Kyushu TLO Company Limited

Kyushu TLO Company Limited is a Japanese technology transfer and industry-academia collaboration company based in Fukuoka, Japan. It is closely associated with Kyushu University and operates publicly under the name "Kyushu Industry-University Collaboration Organization" (産学連携機構九州). Its registered office is located on the Kyushu University Ito Campus at 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, within Public Building No. 2. The company's core activity is bridging academic research at Kyushu University with industry partners. This includes technology licensing and transfer, research collaboration support, and the administration of research-related services. Its official website lists services such as hydrogen-related analysis and measurement for research use, and it maintains a research collaborator system that allows Kyushu University students to participate in surveys, online experiments, and in-person experiments, with mechanisms for recruiting monitors and paying honoraria. Kyushu TLO also engages in publicly funded demonstration projects. Its website references a project on building and demonstrating a low-pressure hydrogen distribution model for small-scale consumers using existing gas distribution networks, along with related hydrogen awareness events. These activities position the company at the intersection of university research commercialization, regional energy innovation, and industry partnership in Kyushu. The company is a small, specialized organization rather than a large listed enterprise. It provides contact and inquiry services through its website and by telephone, and it publishes corporate information such as a representative greeting, company overview, and officer introductions. Its precise founding year, ownership structure, and executive roster are not established by the available evidence.

Kyushu TLO Company Limited is a technology transfer organization based in Fukuoka, Japan, and associated with Kyushu University. It operates under the public-facing name "Kyushu Industry-University Collaboration Organization" (産学連携機構九州). The company is located on the Kyushu University Ito Campus at 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, in Public Building No. 2, 1st Floor. The organization's purpose is to facilitate the transfer of university research outcomes to industry and to support collaborative research between Kyushu University and corporate partners. Its website presents corporate information including a representative greeting, company overview, officer introductions, and a statement of its aims, indicating a formal organizational structure oriented toward industry-academia partnership. In recent years, Kyushu TLO has expanded its activities into research support services and energy-related demonstration projects. In fiscal 2024, it began operating the "Research Collaborator System" for Kyushu University students, a scheme covering questionnaire surveys, online experiments, and in-person experiments, with mechanisms for recruiting monitors and paying honoraria. The company also provides hydrogen-related analysis and measurement services for research use, and it participates in a demonstration project to build a low-pressure hydrogen distribution model for small-scale consumers using existing gas distribution networks. A hydrogen awareness event related to this project was held in 2024. The available evidence does not establish the company's founding year, ownership structure, or executive leadership. Its activities indicate a small, specialized organization focused on the commercialization of university research and regional innovation in Kyushu.

• The Research Collaborator System for Kyushu University students began operation in fiscal 2024, covering surveys, online experiments, and in-person experiments.

• A hydrogen awareness event was held for the low-pressure hydrogen distribution model demonstration project using existing gas networks.

• The company introduced the on-campus Research Collaborator System, a scheme to recruit and compensate experiment monitors within the university.

• A revision notice was issued for the hydrogen-related analysis and measurement service (research use) request form.

• A notice was issued regarding the on-campus Research Collaborator System for Kyushu University faculty and staff.

A university-affiliated technology transfer organization connecting Kyushu University research with industry, with activities spanning licensing, collaborative research support, and energy-related demonstration projects.

• Technology transfer and licensing

  Transfer of Kyushu University research outcomes to industry through licensing and related arrangements.

• Industry-academia collaboration support

  Support for collaborative research between Kyushu University and corporate partners.

• Hydrogen-related analysis and measurement (research use)

  Analysis and measurement services related to hydrogen for research applications, with a request form for clients.

• Research Collaborator System

  A system for Kyushu University students to participate in surveys, online experiments, and in-person experiments, with monitor recruitment and honorarium payment.

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