V4 + Japan – Innovation and Industry Joint Science Diplomacy Seminar

Deputy Director Marianna Neupauerová attended today’s seminar introducing the multilevel collaboration of the V4 countries and Japan, from basic research to technological innovation. The V4-Japan Joint Research Program (JRP) is a mechanism for formulating and supporting concrete research projects that would involve scientists from V4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) and Japan. In its second Open Call, the JRP aims to develop high quality research networking, to exchange existing knowledge and to pursue state-of-the-art science and technology through collaboration, towards realization of innovative and robust economies and societies in participating countries. The International Visegrad Fund together with Funding Organizations of the Visegrad Group countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have supported five research projects under the theme of Advanced Materials.

“The Fund has been paying attention to RDI projects not only in special schemes such as the cooperation scheme of V4+Japan program but also under our regular grant scheme, where we invite universities and other scientific institutions eligible for our funding to come up with new innovative ideas” said Ms. Neupauerová.

All five research teams presented progress and development of their innovations:

• Prof. Midori Kawamura from Kitami Institute of Technology introduced project Black metals decorated with surface receptors as highpotentiality.
• Prof. Kristián Máthis from Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics talked about the Development of Advanced Magnesium Alloys for Multifunctional Applications in Extreme Environments
• Prof. Ferenc Simon from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Natural Sciences explained the Band-Gap Engineering in Unconventional Semiconductors
• Dr. Amrita Jain from Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Science talked about the Atomic Design of Carbon-Based Materials for New Normal Society
• Prof. Peter Šiffalovič from Centre for advanced material application SAS introduced project Perovskites Quantum Dots based Broadband Detectors.

Our gratitude goes to all the research partners working on innovation and advancement of our region!