee Chats

13:00 → 13:15 Welcome Words and Logistics

13:15 → 13:30 Building a Common Knowledge Basis: The Why of Transfer

13:30 → 14:40 Building a Common Knowledge Basis: What is the industry looking for?

13:30 German & Japanese Overview Talk 1

14:00 German & Japanese Overview Talk 2

14:30 Time for Questions

14:40 → 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 → 16:00 Making Data Work for Science and Industry: Scientific Innovation Keynotes from and with Data

15:00 Scientific Innovation Keynote 1

15:25 Scientific Innovation Keynote 2

15:50 Time for Questions

16:00 → 17:00 Making Data Work for Science and Industry: Interactive Workshop Phase I - Data

18:30 → 22:30 Summit Dinner

Friday, 27 November

09:00 → 09:05 Welcome Words and Logistics: Welcome and Logistics for the Day

09:05 → 09:45 Making Data Work for Science and Industry: Interactive Workshop Phase II - Data

09:45 → 10:00 Making Data Work for Science and Industry: Feedback & Conclusion from the Workshop Groups

10:00 → 11:00 Innovation in and from Health and Life Sciences: Scientific Innovation Keynotes from Health Sciences

10:00 Scientific Innovation Keynote 1

10:25 Scientific Innovation Keynote 2

10:50 Time for Questions

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 → 13:00 Innovation in and from Health and Life Sciences: Interactive Workshop Phase - Health

13:00 → 13:15 Innovation in and from Health and Life Sciences: Feedback & Conclusion from the Workshop Groups

13:15 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 Innovation and Technology from Astro and Particle Physics: Scientific Innovation Keynotes from Astro and Particle Physics

14:00 Scientific Innovation Keynote 1

14:25 Scientific Innovation Keynote 2

14:50 Time for Questions

15:00 → 16:00 Innovation and Technology from Astro and Particle Physics: Interactive Workshop Phase I - Physics

16:00 → 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 → 17:15 Innovation and Technology from Astro and Particle Physics: Interactive Workshop Phase II - Physics

17:15 → 17:30 Innovation and Technology from Astro and Particle Physics: Feedback & Conclusion from the Workshop Groups

17:30 → 17:45 Final Conclusion & Wrap Up