The Campaign will be leading a delegation to South Korea and Japan between 1st – 12th October 2025.
A series of activations will take place across both countries, with delegates encouraged to participate in the activities most aligned with their interests and expertise, as well as organising their own additions.
This is a multi-sector, multi-market mission covering a number of large target conferences as well as critical diplomatic opportunities (including the Seoul Embassy, Kyoto Science and Technology in Society Forum, Osaka World Expo, BioJapan (Yokohama) and the Tokyo Embassy).
View the Mission Call
UK-Japan Funding Opportunities
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-science-and-innovation-funding-opportunities/uk-japan-science-and-innovation-funding-opportunities
Conferences
Science and Technology in Society forum is an annual conference held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, bringing together global leaders in academia, industry, government to discuss issues related to science and technology and their implications for society.
The 22nd Annual Meeting will be held on October 5, 6 and 7, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
Osaka World Expo, an event that brings together people and innovations from around the world in an effort to address issues facing humankind on a global scale.
The theme of the 2025 Expo is Designing Future Society for Our Lives. 184 days from April 13 to October 13, 2025. Venue: Yumeshima, Osaka, Japan.
BIOJapan 2025 is taking place at Pacifico in Yokohama with 700 exhibitors and 16K visitors. There are three main programs: The exhibition, seminars and partnering.
This is Asia’s largest partnering event containing three exhibitions
- The world’s oldest biotechnology exhibition “BioJapan”
- “Regenerative Medicine JAPAN” accelerating and industrialising R&D in regenerative medicine
3.”health TECH JAPAN” covering digital technology and life science.
Get Involved
Please select a Mission Point of Contact for you institution and email invest@midlandsinnovation.org.uk to register for the weekly Mission Development meetings.