Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc., of which Tohoku University and Yoichi Ochiai, an associate professor at the University of Tsukuba, serve as representative directors, is collaborating on a new technology transfer scheme with the aim of linking cutting-edge technology originating from Tohoku University to solving social issues. Concluded a basic contract.

 When commercializing university research results, it is important to take care of intellectual property such as patent applications and confidentiality of know-how.Furthermore, when a university and a company conduct joint research, a great deal of time is spent on negotiations on rights regarding inventions and research results, adjustment of contract clauses, and decision-making procedures between the parties.

 In this joint research, we will establish a new technology transfer scheme to transfer 100% of the joint research results and their intellectual property to Pixie Dust Technologies so that the technology seeds of Tohoku University can be used continuously and speedily.This makes it possible to facilitate and speed up rights negotiations and decision-making procedures in conducting joint research.

 In the future, we will develop "spatial informatization" technology that will lead to the solution of social issues by combining advanced hardware technology of Tohoku University and software technology of Pixie Dust Technologies.Through joint research incorporating a new scheme, Pixie Dust Technologies aims to solve various social issues by implementing the technology seeds researched at Tohoku University in collaboration with local governments and companies with a sense of speed. go.

 Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc. is a venture company established in 2017 by Yoichi Ochiai, an associate professor at the University of Tsukuba.Products under development include focus speakers that deliver sound to any position in the space, such as the ear of a specific person, and automatic driving wheelchairs for long-term care facilities. We are working on the development of products and services in the visual, auditory, and tactile fields in order to solve the problems that we face.

Reference: [Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc.] Concluded a basic contract for joint research aiming for continuous social implementation To solve social issues with cutting-edge technology from Tohoku University

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