MI-6 List of News Articles

We have released the knowledge platform "miHub Guide" on March 31, 2026, to promote the practical use of the research and development DX platform miHub at a more operational level. **Background and Purpose of the miHub Guide Release** The miHub Guide is a knowledge base that consistently supports everything from understanding functions to decision-making and analysis in practice. In using miHub, it is important not only to understand the functions but also to find appropriate ways to utilize it according to research topics and data situations. - **Systematic Content**: In addition to functional guides, it provides use cases based on examples, learning paths, and explanations of algorithms and analytical methods. - **Contextual Knowledge Provision**: By providing knowledge linked to objectives and data situations, users can utilize it in a way that is suited to their own circumstances. - **Organizational Utilization Promotion**: Through guides for lead users, it supports the sharing and dissemination of know-how that can easily become personalized. **Target Audience** All users of miHub We will continue to expand content and evolve the platform, supporting the improvement of MI analysis quality and its practical use in the research and development process.

We plan to exhibit at the "Automotive Technology Exhibition 2026 YOKOHAMA," scheduled to be held from May 27 (Wednesday) to May 29 (Friday). At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. Event Overview Date: May 27 (Wednesday) to May 29 (Friday) Exhibition Name: Automotive Technology Exhibition 2026 YOKOHAMA Location: Pacifico Yokohama (North Hall, Booth Number: N05) Organizer: Japan Society of Automotive Engineers (JSAE)

We will be exhibiting at the 14th High-Functionality Materials Week [Osaka] scheduled to be held from May 13 (Wednesday) to May 15 (Friday). Our booth will be at the High-Functionality Film Exhibition. We will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI at the booth. 【Event Overview】 - Dates: May 13 (Wednesday) to May 15 (Friday) - Exhibition Name: 14th High-Functionality Film Exhibition [Osaka] - Location: Intex Osaka (Booth Number: K15-67) - Organizer: RX Japan Co., Ltd. - Official Website: https://www.material-expo.jp/osaka/ja-jp.html - Admission: Free *Registration is required for attendance (https://www.material-expo.jp/osaka/ja-jp/register.html?code=1607317443866094-RG0)

Materials Informatics (MI) is becoming an important element of digital transformation in research and development, as a method to accelerate and enhance materials development through data utilization. However, in actual research settings, there are many cases where the introduction of MI stagnates or is abandoned due to reasons such as "the variability of experimental data is large, and I don't know how to utilize it for analysis" or "I don't know how to handle outliers." In this webinar, we will explain how to confront the "uncertainty of data," which includes variability and outliers, and how to leverage it for decision-making in research and development, along with practical approaches. Additionally, rather than making the improvement of predictive accuracy the goal itself, we will also introduce perspectives on how to extract "valid insights for the next experiment" from incomplete data, along with specific examples.

We plan to exhibit at OPIE '26 (OPTICS PHOTONICS International Exhibition 2026) scheduled to be held from April 22 (Wednesday) to April 24 (Friday). At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. 【Event Overview】 Date: April 22 (Wednesday) to April 24 (Friday) Exhibition Name: OPIE '26 (OPTICS PHOTONICS International Exhibition 2026) Location: Pacifico Yokohama (Booth Number: T-02) Organized by: The Optical Society of Japan Official Website: https://www.opie.jp/

This webinar will explain the characteristics of MI promotion personnel in companies where "the establishment and deployment of MI is progressing," as observed through MI-6's support for over 250 companies in promoting MI. MI promotion personnel can be broadly categorized into two types: the "Specialist type," who excels in technical deep dives, and the "Community Leader type," who engages the organization. In this webinar, we will specifically introduce the activities that take place in the early stages of MI implementation and the challenges that are commonly faced in each situation. We will also explain the progression images of MI promotion from both the Specialist and Community Leader perspectives, as well as the importance of a hybrid promotion system during the stable operation and expansion phases. We will provide hints on how to ensure that MI is not a one-off effort but is continuously utilized across the organization, along with MI-6's support for developing and discovering promotion personnel (such as miHub and Hands-on MI). We encourage those who feel challenges in MI promotion to participate.

On March 18th (Wednesday) from 15:00 to 16:00, MI-6 will host a webinar. 【Seminar Overview】 Long-term durability testing, as well as various evaluations including sensory assessments, are essential processes in research and development. However, long-term tests take time to yield results, and sensory evaluations face challenges in quantification and reproducibility. How to organize these evaluation data and utilize them for the next decision-making is a common theme in many fields. In this webinar, we will introduce an approach that utilizes Materials Informatics (MI) to continuously accumulate and structure long-term test and sensory evaluation data, applying it to development decisions. We will discuss how to organize and transform not only easily manageable data like physical property values but also evaluation data that includes variability and subjectivity into usable forms. We will explain practical steps for starting this in the workplace and how to implement it effectively on-site from a concrete perspective. 【Event Details】 Date: March 18th (Wednesday) Time: 15:00 - 16:00 Location: Online (Zoom) Cost: Free

