Date: Monday, March 9th, 2026
Time: 9:30-17:00 (JST)
Venue: Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250),
OIST Main Campus, Center Building
Map: https://www.oist.jp/ja/campus/access-map
Arrangement Type: Hybrid (Onsite and Zoom)
Event Language: English (Simultaneous interpretation available)
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 14:00 to Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 17:00
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250)
Building on last year’s emphasis on industry collaborations, this year’s symposium shifts focus inward, spotlighting the transformative potential of academic collaboration and interdisciplinarity. It will explore how cross-field convergence is key to addressing the complex, interconnected challenges facing the world today.
The theme of "Convergence" reflects OIST's founding vision, aiming to strengthen internal academic synergies. By fostering collaboration across diverse fields, the OIST COI-NEXT Program seeks to develop holistic, integrated solutions within the One World - One Health initiative, promoting a unified approach to global health and well-being.
Oto・Iro (Sound ・ Color) transforms the OIST tunnel into an immersive audio-visual experience that blends art and science, and features original field recordings from all over Okinawa.
It’s part installation, part experiment.
We are testing how natural and synthetic sounds can influence our emotions and state of mind, especially when mixed with projected colors. Help us by walking through the tunnel and sharing your experience via the terminals at each end!
As a small token of our thanks, we hope you will feel a sense of calm and renewal each time you pass through — a brief but meaningful moment of peace in your day.
Dr. Kenji Takeda is Advisor and Auditor of Corundum Systems Biology, a collaborating company of this center. Tapping into his extensive leadership roles in academis (RIKEN), industry (Hitachi), and venture capital in Japan, Singapore, Silicon Valley, and Israel, he will propose ways for academic and industry researchers to build productive partnerships.
OIST Children’s Research Center, led by Professor Gail Tripp, who is involved in this center’s R＆D project “Healthy Minds,” will hold a symposium.Professor Tripp’s Human Developmental Neurobiology Unit conducts research on the characteristics, causes, and coping strategies of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and develops support programs for parents and children.
Yasunobu Tanaka, Director of Business Development at OIST’s COI-NEXT Center, will be speaking at the Okinawa BioCommunity Symposium to introduce the Center’s initiatives.
OIST is a member of the Okinawa BioCommunity, a community of biotechnology-related companies, universities and other research institutions, support organizations, financial institutions, and other related organizations.
The COI-NEXT Annual Symposium on "Cutting-edge Science Toward Social Implementation" hosted by The Global Bioconvergence Center of Innovation.
Pitch event where 12 entrepreneurs from Japan, India, Sweden, Germany, and Thailand will compete for a chance to incubate their startups at OIST!
These elite teams spent 2-weeks at OIST participating in an intensive entrepreneurship bootcamp led by Frans Nauta, world renown coach to over 500 startups across 20+ countries.
The symposium title is "Science Meets Society: Exploring the Nexus of Planetary Well-being for a Sustainable Future." This event underscores the pivotal role of knowledge and collaboration in forging a sustainable future brought to life through the strategic partnership between OIST and Keio University.
Center for the Global Bioconvergence Innovation for a Sustainable Society Based on "Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, and a Healthy Environment”
