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We are pleased to announce that our office will move from Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza to a new location in Tokyo, Bunkyo City as of December 2022.
Join our webinar "Slovenia's Contribution to the Research of Rare Diseases" on March 30 from 4:00-5:00 PM JST. We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker will be professor Borut Peterlin, M.D., PhD. This event is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia to Japan. Register here
Innovation Lighthouse Japan hosted a webinar with professor Dragan Primorac, M.D.,PhD on the topic of personalized medicine and healthtech
We became LINK-J Special Member
We are thrilled to announce that we have entered a new partnership with BioCentre, a leading scientific research institution and biotechnology centre in the Adriatic Region
Innovation Lighthouse Japan is co-hosting an event BioJapan meets BioCroatia on October 12th 2021
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Our services cover:
Consulting, Open Innovation and Business-Matching Platform
Innovation Acceleration Programs and Events
Cross-cultural Consultations, Education and Training
Innovation Lighthouse Japan business collaboration and innovation platform aims to bring together corporations, startups, scaleups, research institutes and centers, stakeholders and the pioneers of the Japanese corporate world and European innovation movement willing to address global issues. We create an innovation network and community that is expected to bring new values to the world and help to empower Japan’s innovation ecosystem.
We organize a variety of corporate- startup collaboration programs that enable positive social transformation through the power of creativity, entrepreneurship and disruptive technologies.
We run personalized programs, workshops, innovation accelerator programs and pitching contests.
We work to ensure that Japanese corporate leaders reach desirable open innovation partners and together make a real change in society. We see our campaigns as collective efforts and tools for connecting and building a well-connected, stronger, and global innovation community.
Our cross-cultural trainings and coaching sessions help individuals, teams, departments and public and private organizations to gain the right understanding of values and cultural context in which business decisions are made.
Our trainings programs provide necessary foundation and tools to develop skills to successfully face challenges when collaborating with multinational teams. We offer programs for Japanese and non-Japanese clients as individual consultations, webinars or in-class sessions.
ABOUT US
At Innovation Lighthouse Japan, we are convinced that the key to a successful organization is the ability to go beyond the existing possibilities.
Innovation Lighthouse Japan (ILJ) is a community-based consultancy established in Tokyo to foster and promote collaboration and innovation between Japanese companies and startups, scaleups, research institutes and academia originating from the Baltics, Central Europe, the Adriatic, Ionian region, Southeastern Europe and the Middle East.
We help Japanese corporations to foster growth and catalyze change by revealing untapped creative and innovation potential from Europe and the Middle East.
VISION
Japan as a global innovation lighthouse - a leading knowledge and innovation society.
MISSION
Accelerating business transformation for leading Japanese corporations through innovation. Our mission is to promote collaboration programs and create new value through innovation that will eliminate regional, gender, language gaps and create a sustainable Japanese innovation ecosystem.
We aim to attract cutting-edge technologies from the European continent to create a comprehensive open-source innovation platform accessible to our Japanese clients.
VALUES
Our company culture is about making a social impact and creating a better future for our society. We strive for building a human-centred society based on long-lasting relationships, integrity, constant progression, and loyalty. Innovation Lighthouse Japan is dedicated to supporting the local community and embracing sustainability.
OUR FOCUS
Connected Industries
MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS
SMART SUPPLY CHAINS AND ENHANCED MANUFACTURING
HEALTHCARE
SMART CITIES, SHARING ECONOMY AND FINTECH
AI/MACHINE LEARNING
Solution-oriented and Human-centric Society
STARTUPS, SCALEUPS
SMEs
ACADEMIA
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
CORPORATIONS
NPOs, NGOs
GOVERNMENTS
Regions
JAPAN
THE BALTICS
CENTRAL EUROPE
THE ADRIATIC
& IONIAN REGION
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
THE MIDDLE EAST
OUR STORY
Forward-thinking and Human-centred
At Innovation Lighthouse Japan, we are driven to create positive solutions, collaboration and idea-sharing to empower our community and create the next generation of innovation leaders to be at the forefront of the innovation movement in Japan.
We work on empowering entrepreneurs and Japanese organizations to foster innovation and encourage an open learning-focused mindset through international cooperation.
The Power of the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Innovation Lighthouse Japan supports cross-border activities and brings together Japanese corporate leaders and the most promising enterprises and innovation centres to provide solutions to the biggest challenges faced by society.
Ocean of Creativity and Endless Possibilities
We believe that great ideas and solutions are born across the globe. ILJ is determined to bring the most innovative and impact making ventures to the shores of Japan.
Diminishing borders and cultural barriers
Connecting high potential innovations and the most promising and innovative enterprises from the selected regions with Japanese corporations.
Helping Japanese companies to catalyze transformation and reshape industries on a local and global scale
WHY CHOOSE US
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THE
TEAM
Ivana Ohbayashi
Founder
Passionate to pull out all stops to revive Japanese innovation culture.
PARTNERS
CONTACT
Are you a Japanese company looking into ways to make your products or services more competitive and innovative?
We would be glad to hear about your organization’s current challenges and see how we can work together.
For more information about becoming an ILJ partner, please click here.
Head Office
Innovation Lighthouse Japan LLC
Tokyo, Bunkyo City, Hakusan 2-20-14
〒112-0001, Japan
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