PIB Deeptech Japan

As global demand for smarter, faster, and more sustainable technologies grows, deep tech is becoming a key driver of innovation. Fields such as semiconductors, photonics, and quantum technologies are essential to advances in artificial intelligence, secure communication, and advanced manufacturing.

Japan and the Netherlands share more than 425 years of collaboration in trade, knowledge exchange, and innovation. Building on this foundation of trust, both countries are strengthening their partnership to accelerate deep tech development and address global challenges together.

The collaboration is built on complementary strengths. Japan’s technological depth, industrial scale, and long-term investment strategies combine naturally with the Netherlands’ expertise in advanced machinery, materials, and its culture of open innovation. A Memorandum of Cooperation signed in 2023 further reinforces this partnership, supporting joint public-private initiatives in semiconductor and related technologies.

The Netherlands offers a highly connected deep tech ecosystem where universities, research institutes, companies, and government collaborate closely in a quadruple helix model. This structure enables strong cooperation across semiconductors, photonics, and quantum technologies.

By combining expertise in research, industry, and innovation, Japan and the Netherlands are strengthening their ecosystems and accelerating the development of technologies that will shape the future and contribute to solutions for global challenges.

Let’s work together to advance innovation in deep tech.