Kanazawa University COI-NEXT (*1), led by Professor Kenji Takahashi of the Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, will participate in the “Science Exhibition: Connecting Me and the Future” at the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo). The exhibition will be held over six days, from August 14 to 19, in the “Connecting with the Earth” zone. This event is organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and aims to share the outcomes of industry-academia-government collaboration initiatives with audiences both in Japan and abroad. Its purpose is to inspire future generations to actively engage with social issues and take initiative in addressing them.
Kanazawa University will present its research under the theme “A Circulating Society Blessed by Biomass: How Can Plant-Based Plastics Transform Our Future?” The exhibit will showcase the university’s latest achievements in environmentally friendly, plant-derived plastics. Through this interactive display, visitors will be invited to explore the necessity and potential of biomass plastics, encouraging them to think critically about sustainable materials and their role in shaping the future.
Please visit us during the period.
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1 Exhibition period: August 14 - August 19, 2025
(10:00 AM – 7:30 PM; until 6:00 PM on the final day)
2 Venue: EXPO Messe “WASSE” North, Osaka-Kansai Expo Site (Yumeshima)
3 Hosted by: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
4 Event official website: https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/expo_watashitomirai/index.html
*1: COI-NEXT is a program supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), a national research and development organization. It promotes research and development through collaboration among industry, academia, and government, with the goal of realizing the society of the future. Kanazawa University’s COI-NEXT initiative focuses on developing renewable, plant-derived polysaccharide plastics as part of a project aimed at building a resource-circulating society. By implementing sustainable technologies into society, the project seeks to contribute to environmental improvement.
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Exhibition of sustainable materials and plant-derived plastics made from agricultural and fishery wastes -
Osaka-Kansai Expo "Connecting Science and the Future" Connecting with the Earth Zone
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