{"id":791,"date":"2026-02-21T10:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/?post_type=program&#038;p=791"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:44:09","slug":"ninejp-cross-border-session-pioneering-the-future-of-agri-bio-innovation","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/news\/program\/ninejp-cross-border-session-pioneering-the-future-of-agri-bio-innovation","title":{"rendered":"NINEJP Cross-Border Session Pioneering the Future of Agri-Bio Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-60 sp-py-40 has-bg-img alignfull lazyload pc_only\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BG_4_t_br.webp\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-article\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-94c8710e wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none u-lb-off u-mb-ctrl u-mb-60\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-799\" width=\"2667\" height=\"1890\" title=\"\u30af\u30ed\u30b9\u30dc\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u30bb\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left u-mb-ctrl u-mb-10\" style=\"font-size:3em;letter-spacing:5px;line-height:1\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--color_deep04)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">NINEJP Cross-Border Session Pioneering the Future of Agri-Bio Innovation<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table style=\"--swl-cell1-width:300px;\" class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>Date and time<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>February 25th (Wed.) \u300011:00 &#8211; 12:30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>Location<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (Red Brick Building)<br>&#8220;AKARENGA HALL B&#8221; 2nd Floor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-723129d1376990eadb975a3c2f3bb464\">A special interregional event sponsored by NINEJP will be held in Sapporo as part of the program of SHAKE H, one of Hokkaido\u2019s largest global startup conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This session focuses on agri-bio innovation, featuring six researchers selected from three platforms across Japan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSI (Chugoku\u2013Shikoku region)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tongali (Tokai region)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HSFC (Hokkaido)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program includes pitch sessions showcasing research results, followed in the afternoon by a poster session that provides opportunities for direct dialogue between researchers and companies, exploring possibilities for business collaboration and commercialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bdab8fd65de2f1788d2c8c9089b0f63a\">Witness the moment when researchers\u2019 passion and corporate ambition intersect\u2014and the next generation of standards is born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[SPEAKER]<br><strong>Yosuke Takita<\/strong>, Head of Startup Support Division, Startup Creation Headquarters, Institute for the Promotion of Business-Regional Collaboration, Hokkaido University; <br><strong>Toshiya Watanabe<\/strong>, Chairperson, NINEJP, Vice President (Startup Initiatives), Office of Research and Innovation Management, Institute of Science Tokyo; <br><strong>Kikinori Takigami<\/strong>, Head of Startup Promotion Division, Hiroshima University; <br><strong>Ichiro Oda<\/strong>, Chief University Research Administrator (URA), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Promotion Office, Academic Research &amp; Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Headquarters, Nagoya University; <br><strong>Hiroyuki Ono<\/strong>, Director, Startup Creation Headquarters, Institute for the Promotion of Business-Regional Collaboration, Hokkaido University; <br><strong>Mutsumi Aihara<\/strong>, Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University; <br><strong>Kazuhito Akama<\/strong>, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University; <br><strong>Tomohiro Sasanami<\/strong>, Education and Research Center for Local Field Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University; <br><strong>Hiroko Kobayashi<\/strong>, Organization for Research Infrastructure Promotion, Mie University; Yasuteru Mawatari, Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology; <br><strong>Yuji Kishima<\/strong>, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_line\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/program\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>Back to Event List<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-60 sp-py-40 has-bg-img alignfull lazyload sp_only\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BG_4_t_br.webp\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-article\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-off u-mb-ctrl u-mb-60\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1921\" height=\"1361\" src=\"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae.jpg 1921w, https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-800x567.jpg 800w, https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/6e7af22b81ee4423c80be57524bee3ae-1280x907.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1921px) 100vw, 1921px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left u-mb-ctrl u-mb-10\" style=\"font-size:2em;letter-spacing:5px;line-height:1\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--color_main)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong><strong>NINEJP Cross-Border Session Pioneering the Future of Agri-Bio Innovation<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular is-all-centered--va\"><table style=\"--swl-cell1-width:100px;\" class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Date and time<\/strong><\/td><td>February 25th (Wed.) \u300011:00 &#8211; 12:30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>Location<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (Red Brick Building)<br>&#8220;AKARENGA HALL B&#8221; 2nd Floor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c46fbf77ef0ef6a2fdc1a2e55515a0d0\">\u00a0A special interregional event sponsored by NINEJP will be held in Sapporo as part of the program of SHAKE H, one of Hokkaido\u2019s largest global startup conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This session focuses on agri-bio innovation, featuring six researchers selected from three platforms across Japan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSI (Chugoku\u2013Shikoku region)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tongali (Tokai region)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HSFC (Hokkaido)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program includes pitch sessions showcasing research results, followed in the afternoon by a poster session that provides opportunities for direct dialogue between researchers and companies, exploring possibilities for business collaboration and commercialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bdab8fd65de2f1788d2c8c9089b0f63a\">Witness the moment when researchers\u2019 passion and corporate ambition intersect\u2014and the next generation of standards is born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[SPEAKER]<br><strong>Yosuke Takita<\/strong>, Head of Startup Support Division, Startup Creation Headquarters, Institute for the Promotion of Business-Regional Collaboration, Hokkaido University; 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