Changing the world through research✕ business! Special Seminar No. 3 was held!

On February 20, 2025, under the theme of "The Appeal of Working in a Venture to Convey to Students," the Research✕ Business to Change the World! The third special seminar was held on February 20, 2025.

This year's session was titled "I want to solve the world's problems with this! Three things I would do if I met such a technology", the speakers were Mr. Osaka, Director of the Center for National Policy Research at Rivanes, and Mr. Yanagisawa, Representative Director of Cell Fiber Inc.

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025, 16:00-18:00

Location: Hybrid (RIVANES Tokyo headquarters and online)

Lecturer: Yoshinobu Osaka, Director, Center for National Policy Research, Liverness Corporation

Guest Speaker: Mr. Tasuku Yanagisawa, President and Representative Director, SELFBIRE, Inc.

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Osaka explained several case studies based on his own experiences of how he has promoted product development and commercialization based on technology by getting involved with venture companies before and immediately after their establishment. Among other things, he told the participants the importance of exposing themselves, learning from the ground up, doing their own hands and feet, and gathering a team as actions to take when encountering technology.

Mr. Yanagisawa, a doctoral student at CellFiber, joined CellFiber in 2018 after considering what he could do, what he wanted to do, and what was needed from the three perspectives of what he could do, what he wanted to do, and what was needed. While his interest in cellular fiber technology was the trigger for his involvement, it was not a field that he was in the middle of, so he changed his way of thinking and used his strength in a different field to commercialize the technology through a trial-and-error process. While the technology itself was highly evaluated, he told the participants how he had opened up the way with a researcher's way of thinking when asked by companies and investors to explain specific milestones until commercialization, necessary funds, and so on.

During the Q&A session, Mr. Yanagisawa shared his experience on how to think about a situation where the technology is interesting but the business potential is unknown, and how to collaborate with researchers before building it into a business.

On the day of the event

Germination Reactor is a program that aims to create businesses that solve social issues by providing a one-stop service for those who have a vision and seeds for business, from fostering the mindset necessary for management, team formation, business plan development, to support for company establishment. After forming a team, participants can proceed with activities toward commercialization while receiving advice from communicators, venture managers, and professionals in the professional business sector.

As a kick-off event, we will hold an event on March 9 to help participants understand the purpose of this program and meet other prospective participants. We look forward to your participation.

Outline of Kick-off Event

Held a kick-off event for the venture builder program "Germination Reactor"!

Schedule: March 9, 02025 (Sun.) 9:30-15:00

Place: Center of Garage (COG)

Target: Master's and doctoral students studying at universities and graduate schools, and young talents who have been working as entrepreneurs for a few years.

Admission: Free

Hosted by: LIVERNESS Co.

Contents: 

Explanation of the main purpose of Germination Reactor

Special Lecture: Yukihiro Maru, Representative Director and Group CEO, Liverness, Inc. 

Lecture: How to build a "founding team" to create a world-changing business

Participant exchange meeting for team formation

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