Past Events

Workshop on the Neural Basis of Democracy

In collaboration with leading venture capital firms, OIST Innovation offers startups and entrepreneurial researchers or students the opportunity to connect directly with venture capitalists for one-on-one mentoring and discussion. Each round begins with an open seminar-style introduction, where participants can learn about the VC firm's investment focus and characteristics. This is followed by private, closed-door mentoring sessions between startups/researchers/students and the VC representatives. The featured VC for this round is Lifetime Ventures.

Join us as we celebrate the first anniversary of OIST Innovation Core, the home of OIST Innovation and a hub for open innovation and deep-tech startup support. Come and see how this facility brings together researchers, startups, industry partners, and supporters to spark new ideas, collaborations, and opportunities. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you! Please register for the event so that we can prepare enough coffee, drinks, and snacks for everyone. Don’t miss the Happy Hour sponsored by our partner, Suntory.

大学生向けのOISTキャンパスツアー＆スタートアップ交流会

What does innovation look like at OIST? Discover innovation and career pathways beyond traditional academic research through short talks from students, alumni, founders, and members of the OIST Innovation team.

Speaker: Gui-Qiang G. Chen, Oxford University

Travel Expense Team will hold a travel consultation session. 旅費相談会を開催いたします。

A talk by Evan Miller Associate Professor of Chemistry and Molecular & Cell Biology; Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, UC Berkeley

Mr. Malte Schubert, Mathematical Physics and NanoLund, LTH, Lund University, Sweden Language: English Target audience: OIST members and guests

Okinawa to Space

Learn About Okinawa's History: Irei No Hi (Battle of Okinawa) (Language: Japanese with simultaneous English translation) June 23 is Okinawa Memorial Day. To mark the occasion, a special lecture on Okinawa's history and war will be held on June 17 (Wed) 14:00-16:00 in the OIST Auditorium.  This is a valuable opportunity to learn about the history of the land and people of Onna Village. We will welcome Takahiro Seto,from the Onna Village Museum, who will provide context on the Battle of Okinawa, combat zones in Onna Village, and how these events impacted local residents. In addition, Terunobu Yamauchi, who was born and raised in Onna Village, will join Mr. Seto in a dialogue to share his personal experiences of life in Nakadomari during that time.  

Learn About Okinawa's History: Irei No Hi (Battle of Okinawa) (Language: Japanese with simultaneous English translation) June 23 is Okinawa Memorial Day. To mark the occasion, a special lecture on Okinawa's history and war will be held on June 17 (Wed) 14:00-16:00 in the OIST Auditorium.  This is a valuable opportunity to learn about the history of the land and people of Onna Village. We will welcome Takahiro Seto,from the Onna Village Museum, who will provide context on the Battle of Okinawa, combat zones in Onna Village, and how these events impacted local residents. In addition, Terunobu Yamauchi, who was born and raised in Onna Village, will join Mr. Seto in a dialogue to share his personal experiences of life in Nakadomari during that time.  

OIST–Keio Biomedical Innovation Exchange Day aims to connect researchers, startups, and industry collaborators from both universities to foster meaningful exchange in biomedical innovations. 

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn. Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).

Join Zoom link Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

The OIST Center for Quantum Technologies (OCQT) is pleased to invite you to the next installment of the OCQT Seminar Series. This time, we are excited to host Dr. Diego Dalvit from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA), who will deliver a talk entitled: “Space-Time Classical and Quantum Metasurfaces”

QG Seminar Speaker: Aritra Banerjee (Birla Institute of Technology and Science) Title: Flat band physics: The Carrollian way

The OIST Center for Quantum Technologies (OCQT) is pleased to invite you to the next installment of the OCQT Seminar Series. This time, we are excited to host Dr. Alejandro Lopez-Bezanilla from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA), who will deliver a talk entitled: “Scientific Applications of Quantum Annealer Hardware”

 Let’s Talk About Identities: Understanding Queer Terminologies