The JSPS 162 committee

Industry's technological needs and university research can be parallel paths along the road of scientific endeavor. But, opportunities for industrialists and academics to discuss technical problems and new concepts on a regular basis are limited. A unique solution to this dilemma can be found in Japan, in the form of the ‘Industry-University Cooperative Research Committees’, supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, (JSPS) to encourage scientists and engineers from industry and academia to meet regularly for face-to-face discussions about topics of common interest