Organization/access
Brief introduction of operations, history, and directions to access i³-opera
i³-opera
i³-opera is operated by the Fukuoka Industry, Science and Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST).
i³-opera collaborates with the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA, Kyushu University) and the Materials Open Laboratory at the Innovation Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT).
Access
- 5-14 Kyudai-shimmachi, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, 819-0388 Japan
- Phone +81 92 805 1850 (9:00–17:00)
From Fukuoka airport
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Take City Subway
At Fukuoka Airport Station
For Nishi-Karatsu or Chikuzen-Maebaru -
Get off at Kyudai-Gakkentoshi Station
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Take Bus at Terminal 3 or Terminal 4
5 min walk from
Sangaku Renkei-Koryu-Center Stop
From Hakata Station
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Take City Subway
At Hakata Station
For Nishi-Karatsu or Chikuzen-Maebaru -
Get off at Kyudai-Gakkentoshi Station
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Take Bus at Terminal 3 or Terminal 4
5 min walk from
Sangaku Renkei-Koryu-Center Stop
From Tenjin (City Center)
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Take City Subway
At Tenjin Station
For Nishi-Karatsu or Chikuzen-Maebaru -
Get off at Kyudai-Gakkentoshi Station
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Take Bus at Terminal 3 or Terminal 4
5 min walk from
Sangaku Renkei-Koryu-Center Stop
History
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2011
Foundation by a Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Japan program;
Adopted as a subsidized institution to promote technology transfer from academia to industry. -
2013 April
Opening of i³-opera.
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2013
Joint research program by Japan Science and Technology Agency;
“Improvement of Out-coupling Efficiency Utilizing Photonic Crystals Fabricated by Autocloning Method”
Collaboration with Photonic Lattice Inc., Foundation for Sendai Applied Information Sciences, Tohoku University, and Kyushu University. -
2016 March
Adopted as a relevant institution for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Program operated by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
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2016 November
Funding program by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan (MEXT);
Adopted as a subsidized institution for the Program for Building Regional Innovation Ecosystem.