How to begin collaboration with IIS?
How to begin collaboration with IIS?

1. Get the information about research in IIS

In general, you can get the information about research in IIS from academic papers, presentation in conferences, IIS website, UTokyo Komaba Research Campus Open House, newspapers, TV, magazines etc.

2. Contact the researchers

Please contact the researchers directly, first.
Researchers are very often not able to answer telephone calls. It is recommended to send an e-mail. Please use Faculty Members in our website to find a researcher and contact him/her from Contact. IIS is welcoming collaboration with industry. Contacts from researchers and engineers of industrial section are always welcome for all researchers of IIS.

3. Discuss about the collaboration

When both sides agree to begin Collaborative Research after communication by e-mail, etc., it is highly recommended to meet the researcher. You can verify the needs of both sides, visit research facilities and others. Then you can decide to begin Collaborative Research. Sometimes you can choose to commission research to IIS (Entrusted Research). Please consult the researcher which type of research is suitable.

4. Make an application

If you got an agreement in your company and that of the IIS researcher, please make an application. You can download the application form from the icon below and submit it to the contact below. The application for Collaborative/Entrusted Research will be examined and accepted by the Administrative Committee of IIS.

5. Sign an agreement

After the acceptance of the application, an agreement should be signed. You can download the template of the agreement from the icon below. IIS should have an approval of Division of University Corporate Relations of UTokyo Headquarters about intellectual property. You can consult the researcher about the contents of the Collaborative Research Agreement (Draft). Very often it takes time to have an approval for the agreement. It is recommended to make a draft simultaneously with the preparation of the application form so that you can begin the collaborative research sooner.

6. Start the research

After the application is accepted and the contract is signed, the research will be started. The invoice will be sent to the company. Please keep the due date of the payment.

Mailing Address of the application form:

Planning Section, Research Grant Office
Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo
4-6-1, Komaba Meguro-ku, Tokyo
153-8505, JAPAN
TEL:+81-3-5452-6015
E-mail:rk.iis@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

To apply for a collaborative research, please contact a faculty member with whom you wish to collaborate, download the application form below, fill it out and send it to Planning Section, Research Grant Office of IIS.

Application Form for Collaborative Research

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The University of Tokyo Rules for Collaborative Research (revised February 1, 2019; in Japanese)

Signing an agreement

When agreed about the collaborative research, IIS and partner organization sign an Collaborative Research Agreement (Draft). Please refer to the draft of the agreement:

Collaborative Research Agreement (Draft)

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Please contact a faculty member with whom you want to entrusted research and send the following application form to Planning Section, Research Grant Office of IIS.

Entrusted Research Application Form

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The University of Tokyo Rules for the Treatment of Entrusted Research (revised February 1, 2019; in Japanese)

Signing an agreement

When agreed about the entrusted research, IIS and partner organization sign an Entrusted Research Agreement. Please see a draft of agreement.

Entrusted Research Agreement (Draft) (revised April 1, 2013)

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To donate to IIS, please contact a faculty member and send an application form below to the Planning Section, Research Grant Office of IIS.

Application form

Please contact IIS Faculty members or Planning Section of IIS.

The University of Tokyo Rules for the Treatment of Donations (revised March 29, 2018; in Japanese)

Please contact IIS faculty members.

Details on UTokyo Website

Please contact IIS faculty members.

Details on UTokyo Website

Mailing Address of the application form:

Planning Section, Research Grant Office
Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo
4-6-1, Komaba Meguro-ku, Tokyo
153-8505, JAPAN
TEL:+81-3-5452-6015
E-mail:rk.iis@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp