1 Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Center for Research and Development Strategy Current Funding Strategy for Neuroscience Research & Development in Japan Tamami Fukushi Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Center for Research and Development Strategy （ CRDS ） May 26, 2009

2 In this presentation we will explain… What is the MEXT and JST Funding support for Neuroscience R&D by MEXT Funding support for Neuroscience R&D by JST Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved

3 Center for Research and Development Strategy MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

4 Center for Research and Development Strategy International- and Neuroscience- related administrative structure inside of the MEXT JST Independent administrative institution under the MEXT direction

5 Center for Research and Development Strategy MEXT's General Budget (FY2007) JPY billion,1.8% of the annual expenditures for Japan (JPY 46,978.4 billion) was funded for the promotion of Science and Technology by MEXT in FY2007 5

6 Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Funding for Neuroscience Research by MEXT Strategic Research Program for Brain Science (SRPBS) Program Director (Shigetada Nakanishi, Ph.D.) Program officers Executive Committee for SRPBS Research Project A (Brain-Machine Interface) Research core development Research Project B (Brain-Machine Interface) Individual research program Research Project C (Animal Models) Research core development Research Project D (starts FY2009) Information available in Japanese (Budget: JPY 1.7 billion in FY2008, JPY 2.3 billion in FY2009) MEXT Life Sciences Division

7 Center for Research and Development Strategy Funding for Neuroscience Research by MEXT Brain Science Integrated Research Project (RIKEN BSI) (FY 2009 planned budget: JPY 3,937 million) 7

88 Center for Research and Development Strategy What is JST? Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) is an independent public body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). JST plays a key role in implementing science and technology policies formulated in line with the nation's Science and Technology Basic Plan. JST comprehensively promotes all of the process from the creation of knowledge, which leads to innovation in Japan, to the return of research results to the society/nation. JST also provides scientific and technical information, increases the understanding of S&T, and promotes strategic international activities. 8

99 Structure of JST Current President Koichi Kitazawa Ph.D. 4 Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Number of Permanent Staff: 471 Number of Researchers and Others Employed by JST: about 2,500 9

10 International Office Location Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved

11 Revenue and Expenditures of JST in Fiscal 2008 (Estimate, million Yen) Transition of Yearly Operating Expenditures 11 Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved

12 Center for Research and Development Strategy Strategic International Cooperative Program A top-down type of program that provides support to international research projects with countries and in fields of cooperation designated by the MEXT on the basis of intergovernmental agreements, agreements at ministerial-level meetings, and so forth. US, China, India, UK, Sweden, France, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, EU, Spain, Israel, Croatia, Singapore, and Australia

13 Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Current DFG-JST Joint Funding Current topic: "Nano-Electronics" (call for proposals at three different timings with the first announcement in March followed by the second call in 2008 and the third one in 2009).

14 Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Funding for Neuroscience Research by JST Japan-German cooperation may be available via ERATO project

15 Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved ERATO (Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology) JST fosters the creation of advanced science and technology while stimulating future interdisciplinary scientific activities and searching for better systems by which to do basic research. Within the program JST acts as a Producer in selecting innovative, scientifically versed, key individuals - Directors - who are responsible for setting up exciting motifs and selecting young, talented, international Performers. Research Period: Approximately 5 years Research Expenses: up to JPY1,500 million JST administers and fully funds the ERATO program. Members of project teams are employed by JST on a yearly contract, renewable for between two and five years. Any patent right that has resulted from a project is shared in an agreed manner by JST (50%) and the members (50%) directly responsible for the invention for which the patent has been granted.

16 Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Center for Research and Development Strategy Any institutions outside of Japan can belong to the project based on the advanced negotiation with research director!

17 Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved SHIMOJO Implicit Bain Functions project (FY ) Research Director: Shinsuke Shimojo (Professor, Biological Computation Neural System California Institute of Technology)

18 Center for Research and Development Strategy Research Director: Minoru Asada (Professor, Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University) ASADA Synergistic Intelligence project (FY ) Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved

19 Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved Center for Research and Development Strategy CREST (Core Research of Evolutional Science & Technology) JST distributes public fund from the MEXT to support a broad range of basic science research project relevant to the nation's Strategic Sectors (27 topics, total budget, 58.4 billion JP Yen in FY2008). In each area, a research supervisor coordinates selected research programs which continue 5 years. Creation of a Novel Technology towards Diagnosis and Treatment based on Understanding of Molecular Pathogenesis of Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders (FY2007-, 9 programs+ 3-4 for FY2009) Research Supervisor: Teruhiko Higuchi (President, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Elucidation of Mechanisms Underlying Brain Development and Learning (FY , 15 programs) Research Supervisor Dr. Tadaharu Tsumoto (Unit Leader, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN)

20 Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved PREST (Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology) Proposal-oriented research promotion program which aims at cultivating the seeds of precursory science and technology by promoting basic researches in which each researcher’s originality and free ideas can be fully realized (20 on-going topics, JPY million for 3 years per project, or JPY million for 5 years/ project). Decoding and Controlling Brain Information (FY2008-, 11 researchers + ～ 10 for FY2009) Supervisor: Mitsuo Kawato (Director and ATR Fellow, ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories)

21 Thank you for your attention Any additional concerns? Please contact to Tamami Fukushi, Ph.D. Center for Research and Development Strategy Copyright(C)2005 Center for Research and Development Strategy, All Rights Reserved URLs Japan Science and Technology Agency: Center for Research and Development Strategy （ CRDS ） :