“Collaborative Research Laboratory” system has been established to locate a research laboratory inside Hiroshima University jointly with external enterprises. The system is designed for university researchers and corporate researchers to conduct a research on a common theme on equal footing basis for superior research outcome aiming at commercialization.
With this new system, Hiroshima University aims at maintaining a long-term foundation for industry-academia collaboration inside the university and achieving further enhancement of university research and greater contribution to the industry.

Advantages for both parties

• Increased communication among researchers involved in a collaborative research and with other researchers in the university enables concentration of broader knowledge and insights, acceleration of research and understanding of important social needs associated with the selected theme.
• Facilitates acquisition of external funds on the research and development.

Advantages for industry

• Promotes flexible research focused on the company’s business, product and technology strategy.
• Provides better access to the university facilities and equipment.
• Enhances the industry-academia personnel exchange leading to personnel development.
• Initiates fundamental research with the university for future business opportunities.
• Flexible personnel utilization such as assignment of corporate researchers seconded to the collaborative research laboratory.

Endowed Chair System is operated mainly by the university.
Conventional collaborative research remains as a research activity exclusively for the individual research theme.