Visionary Initiatives ― Shaping the future with science
Science Tokyo introduced a new vision-driven integrated research framework across the Institute in April 2025 to create enhanced societal impact across various key areas. Driving the model forward are newly established Visionary Initiatives (VIs) — international, multi-sectoral hubs that strive to solve critical societal issues based on “visions for the future.” These VIs are significantly transforming Science Tokyo’s current research framework, which was vertically divided by disciplinary fields such as the medical and dental sciences, science and engineering, informatics, and the liberal arts, into a cross-disciplinary approach.
This is accelerating integrated research, boosting collaboration in fields such as medicine and engineering — one of the goals of the merger between Science Tokyo’s predecessor universities — and creating an ecosystem that generates innovations together with diverse partners and organizations across society.
Science Tokyo's Six Visionary Initiatives
Science Tokyo aims to establish six VIs by FY 2025, and eventually, nine in total. The goal is to involve all researchers, mainly from the medical and dental sciences, and science and engineering, in the activities of one or more VIs by FY 2028. A program director (PD) who oversees research will be appointed for each VI, and approximately 60 principal investigators (PIs) will be assigned under each PD at the time of launch, encouraging researchers at home and abroad to contribute to the VIs with which they share their vision.
Better life — Realizing prosperity for all
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Total Health Design VI: Achieving the health and wellbeing of all
Program director: Professor Fumihiko Ishikawa -
Well-Vitality Science VI: Each person achieving a mentally rich and diverse life
Program director: Professor Kumi Kuroda
Better society — Pioneering new frontiers
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Innovative-Life Society VI: Cyber-physical spaces opening up new areas of life
Program director: Professor Kei Sakaguchi -
Space Innovation VI: Developing space life zones
Program director: Professor Yasuhito Sekine
Better planet — Achieving sustainability on Earth
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GX Frontier VI: Realizing cutting-edge science and technology to make green transformation a reality
Program director: Professor Mika Goto -
Resilience-Tech Society VI: Achieving a society resilient to disasters and pandemics
Program director: Professor Tomoko Ishino
Vision of the Visionary Initiatives
Visionary Initiatives as of April 15, 2025.
Achieving the health and wellbeing of all
Cyber-physical spaces opening up new areas of life
Realizing cutting-edge science and technology to make green transformation a reality
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