History

Progress in University Corporate Relations

November 1995 The Science and Technology Basic Act comes into force
April 1998 The Limited Partnership Act for Investment (Venture Fund Act) is enacted
October   The Act on the Promotion of Technology Transfer from Universities to Private Business Operators (TLO Act) is enacted
December   The Center for Advanced Science and Technology Incubation (CASTI), Ltd., established in August 1998, is certified as a technology licensing organization (TLO)
August 1999 The Act on Special Measures for Industrial Revitalization (Japanese version of the Bayh-Dole Act (Patent and Trademark Act Amendments of 1980)) is enacted
April 2000 The Industrial Technology Enhancement Act is enacted
April 2001 University-wide studies of university corporate relations begin at the University of Tokyo
August   The Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Science, established in December 1953, is certified as a TLO
September 2002 The Office for the Promotion of University Corporate Relations is established
December   The Intellectual Property Basic Act is enacted
April 2003 The Committee for the Promotion of University Corporate Relations is organized
July   The project to develop the University’s intellectual property headquarters is launched
July   The National University Corporation Act is enacted
February 2004 Intellectual Property Policy and Conflict of Interest Policy are established
March   The UCR (University Corporate Relations) Plaza is completed
April   National universities become incorporated
April   The Division of University Corporate Relations (DUCR) is founded
April   CASTI changes its name to TODAI TLO, Ltd.
April   The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd. is established
April   Rules for the Treatment of Inventions and Rules for the Prevention of Acts of Conflicts of Interests are established
June   Proprius21 starts its operation
July   The UTEC Limited Partnership 1 is established by the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd.
September   Rules for the Treatment of Works (Copyright); Rules for the Treatment of Tangible Deliverables; Rules for the Treatment of Trademarks; and Rules for Management and Confidentiality of Information in connection with Contracts with Private-Sector Institutions are established
September   Incubation business operations begin at the UCR Plaza
December   Rules for the Treatment of Know-How are established
January 2005 Guidelines for Handling Joint Inventions in Collaborative Research with Partner Companies are established
January   The University Corporate Relations Network is formed with the cooperation of KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)
February   The Advisory Board of the University Corporate Relations Network holds its first meeting
March   The UCR Hotline begins to distribute its news
April   The University of Tokyo Entrepreneur DOJO, an educational program for training student entrepreneurs, begins its activities
December   Guideline on Indication of Sources and Recommendations in Relation to Research Results is established
January 2006 Internal Rules for the Acquisition and Handling of Stocks obtained by Donation and Licensing are established
January   Detailed Rules for the Payment of Compensation Related to Intellectual Property is established
February   The University of Tokyo adds Patent Publication Information PP to its website
November   DUCR initiates a program to create collaborative research projects with several enterprises
January 2007 The University of Tokyo introduces an online invention notification system to enable online reporting of inventions
January   The University of Tokyo acquires a majority of shares issued by TODAI TLO, Ltd.
May   The University of Tokyo Entrepreneur Plaza is completed
June   Proprius21 projects focusing on organizational cooperation are launched
September   Policy on Promoting International Corporate Relations is established
February 2008 Guideline for the Treatment of Research Tool Patents is published and Public List of Research Tool Patents is added to DUCR’s website
April   The Web system of UCR Proposals and the Technology Liaison Fellow (TLF) Educational Program, both of which take over the operations of the Center for Collaborative Research, established in May 1996, are launched
August   Guideline for the Treatment of Research License is established and Public List of Research License Patents is added to DUCR’s website
January 2009 The University of Tokyo acquires all of the shares issued by TODAI TLO, Ltd.
April   A university corporate relations consortium on gerontology is launched
April   Operation of incubation facilities at Komaba CCR Building begins
July   The UTEC Limited Partnership 2 is established by the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd.
September   The University of Tokyo License Policy is established
February 2010 The Eight-University Council of Directors of Divisions Related to Industry-Academia-Government Partnerships holds its first meeting
April   University Corporate Consortium "The University of Tokyo Green ICT Project” is organized
September   Study Group on Ambient Social Infrastructure is established (until April 2012)
March 2011 Global University Corporate Relations Forum, “Green Technology Innovation,” holds its first meeting
April   A collaborative project with Bunkyo City, “Social Entrepreneur Training Action Learning Program”, begins (until March 2013)
November   A new course "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" starts in the Graduate School of Engineering
January 2012 Shared-use incubation facility is established in the Entrepreneur Plaza
May   Co-host the First Asian Entrepreneurship Award 2012
June   Consortium for the project on creating an ecosystem to support university-created startups begins
April 2013 Restructuring of DUCR
April   Take over the responsibility for the course “Entrepreneurship” of the Faculty of Engineering
August   METI’s “Demonstration project for industry-academia joint evaluation models and base models” begins (until March 2014)
October   The UTEC Limited Partnership 3 is established by the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd.
September 2014 MEXT’s EDGE Program begins (until March 2017)
October   Big Data Consortium without Data Acquisition is established (until September 2015)
November   Todai To Texas (TTT) Program begins
November   Rare Earth Mud Development Promotion Consortium is established
April 2015 Grant Program by SEI Group CSR Foundation begins (until March 2020)
January 2016 UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd. (UTokyo IPC) is established
April   Restructuring of DUCR
August   Hongo Tech Garage (Daiwa Securities Group Donation Project) is established
December   Innovation Platform 1 Investment Limited Partnership is established
     (UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.)
April 2017 Begin offering university-wide independent research seminars for Junior Division undergraduate students
    As of April 2017