Evonik ties up with University of Tokyo for research

Evonik Industries and the University of Tokyo have sealed a strategic partnership agreement to work together closely in selected fields in the future. “We are very interested in sharing knowledge and our research results with society. Collaborations with industry are a great way to accomplish this. We therefore welcome the partnership with Evonik as a leading specialty chemicals company,” emphasised Prof Dr Shigeo Kagami, General Manager of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Division of University Corporate Relations (DUCR), the University of Tokyo.
 
The University of Tokyo is now Evonik’s fourth strategic university partner. Such partnerships already exist with the University of Minnesota in the USA, the renowned Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in China, and with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, in the fall of 2013, Evonik signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a strategic partnership with the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, the leading major national research institution in Singapore. “These partnerships are an important tool for our international innovation strategy. Networking worldwide with top institutions gives us access to scientific excellence and researchers with outstanding educational backgrounds,” stated Dr Peter Nagler, Chief Innovation Officer at Evonik.
 
Strategic partnerships with universities in all important regions of the world create a framework for Evonik for joint research projects and a regular sharing of research trends in science and industry.
 
Nagler clarified, “Our customers also profit from this. By combining various technical concepts and competences with culturally diverse approaches, we can expect completely new ideas and concepts.”
 
Furthermore, Evonik gets involved in lectures and offers a wide variety of internships, and master and doctoral thesis topics to educate and support the next generation of scientists.