Ranked No.1 for Number of Commissioned Research Projects from Private Companies

• About 300 projects (2016 FY)

Experienced Industry-Academia Collaboration Research Activities and its Supporting System / Management Infrastructure

• More than 1,000 private company network
• About 100 number of administration staffs and professionals for research promotion and support

Wide Relationship and Network for:

• Getting Information on Governmental Research Policy/Vision and Social Trend
• Developing New Research Customer and Tech Transfer Market through Governmental Office, Baking Firms, Financial Service Agency etc.

Representative Research Facilities

One Stop Service for Highly Productive Research

Help in matching the company’s needs with researchers

• After hearing the company’s needs, the staff will introduce researchers that are conducting research in a field that matches those needs.

Support in obtaining rights to new technologies and utilizing intellectual property

• The staff provide advice on applying for and support for utilizing industrial property rights.

Promoting the dissemination of research findings and research exchange activities

• The staff provide support for holding symposiums and exchange activities between research labs, and introduce facilities and systems, etc., at Ritsumeikan University that can offer support.

Type of research collaboration

• Commissioned research
• Joint research
• Technical advice
• Technology transfer