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Japan Technology Group, Inc. is a technology-based intellectual property transfer company, serving as a link between non-Japanese companies and untapped promising Japanese innovations. Its mission is to promote, foster and add value to trans-Pacific technology and intellectual property transfers between Japan and North America.

Updated April 16, 2009
 

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►► NEWS  RELEASES
Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) with the help of the organizer, Japanese Technology Group, will present a free one-day seminar to showcase innovations in the field of Medical Sciences
► more       (2007.09.04)
 
JTG announces collaboration with NineSigma, Inc., a leading provider of open innovation solutions to the enterprise   ► more       (2007.06.06)
                 
Japan Technology Group, Inc. forms the strategic alliance with Competitive Technologies, Inc.        ► more            (2007.01.12)                      
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology supports collaboration between Japanese universities and foreign companies  ► more        (2006.11.30)

(Press Release) Philadelphia-Based Japanese Technology Licensing Company to Showcase Philadelphia Biotech Companies' Technology Needs at One of the Largest Technology Trade Shows in Japan (PDF).
(2004.9.22)
 

 

JTG showcases biotech and life science needs and seeds information for North American universities and corporations at the upcoming largest technology licensing event in Japan. more
(2004.9.9)

 

JTG visits Japan's academic and research institutions on behalf of one of the US-based largest pharmaceutical companies. more
(2004.5.24)



Japan Technology Group becomes the first Japanese company to exhibit a booth at the upcoming AUTM meeting, which will be held in San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel from March 4 to March 6 (PDF).
(2004.2.29)


 "Japan Technology Group Opens Office in Science Center" (PDF)
(2004.2.2)


 "Japan Technology Group Opens Office in Science Center" (PDF)
(2004.2.2)

►► MEDIA COVERAGE
"Is Japan on the Verge of a Biotech Boom?" - JTG President Taro Yaguchi shares his perspective on the biotech boom in Japan in "Pharma Voice," a trade publication that reaches more than 17,000 U.S.-based life-science industry executives  ► more
(2005.4.1)

"Japanese Tech Group finds home in Philadelphia" - Philadelphia Business Journal ► more
(2004.4)

►► JAPAN IP LINKS

Intellectual Property Strategy in Japan by Cabinet Secretariat, Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters (December 2004) [PDF]

General information on obtaining patents in Japan  
 

►► EVENTS

Leading Edge Japan
Technology Presentation Series
March 10, 2009
11:30am - 5:30pm
The Nippon Club in New York

The Presentation Series will feature leading edge Japanese technologies in Medical, Bio Tech, Nano Tech and IT fields.


 

Japan  Technology
Night

at AUTM 2009
February 13, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm 
Tampa Room

We are pleased to invite you to our sushi and cocktail reception during the upcoming AUTM Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. Each year we organize this free event, a perfect venue to meet executives and specialists from the tech transfer and licensing community in Japan or simply to have a good time with your colleagues.


 



NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
&  Japan Science and Technology Agency
Present Next Generation Japanese Technology Showcase 2009
BIO & PHYSICAL SCIENCE
The event will take place at the  Cornell Club in New York on January 14, 2009


JST http://www.jst.go.jp/EN/index.html

Event Details
Registration

 

Access to Japanese Innovations Made Easy

JTG presents its 2nd Japan Innovative Technology Showcase which will take place at the Union League in Philadelphia on October 20th. The Showcase will feature high-interest Japanese technologies in Medical, Biotechnology and Healthcare fields.

(2008. 09.10)
BIO International Convention 2008, San Diego, CA   June 17- 20

JTG will participate in one-on-one meetings at the Partnering Forum, presenting technologies for out-licensing from such premier Japanese universities and organizations as Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, Kyushu University, Waseda University and Tokyo University of Science.
More about Bio 2008
 


 2008 Japan Innovative Technology Showcase
March 17-18, 2008
in Philadelphia, PA
    
This groundbreaking showcase will provide a great opportunity to discover the untapped promising Japanese innovations as well as meet technology transfer affiliates from top Japanese universities, research institutes and venture companies. More

 Japan Technology Night!
at
AUTM 2008
February 29, 2008
  
JTG will host the "Japan Technology Night" again at AUTM 2008. It is a perfect opportunity to meet and commune with most of the tech transfer specialist from major Japanese universities and research institutes. It is free of charge.

