KEIO TECHNO-MALL 2021 Symposium Session (1): "Toward Creating Innovation Through University-Based Startups"

This symposium was held as part of "KEIO TECHNO-MALL 2021 (The 22nd KEIO TECHNO-MALL)," which took place online on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Various initiatives have been undertaken in Japan through industry-government-academia collaboration to create innovation. Especially in recent years, expectations for university-based startups have been steadily increasing. This symposium featured presentations on the innovation policies of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, personal accounts from the presidents of Keio-based startups, and an introduction to the initiatives of Keio University. Furthermore, strategies for accelerating university-based startups and models for linking them to innovation creation were discussed in a round-table format.