2026 (Current Year) Special graduate degree programs Specially Offered Degree Programs for Graduate Students Center For Startup Education
Innovation Teams for Doctor
- Academic unit or major
- Center For Startup Education
- Instructor(s)
- Masaharu Tsujimoto / Eiichiro Kimura / Shigeki Saito / Seiichiro Honjo / Yuki Taoka / Tomohito Oyobe / Masaru Nagura / Takuya Oda
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Blended)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Thu (W3-201)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SUE.P601
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students will analyze the potential for commercialization and develop a business plan based on research conducted in their own laboratories (or research within ScienceTokyo that interests them). This process will lay the groundwork for the creation of concrete startups. Students are required to engage in dialogue with the faculty members conducting the relevant research and secure their cooperation.
Course description and aims
Students will be able to develop plans for the social implementation of research conducted in theirown laboratories (or research within Science Tokyo that interests them) and evaluate the feasibilityof those plans. It is desirable for students to maintain a strong awareness of practical activitiesaimed at concrete commercialization.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Faculty members with practical experience in founding, managing, and investing in or participating with deep-tech startups will provide hands-on support for startup planning based on their real-world experience.
Keywords
Deep-tech startups, Lean startups
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Form a team based on actual research ideas, develop a startup plan with ongoing support, and present it.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction |
None |
| Class 2 | Lecture by the Founder of a Deep Tech Startup (Ko Nagao, Co-founder of Kyoto Fusioneering and Specially Appointed Professor) |
None |
| Class 3 | Team Building and Technology Search 1 |
None |
| Class 4 | Team Building and Technology Search ２ |
None |
| Class 5 | Lean Canvas |
None |
| Class 6 | Preparation for the midterm presentation |
None |
| Class 7 | Midterm presentation |
Preparation for the midterm presentation |
| Class 8 | Hypothesis Validation |
None |
| Class 9 | Customer Interviews |
None |
| Class 10 | Presentation of Customer Interview Results |
Customer Interviews |
| Class 11 | Pivot |
None |
| Class 12 | Preparation for the final presentation |
None |
| Class 13 | Final presentation 1 |
Preparation for the final presentation |
| Class 14 | Final presentation 2 |
None |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Students should conduct technology research, conduct customer interviews, and prepare for presentations during non-lecture hours as appropriate.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Midterm and final presentation
Related courses
- SUE.P501 ： Innovation Teams for Master
Prerequisites
・ This course will be offered concurrently as “SUE.P501/Innovation Teams for Master” and “SUE.P601/Innovation Teams for Doctor,” with a combined enrollment capacity of approximately 20 students.
・ Students wishing to enroll must submit their registration via the Web System for Students and Faculty on the day of the first class (October 8).
・ If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, priority will be given to those who registered by the deadline mentioned above, and selection will be based on academic year and department. You will be notified of your enrollment status via your university email address (m.isct) and the email address used for registration on the Web System for Students and Faculty, so be sure to check your email.
・ *If there is still space available, enrollment may be accepted even after the above deadline.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
tsujimoto.m.a35e[at]m.isct.ac.jp
Office hours
Appointment base meeting