1. JST Basic Research Programs ( for Creating Innovation )
　 Osamu Ichimaru
　　Director, Innovation Headquarters 　
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

2. About JST （Japan Science and Technology Agency）
　Independent Administrative Agency for
implementing Japan's science and technology policy
Mission：
　Promotion of Research and Developments
（Funding to support all of the process
from creation of knowledge, which leads to innovation in Japan,
to the return of research results to the society）
and
　Reinforcement of infrastructure in S&T
to promote innovation

3. Total 111.2 (billion yen) FY2010 Promote R&D to lead Innovation
Reinforcement of infrastructure
to promote innovation
Expenditures in FY 2010　(estimate)
(billion yen)
1$ ~100JPY
Total
111.2
(billion yen)
FY2010
Promote R&D
to lead Innovation

4. Total 111.2 (billion yen) FY2010 Promote R&D to lead Innovation
Reinforcement of infrastructure
to promote innovation
Expenditures in FY 2010　(estimate)
(billion yen)
1$ ~100JPY
Total
111.2
(billion yen)
FY2010
Creating advanced technology
Promote R&D
to lead Innovation

5. Top-down and Bottom-up basic research projects
Bottom-up type
Top-down type
“Grants-in-aid for scientific research” (JSPS*, MEXT**)
　　 ＊Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
** Min. of Educ., Culture, Sports Sci. & Tech.
“JST Basic Research Programs”(JST)
National policy objectives
(Science and Technology Basic Plan)
Promote various types of academic work through research activities
Set forth national strategic sectors
Establish research areas and research supervisors
Intensively promote research by mobilizing exceptional researchers to respond to desired research content, in order to achieve national policy objectives
Support for academically distinguished, original, pioneering research
Research proposal based on the free thought of individual researchers
Creation of innovative technology seeds through research results

6. Roles of Basic Research Programs
1$ ~100JPY
Curiosities
Basic research to applied research
originated from social/ industrial needs
Applied R&D
Mission-driven
Grants-in-Aid
ca. 2,000 M$
Curiosity-driven
JST Industry-academia collaboration
Energy /
Environment
JST Basic Research Programs
Transportation/ Construction
ca.500 M$
Therapy / Medicine
JSPS, MEXT
Agriculture / Marine
Other industry-based
researches
Information
Academia
Firms
Budget of FY 2010
Modified from “KAKENHI NEWS” 2008 Vol.1

7. Structure of JST Basic Research Programs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science & Technology (MEXT)
“Individual”
Precursory Research for Embryonic S&T
　“Research Director”
Exploratory Research for Advanced Tech.
“Team”
Core Research for Evolutional S&T
Research Area
Researcher
Individual
Application
Research Supervisor
Group
Team
Research
Director
PRESTO
Designated
by JST
ERATO
CREST
Acceptance of proposals from the general public
J S T
Proposed by Research Director
Strategic Sectors
　　 　　　　　　(FY 2007)
“Search for Breakthrough by Mathematics （SBM )”
“Alliance for Breakthrough between Mathematics
and Sciences　（ABMS)”
Prof. Yasumasa NISHIURA

8. Outcomes of JST Basic Research Programs
Generation of human induced
pluripotent stem (iPS) cell
Shinya Yamanaka Prof. Kyoto Univ.
Discovery of third-category
high-temperature superconductor
(a compound containing Fe)
Hideo Hosono　 Prof. , Tokyo Inst. of Tech.
Adult skin
fibroblast
Human iPS cell
LaFeAsO
Transition temperature＝32K（F-doped,11% substitution）
Lanthanum La
Oxgen O
Iron Fe
Arsenic As
LaO
layer
FeAs
Factors
Induction of　differentiation

9. Advancing the globalization and international development of our activities
JST encourages international activities of JST Basic research programs,
such as:
International symposium
International cooperative research
　Purpose :
accelerate the progress of its research in cooperation with foreign research institutions and researchers,
acquire the recognition of its research activities. 　
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