Members/Participating Companies
Members/Participating Companies
Members/Participating Companies
- KOMORI Corporation
- KEIHIN RAMTECH Co., Ltd.
- SurFtech Transnational Co., Ltd.
- NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., LTD.
- SEIEIDO PRINTING Co., Ltd.
- SERIA ENGINEERING, INC.
- TAKEDA PRINTING CO., LTD.
- TEIJIN LIMITED
- Tokyo Process Service Co., Ltd.
- THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
- Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
- Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd.
- MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
- WIREDGATE Inc.
- Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
- Yamagata University
YU-FIC Cooperation Structure
- All participating Japanese companies declare to comply with the consortium agreement and to enter a one-on-one joint research contract with Yamagata University.
- Participating German companies jointly enter a contract.
- Yamagata University and OES will enter a joint collaboration contract.
- Participating Japanese and German companies enter a joint development contract or non-disclosure agreement (NDA), as necessary.
Key members of Yamagata University
YU-FIC Director of Operations
Professor
Dr. Tatsuhiro Takahashi
Fields of expertise
Polymer chemistry/composite materials/control management/international cooperation
Career
- 1988
Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University - 1988–1998
Researcher, DuPont - 1996
Graduated from Doctorial Program (Material Production Engineering), Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University (Doctor of Engineering) - 2002
Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Assistant, Yamagata University - 2008
Professor, Yamagata University - 2016 to present
Yamagata University INOEL Director
YU-FIC Head
Associate Professor
Tadahiro Furukawa
ta-furukawa@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Fields of expertise
Fine-pattern-processing technology, printing technology, roll-to-roll technology
Career
- 1984
Graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, Saitama University - 1984–2011
Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. (development and production of color filters (CFs), development of flexible CFs and LCDs, etc.) - 2011 to present
Yamagata University INOEL (current)
YU-FIC Secretary
Academic-Industrial Collaboration Professor
Dr. Mitsuhiro Koden
Fields of expertise
LCD, displays, organic ELs, chemistry
Career
- 1983
Graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (Doctor of Engineering, Diploma Number: 6055) - 1983–2012
SHARP Corporation (R&D of LCDs, organic ELs, etc.) - 1998–2011
Visiting Professor, Nara Graduate School of Science and Technology - 2012 to present
Yamagata University INOEL (current)