Two PI Training Program recipients were selected for the FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology) program.
PI Training Program recipients Dr. Yu Muta (Kyoto University) and Dr. Kimitoshi Kimura (Kyoto University) have been selected for the “5th FOREST Program”.
Following Dr. Atsushi Mitsuhashi (University of Tokushima) in the previous fiscal year, a total of three researchers from the PI Training Program (nine recipients ) have been selected for the FOREST Program (the selection rate for the 1st to 4th programs was approximately 10%, which is a very narrow selection gate).

About FOREST
In order to promote FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology) program aiming to create seeds that lead to disruptive innovation through diversity and fusion without setting specific projects or short-term goals, this program provides long-term support for unrestricted, challenging and fusion-oriented diverse research not bound by the existing frameworks, for the period of seven years in principle (up to 10 years with an interim stage-gate review) while securing an environment in which researchers can devote themselves to their researches.