The 10th EOI Symposium "New video content and the latest visualization technology that will bring innovation to the manufacturing industry" was held

Ebara Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Ebara) invited prominent Japanese professors to hold the 10th Ebara Open Innovation Symposium online on November 8th, entitled "New video content and the latest visualization technology that will bring innovation to the manufacturing industry."

Our company's Ebara Open Laboratory (EOL)^*1 is running the Ebara Hi-tech University (EHU)^*2 to nurture human resources who will support technological advances. EHU has been hosting the Ebara Open Innovation (EOI)^*3 Symposium since 2018, positioning it as a "forum for industry-academia collaboration and co-creation that connects academics and business across technical fields."

This time, we focused on efforts to utilize VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality), and MR (mixed reality) technologies to create new value. In the future, it is expected that individuals will immerse themselves in the virtual space known as the "metaverse" by wearing avatars, and that economic activity will take shape in a way that is completely different from what has been seen until now through interactions using various VR content. There are also hopes for attempts to visualize the results of psychological state analysis by applying data science.

Professor Kato (Toyo University) and Professor Miyaji (Tokyo City University), who are leading experts in the fields of "psychological visualization" and "VR content," respectively, were invited to this symposium, which was attended by approximately 120 employees. In addition, as examples of Ebara's xR technology initiatives, Ebara business division staff and researchers shared their respective usage situations and application developments, providing a valuable opportunity to discuss how to utilize xR technology in business.

In its long-term vision, E-Vision 2030, EBARA has set "contributing to the creation of an ever-prosperous life" as a key issue. EBARA's EHU invites researchers from Japan and abroad to give lectures and hold seminars, which will lead to strengthening product competitiveness, improving technological capabilities, and creating new businesses.

By addressing key ESG issues based on its long-term vision and medium-term management plan, the EBARA Group aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and further improve its corporate value.

【Event history】
・The 9th EOI Symposium "Innovating and creating value in fluid machinery development through cyber-physical systems - The near future as seen through challenges in different industries"
・The 8th EOI Symposium "Future devices and CMP challenges (More Moore, More than Moore)"
・The 7th EOI Symposium "The 7th EBARA Open Innovation Symposium on the Value and Business Opportunities of Sound Technologies"
・The 6th EOI Symposium "The 6th Ebara Open Innovation Symposium on CMP -Approaches to Smart CMP-"
・The 5th EOI Symposium "The 5th Ebara Open Innovation Symposium on Computational Science & Optimization for Advanced Products & Processes"
・The 4th EBARA Open Innovation Symposium on Post CMP Cleaning Technology
・The 3rd EBARA Open Innovation Symposium on Cavitation
・The 2nd EOI International Symposium "The 2nd Ebara Open Innovation International Symposium on CMP"
・The 1st Ebara Open Innovation International Symposium on CMP

^*1. EOL (Ebara Open Laboratory)
A corporate research organization where personnel exchanges among researchers and themes are open within the company.
^*2. EHU (Ebara Hi-tech University)
An initiative to promote the improvement of the skills of researchers and engineers and the creation of new research ideas by learning cutting-edge knowledge and technology.
^*3.EOI (Ebara Open Innovation)
A unique form of open innovation in which young researchers are trained within external research institutions while conducting joint research to solve advanced technical problems.