AUTM 2008
Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA             JTG will make a booth presentation at AUTM 2008 Annual Meeting in San Diego from February 28 to March 1, 2008. This is our four years consecutive appearance in this meeting and we play a crucial role as gateway between US and Japan in order to introduce untapped advanced technology and facilitate technology transfer from Japan. Booth # 305
(2007.1.2)

Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) will present a One-day Free Seminar and the Technology Showcase    More
The Event is held jointly with the 8 th Annual Philadelphia- Japan Health Science Dialogue on October 1st at the Union League in Philadelphia, PA
► More                        (2007.09.01)
 

 BIO 2007                        JTG presented technologies from leading Japanese Universities at BIO 2007 Partnering Forum from May 6-9 in Boston.                     
Annual LES 2006 Meeting in New York, NY in September 10-14 Thank you for  joining us at the annual Licensing Executive Societies meeting in Marriott Marquis Hotel on Times Square. JTG was an  exhibitor showcasing our new Japanese technologies for out-licensing portfolio and presenting the newly developed "needs" system database. Also there was available information about a solution for the strategic management of intellectual property protection in Japan.         

 

LES/ AUTM 2006 Spring Meeting in Philadelphia, PA
An insightful event connected Licensing Executive Society with the Association of University Technology Managers members, which was held on May 10-12 in the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia. The Meeting is dedicated to providing professional development and networking opportunities for technology transfer executives. President  of JTG, Mr.Taro Yaguchi was also participating in the event as a speaker.
 

2006 AUTM Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL The meeting of Association of University Technology Managers took place in Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts between March 2-4, 2006.The Japan Technology Group was an exhibitor in this major academic  technology transfer event, showcasing the portfolio of technology needs from Japanese universities, spin-out companies and research centers. The event usually gathers between 1,500-2,000 technology transfer and intellectual property professionals, presenting an ideal opportunity for networking for colleagues from across the globe.

 

2005 LES Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ
In October 16-19 Japan Technology Group had a booth with technology presentations at the Licensing Executive Societies Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The event gathered nearly 2,000 executives sharing their best practices in technology licensing.

 

BIO2005 Annual International Convention in Philadelphia, PA
BIO 2005 is the world's largest biotechnology gathering, took place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, June 19-22. With 1,525 exhibiting companies and organizations and 18,679 registered attendees, this was the largest number of exhibitors ever. The event was a success for several Japanese companies with the help of Japan Technology Group, acting as a liaison in Partnering Forum meetings. Exhibition attracted a lot of new networking leads for technology out-licensing of Japanese untapped innovations.

 

2005 AUTM Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ
Japan Technology Group exhibited at the event held in February in Phoenix, AZ, showcasing the Japanese out-licensing "seed" providers (academic institutions, research centers) and their innovative technologies. The meeting attracted nearly 1,800 professionals from all over the world to network and share the best technology licensing strategies.

 

Technology Licensing Fair 2004 in Nagoya and Kyushu
Followed by the Technology Licensing Fair in Tokyo and Kobe, the event will be held simultaneously in two other locations, Nagoya and Kyushu, from November 17 to 19.  Japan Technology Group will showcase technology needs information mainly for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science corporations in North America who seek to obtain untapped innovations emerging from Japanese universities, spin-outs and research  centers.
(2004.11.9) 



Japan Technology Licensing Fair 2004
Originally called Tokkyo Ryutsu Fair in Japanese, Japan Technology Licensing Fair has become one of the largest trade shows in Japan promoting technology transfer between business cultures and research universities since its inception in 1997. This year, the showcase will be held in eight major cities throughout Japan, beginning September 29 in Tokyo and ending December 1 in Hiroshima. ► more
(2004.9.9)  
 

Japan's INNOVATION WEEK is coming up in the fall of 2004 Various kinds of trade shows displaying advanced technologies will be held simultaneously in Tokyo during the Innovation Week. This is to promote the Japanese government-led project for creating 1,000 venture companies originated from universities by the end of March 2005.
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BIO 2004 JTG will participate in upcoming BIO 2004 with support from our partner AstraZeneca Global Discovery Alliances, which will be held in San Francisco from June 6 to June 9.


JTG will be exhibiting at the Japan's largest forum mainly for the mobile communication business, which will be held in Kyoto, Japan, on March 17 and 18. Top executives in the IT industry as well as regional investors and technology transfer practitioners from various Japanese universities will be attending the forum.


AUTM2004 JTG will be an exhibitor at the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Annual Meeting, which will be held in San Antonio, TX, from March 4 to March 6, 2004. (PDF)


Venture Forum Japan 2004


Bio Forum 2003 in Osaka, Japan.


►► WHAT'S NEW?
JTG signs Partnering Agreement with Techitra Srl,the emerging italian technology transfer company.  The company was founded in 2006 by a group of professionals coming from different sectors, including R&D, technology, marketing, with relevant international business experience.

Techitra’s mission is to help Italian companies to find the technologies they need to improve their existing products and solutions to grow their business. 
 
