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2026/07/03
Announcement Regarding the Selection of Participants for the 5th Session of the GAP Fund Entry Course (2026, Term 2)
Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE) has selected nine projects for the 5th round (2nd term, 2026) of the GAP Fund Entry Course, as detailed below.
List of GTIE GAPFund Recipients
GAP Fund Entry Course, 5th Round (2026, Phase 2) — Number of Selected Projects: 9
| Name | Affiliation | Title | Research and Development Project Title |
| Ayumi Ishii | Waseda University | Professor | Development of an Up-Down Conversion Solar Cell Film That Blocks Heat and UV Rays While Generating Electricity |
| Jun Kameoka | Waseda University | Professor | Development of a Home-Based “Hormone” Monitoring Service to Reduce the Stress of Hospital Visits for Women Undergoing Fertility Treatment |
| Yutaro Mori | Tokyo University of Science | Assistant Professor | A Next-Generation Kidney Platform to “Reproduce and Predict” Human Pathology, Bridging the “Valley of Death” in Drug Discovery (the Gap Between Animals and Humans) |
| Kotaro Yoshioka | Tokyo University of Science | Specially Appointed Associate Professor | Establishment of a Drug Delivery System (DDS) Utilizing the Glymphatic System |
| Hiroyuki Wada | Tokyo University of Science | Associate Professor | Development and Proof-of-Concept for Commercialization of Next-Generation Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Modules Combining High Aesthetics, High Efficiency, Lightweight Design, and High Rigidity |
| Tomohiro Saka | Yokohama City University | Professor | Demonstration of Root Zone Condition Control Technology for Stable Production and Improved Quality Reproducibility of Crop Seedlings |
| Sako Sora | Keio University | First-Year Doctoral Student | Commercialization Feasibility Study of Positioning Technology Utilizing LiDAR and Optical Markers to Enable the Automation of Construction Machinery in Tunnels and Mountainous Areas Where GPS Is Unavailable |
| Hiroya Sugimoto | Tokyo Denki University | Professor | Development of Wide-Gap Bearingless Motors for Bio, Medical, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment |
| Keita Tanaka | Tokyo Denki University | Professor | Packaging of CMG Attitude Control Software for Space and Ground Environments |
Click here for details on the selected applicants.
Inquiries: GTIE Secretariat (Tokyo University of Science) gtie.st.admin@cim.isct.ac.jp