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Bridge to Future Business: Innovating Nanotechnology

nano tech is a place where innovative materials and next-generation devices are gathered to explore the implementation of future technologies in society based on nanotechnology, an important common base technology for research and development.

Name	nano tech The 26th International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference
Theme	Bridge to Future Business: Innovating Nanotechnology
Date	Wed. 16 Dec. - Fri. 18 Dec. 2026 10:00～17:00
Venue	West & South Halls & Conference Tower, Tokyo Big Sight
Hosted by	nano tech Executive Committee (Updated May. 2026) Chairman Tomoji Kawai (Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University / Honorary Fellow, Technology Strategy Center, NEDO) Vice-Chairman Yoshinobu Baba (Director General, Institute of Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)/ Specially Appointed Professor, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University) Members Masahiko Demura (Director, Research Network and Facility Services Division, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)) Kazuki Goto (General Manager, R&D Planning Dept., Corporate Research Planning Dept., Technology Center Planning Dept. , Toray Industries, Inc.) Nobuaki Ishii (Senior Professional, R&D Planning Department, Strategy Development Group, Resonac Holdings Corporation) Tadashi Ito (Sub-Program Director of "Process Science Construction Project for Social Implementation of Materials (Materealize)", Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan) Kazuo Kaneko (Director, Biotechnology and Materials Dept, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) Shosuke Kiba (Representative Director, Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd.) Akihiro Kobayashi (Director & Executive Officer, JEOL Ltd.) Takahiro Matsui (Representative, TM Innovation) Norio Nagayama (Executive Technical Expert, Technology Management Center, Department of Technology Management , RICOH Company, Ltd.) Tsuyoshi Sekitani (Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University) Yoshiki Shimizu (Director, Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) Ichiro Takase (Secretary-General, Nanotechnology Business Creation Initiative (NBCI)) Shinichi Takeda (Representative Director, Center of Colloid and Dispersion Technology) Yoshiko Takenaka (Research Group Leader, Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) Shukichi Tanaka (Director, General Advanced ICT Research Institute , National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)) Mitsugu Uejima (Manager, External & Government Affairs Department, ZEON CORPORATION) Shinichi Yorozu, Deputy Director, Quantum Computing Research Center, RIKEN Ryota Yuge (Senior Principal Researcher, Secure System Platform Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation ) Secretary General Hirohisa Hasegawa (Director-General, JTB Communication Design, Inc.) nano tech Executive Committee
Supported by	Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, National Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Quantum Science and Technology Development Organization, Nippon Keidanren, Nanotechnology Business Creation Initiative
Cooperation with	The Chemical Society of Japan, The Society of Biomaterials, Japan, The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, The Nano Society, The Society of Fullerene, Nanotube and Graphene Research, The Japanese Society of Microscopy, The Japanese Society of Industrial Powder Technology, The Ceramic Society of Japan, The Physical Society of Japan, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Nano Cellulose Japan (TBD)
Exhibition Scale	To be announced
Number of Expected Participants	47,000 * Including Concurrent Events
Admission Fee	Free (All visitors must register in advance)

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