JTG signs Partnering Agreement with Ocean Tomo, LLC, the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® firm.  The company provides financial products and services related to Intellectual Property expert testimony, valuation, investments, risk management and transactions.   Ocean Tomo assists clients – corporations, law firms, governments and institutional investors – in realizing Intellectual Capital Equity® value broadly defined. 
 

For the first time in the U.S., JTG opens a new chapter of presentation series of top Japanese universities, research organizations and scientific institutions

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Join our the very first one-day free technology showcase and medical seminar led by one of the most prominent Japanese university, Nara Institute of Science & Technology's (NAIST) scientists and researchers.

Come and take the advantage of this exciting opportunity to discover untapped Japanese innovations, meet with NAIST scientists and learn first-hand about research trends at the Japanese graduate schools, and simply network with the members of the licensing community.

The showcase is organized by NAIST and Japan Technology Group, the Japanese technology transfer company, and will be held on October 1, at the Union League in Philadelphia, PA jointly with the Annual Philadelphia- Japan Health Science Dialogue.    (2007.09.01)                      

JTG forms a strategic alliance with Waseda University, Nagoya University and Nara Institute of Science in July, 2007 
                    
JTG and Hokkaido University forms a  strategic alliance in August,2006                 We are pleased to announce that JTG and  one of the major universities in Japan, Hokkaido University, will sign a formal agreement establishing an alliance between both parties to achieve higher level of technology transfer activities and maximize licensing opportunities between Japan and other countries. Under this agreement, Hokkaido University adopts the JTG's newly revised "needs" system database introducing it to their network comprising over 1000 researches and inventors.                  

       

Japan Technology Group enters the partnership with YET2.COM
YET2.COM was founded with the joint investment from Siemens, Bayer, Honeywell, DuPont, P&G and NTT DoCoMo. Most of the Fortune 500 companies are engaged in technology licensing discussions through YET2.COM. The relationship will benefit both companies by matching US industrial giant companies with Japanese untapped intellectual properties.

 

Japan Technology Group signes a partnering agreement with UTEK Corporation.
UTEK® is a leading, market-driven technology transfer company that enables companies of all sizes to acquire innovative technologies from universities and research laboratories worldwide. In addition to the core technology transfer services, UTEK provides tools to search, analyze and manage university intellectual properties. Clients ranged from rapidly growing small capitalization firms to market leaders such as AstraZeneca, Amgen, P&G, IBM, Eastman Kodak, Dow, Raytheon and Boeing.

 

"Is Japan on the Verge of a Biotech Boom?" - JTG President Taro Yaguchi shares his perspective on the biotech boom in Japan in "Pharma Voice," a trade publication that reaches more than 17,000 U.S.-based life-science industry executives  ► more
(2005.4.1)
 

Looking for ways to license your patented technologies into Japanese companies?
Please click here to view a list of technology areas that the JTG is currently focusing on for its technology transfer activities.  The list is based on the "needs" information received from Japanese companies.


Photos from Technology Licensing Fair 2004 in Tokyo

Eight major trade shows focusing on technology licensing, including the Technology Licensing Fair, were held in Tokyo as part of Japan's Innovation Week, during the week of September 27.  More than 200 Japanese corporations, universities and licensing support organizations, including the Japan Technology Group, exhibited seeds and needs information
more
(2004.10.13)


Madrid Seminar- Intellectual Property Rights in Labor Relations and Service Provision
What are the main characters of conflicts between the labor law regulations and national regulations and international treaties governing intellectual property rights, when it comes to intangible assets created by a company's employees and protected by intellectual property rights?  With experienced practitioners in various industries - telecommunications, automobile, higher education, technology - as well as IP and labor laws, including Japanese patent attorney Taro Yaguchi, President of the Japan Technology Group, the seminar aims to explore possible solutions for balancing employment relations with the protection of intellectual creation.  It will be held from October 21 to 23 in Madrid, Spain, and sponsored by the International Association of Young Lawyers.
►more [PDF]
(2004.9.9)


Technology Licensing Fair 2004 in Japan
As part of Japan's Innovation Week project, Technology Licensing Fair will be held in Tokyo and Kobe, Japan, this fall.  JTG will be an exhibitor both in Tokyo and Kobe, showcasing technology seeds developed by non-Japanese universities and research organizations to large Japanese companies.  JTG will be the only U.S.-based technology transfer company, participating in these events in Japan.
► more
(2004.8.10)
 

Licensing Executive Society Seminar (LES) What are the general hurdles when licensing technologies to/from Japanese companies? President of JTG, Taro Yaguchi, and Vice President Konomi Takeshita will discuss the topic at the upcoming seminar sponsored by the Licensing Executive Society, which will be held on August 18 in Philadelphia.   more
(2004.7.13)

 
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