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About GTIE

Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE) is a platform designed to "nurture Academic Startups that can change the world" by universities in the Metropolitan area.
We collaborate with local governments, VCs, CVCs, accelerators, and private companies to create entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater Tokyo area.

Participant Organizations

Host Organizations

Joint organization for creating startups / Joint Organizations

are double as Joint organization and Joint organization for creating startups

Implementation structure

Host Organizations / Program Representatives

  • 染谷 隆夫
    Someya Takao
    Ph.D. (Engineering) Executive Director and Vice President, The University of Tokyo
  • 若尾 真治
    Wakao Shinji
    Ph.D. (Engineering) Vice-President, Office of the President, Waseda University
  • 波多野 睦子
    Hatano Mutsuko
    Ph.D. (Engineering) Executive Vice President for Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Institute of Science Tokyo

Program Co-Director

  • 辻本 将晴
    Tsujimoto Masaharu
    Ph.D.
    (Public Policy Briefing & Debate)     Director of Innovation Design Platform, Institute of Science Tokyo/ Professor, School of Environment and Society
  • 和泉 潔
    Izumi Kiyoshi
    Ph.D. Department of Systems Innovation,Faculty of Engineering,The University of Tokyo
    Department of Technology Management for Innovation,The University of Tokyo
    Graduate School on Public policy,The University of Tokyo
  • 石井 裕之
    Ishii Hiroyuki
    Ph.D. (Engineering) Director of Center for Entrepreneurship, Waseda University

Joint Organizations / Program Representatives

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    Nakauchi Yasushi
    　(Vice President (Industry-Academia Collaboration), Director of International Industry-Academia Collaboration, Tsukuba University)
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    Hiroaki Ozawa
    　(Director of Entrepreneurship Center, Chiba University)
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    Itakura Yasuhiro
    　(Specially Appointed Director, Director of Research Management Organization, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
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    Cho Ki-Cheol
    　(Director/Vice President (Educational Reform) , Ochanomizu University)
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    Otani Yasuo
    　(Chairman of the Board, Kanagawa University of Human Services)
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    Shikata Junji
    　(Professor and Vice President (Research and Information), Yokohama National University)
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    Ogawa Takehiko
    　(Specially Appointed Vice President, Yokohama City University)
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    Saiki Toshiharu
    　(Executive Director (Research, Entrepreneurship Education & Support) , Keio University)
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    Hotta Takashi
    　(Position: Vice President (Research) and Director of Comprehensive Research Promotion Organization, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
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    Nishikawa Hiroyuki
    　(Executive Director (Research Promotion, Industry-Academia-Government-Citizen Collaboration & Open Innovation), Shibaura Institute of Technology)
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    Tamura Koji
    　(Vice President/Director of Research Promotion Organizationm, Tokyo University of Science)
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    Nishikawa Yoko
    　(Position: Vice President (Educational Management) and Director of Student Success Center, Ibaraki University)
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    Akahori Masayuki
    　(Position: Vice President for Academic Research, Sophia University)
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    Hatano Shinji
    　(Vice President (Research) / Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Tokai University)
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    Kunimatsu Maki
    　(Faculty of International Management, Professor, Chuo University)
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    Nomura Yukio
    　(Head of Department, Exective Director, SHIBUYA Squamble Square(SHIBUYA QWS) )
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    Kano Hiroyuki
    　(Counselor, General Incorporated Association LINK-J)
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    Umezawa Takaaki
    　(Chairman, CIC Japan Innovation Services LLC)
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Joint Organization for Creating Startups / Program Representatives

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    Nakauchi Yasushi
    　(Director General of Headquarters for International Industry-University Collaboration, University of Tsukuba)
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    Haneishi Hideaki
    　(Director of Academic Research & Innovation Management Organization, Chiba University)
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    Itakura Yasuhiro
    　(Chief Academic Officer, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
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    Otani Yasuo
    　(Chairman, Kanagawa University of Human Services)
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    Osawa Masatoshi
    　(Vice Provost, Association of International Arts and Science, / Dean, School of Economics and Business Administration, Yokohama City University)
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    Saiki Toshiharu
    　(Executive Director, Keio University)
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    Hotta Takashi
    　(Vice President (in charge of research), Tokyo Metropolitan University/ Director, Organization for Research Promotion, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
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    Nishikawa Hiroyuki
    　(Executive Director, Shibaura Institute of Technology)
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    Tamura Koji
    　(Tokyo University of Science)
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    Kuramoto Shigeru
    　(Ibaraki University)
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    Sakaguchi Yutaka
    　(The University of Electro-Communications)
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    Hatano Shinji
    　(Tokai University)
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    Sato Haruhiko
    　(Institute of Physical and Chemical Research（RIKEN）)
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    SHIKATA Junji
    　(President, Yokohama National University)
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    Hamakawa Satoshi
    　(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))
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    Hirakuri Kenji
    　(Vice-President, Tokyo Denki University)
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    Imamura Yasutada
    　(Kogakuin University)
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