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DWIH Deep Tech Launchpad Japan 2026

Deep Tech, Innovation & Technology Transfer in Tokyo and Kansai

The DWIH Deep Tech Launchpad Japan 2026 is an exclusive, collaborative program offering research-based startups and sciencepreneurs from German universities a unique opportunity to explore the innovation and technology transfer ecosystems of Tokyo and the Kansai region (Kyoto/Osaka).

Towards a More Sustainable Automotive Industry? 🚗🌫️

Prof. Dr. Ai Serizawa

Sustainable Materials: Meet our Partners in Japan! Guten Tag, Prof. Dr. Ai Serizawa from Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT)! Prof. Serizawa’s research focuses on innovative and sustainable surface treatment technologies. She developed an environmentally friendly one-step process to apply a dense anticorrosive film on aluminium alloys – using nothing but steam. This technology has immense potential in industries such as the automotive and railway sectors.

Pioneers in Hydrogen Research 🔋🌱♻️

Prof. Dr. Mehtap Özaslan and Dr. Frédéric Hasché

Pioneers in Japanese – German Hydrogen Research: Meet our Partners in Japan! Today, we are delighted to introduce Prof. Dr. Mehtap Özaslan and Dr. Frédéric Hasché from the University of Hamburg, Technical Electrocatalysis Laboratory.

Advancing AI Solutions for Sustainability 🔁🧩🔋♻️🌱

Dr. Alexandra Pehlken

Sustainable AI & Critical Raw Materials: Meet our Partners in Japan! Today, we talk to Dr. Alexandra Pehlken, Deputy Head of the Division Marine Perception at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).

Strengthening Connections - in Space! 👽🚀

Dr. Niklas Reinke

Meet our Partners in Japan! Did you know that Japan and Germany are connected across roughly 150 topics in space alone? Today, we are pleased to introduce Dr. Niklas Reinke, Director of the Tokyo Office of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), who plays a key role in strengthening this collaboration.

Connecting Japanese and German Researchers 🤝🌍🌎

Mr. Tsuyoshi Nishiyama

Starting our new series: Meet our Partners in Japan! Kicking things off, we are thrilled to introduce Mr. Tsuyoshi Nishiyama from the Research Planning Section at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT). SIT is a private university in Tokyo with a strong focus on engineering, known for its impressive research output and participation in Japan’s Top Global University Project.

Call for internship offers: DAAD

RISE Worldwide 2027

[Deadline: 2026/09/30] Are you interested in hosting a German research intern at your institution in Japan? In the past years almost 4,000 undergraduate students from German universities interned abroad as research assistants through the RISE Worldwide programme, which is now in its 18th year. And once more research groups from all over the world that are interested in hosting a research assistant from Germany in the summer of 2027 are invited to submit project offers to RISE Worldwide.