A luncheon seminar will be held at the 137th Catalysis Study Group meeting scheduled for March 23 (Monday) to March 24 (Tuesday). Additionally, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI at our booth. 【Luncheon Seminar Overview】 - Title: Introduction to the MI Platform miHub that Overcomes Complex Combinations in Catalyst Development - Seminar Date and Time: March 23, 2026 (Monday) from 12:20 PM to 1:00 PM - Presenter: Kanako Kunii (Professional Services Department) - Details URL: https://catsj137.infotecs.jp/event/ 【Event Overview】 - Date: March 23, 2026 (Monday) to March 24, 2026 (Tuesday) - Event Name: 137th Catalysis Study Group Meeting - Location: Ookayama Campus, Tokyo University of Science - Organized by: The Catalysis Society of Japan (sponsored by the Chemical Society of Japan) - Official Website: https://catsj137.infotecs.jp/overview/

We plan to exhibit at the 146th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, scheduled to be held from March 27 (Friday) to March 29 (Sunday). At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. 【Event Overview】 Date: March 27 (Friday) to March 29 (Sunday), 2026 Exhibition Name: 146th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Location: Kansai University, Senriyama Campus Organizer: The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Official Website: https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/ja/event/pharm146/content/summary

A lunchtime seminar will be held during the 91st Annual Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, scheduled for March 17 (Tuesday) to March 19 (Thursday). Additionally, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI at our exhibition booth. 【Lunchtime Seminar Overview】 Title: Advancing Chemical Process Development through Process Informatics Date and Time: March 18, 2026 (Wednesday) 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Presenter: Toru Yajima (Product Development Department) Registration URL: https://contents.mi-6.co.jp/scej_91_seminar 【Event Overview】 Date: March 17 (Tuesday) - March 20 (Friday) Exhibition Name: 91st Annual Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers Location: Kyoto University Yoshida Campus Organizer: Public Interest Incorporated Association Society of Chemical Engineers Official Website: https://www4.scej.org/meeting/91a/index.html

We plan to exhibit at the 40th Spring Conference of the Electronics Packaging Society, scheduled to be held from March 10 (Tuesday) to March 12 (Thursday). At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. 【Event Overview】 Date: March 10 (Tuesday) to March 12 (Thursday) Exhibition Name: 40th Spring Conference of the Electronics Packaging Society Location: Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe Organizer: Japan Electronics Packaging Society Official Website: https://jiep.or.jp/event/convention/jiep2026s/index.php

We plan to exhibit at the 153rd Lecture Conference of the Surface Engineering Society, scheduled to be held from March 10 (Tuesday) to March 11 (Wednesday). At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. 【Event Overview】 Date: March 10 (Tuesday) - March 11 (Wednesday) Exhibition Name: 153rd Lecture Conference of the Surface Engineering Society Location: Kanto Gakuin University Organizer: Japan Society of Surface Engineering Official Website: https://www.sfj.or.jp/meeting/153/outline.html

We plan to exhibit at the 17th Japan Composite Materials Conference, scheduled to be held from March 3 (Tuesday) to March 5 (Thursday). At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. 【Event Overview】 Date: March 3 (Tuesday) - March 5 (Thursday) Exhibition Name: 17th Japan Composite Materials Conference Location: Ritsumeikan University, Osaka Ibaraki Campus Organizers: The Japan Society for Materials Science, The Japan Society for Composite Materials Official Website: https://compo.jsms.jp/conference/jccm17/

We plan to exhibit at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Japan Ceramic Society, scheduled to be held from March 4 (Tuesday) to March 6 (Thursday), 2026. At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. 【Event Overview】 Date: March 4 (Wednesday) to March 6 (Friday), 2026 Exhibition Name: 2026 Annual Meeting of the Japan Ceramic Society Location: Yokohama National University, Tokiwadai Campus Organizer: Japan Ceramic Society Official Website: https://nenkai2026.ceramic.or.jp/

At the 5th NBCI-ARIM Technical Exchange Meeting, Shuhei Kojima from the Account Engagement Department is scheduled to give a presentation. 【Presentation Overview】 Title: Utilizing Informatics in Data-Driven Development: Examples of Promotion from Technical and Organizational Perspectives Date and Time: February 6, 2026 (Friday) 13:50 - 14:30 Presenter: Shuhei Kojima, Account Manager, Account Engagement Department 【Event Overview】 Date: February 6, 2026 (Friday) 13:10 - 17:00 Location: Kyushu University, Ito Campus, Inamori Foundation Memorial Hall Organizer: 5th NBCI-ARIM Technical Exchange Meeting, Materials Subcommittee Official Website: https://www.nbci.jp/file/kouen.pdf

A co-authored paper by Shin Otsuki from the Data Science Department and another author has been published in Oxford Open Materials Science. 【Paper Summary】 Title: The Exploration of Enhanced Methods in Data Science and Applications in Materials Science Authors: Raymond Wu, Shin Otsuki

We will be exhibiting at nano tech 2026, scheduled to be held from January 28 (Wed) to 30 (Fri). At our booth, we will introduce miHub and Hands-on MI. 【Event Overview】 Date: January 28 (Wed) to 30 (Fri), 2026, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Exhibition Name: nano tech 2026 Location: Tokyo Big Sight, West Exhibition Hall 1F Atrium (Booth Number: AT-D04) Organizer: JTB Communication Design, Inc. Admission: Free (Register for attendance here: https://unifiedsearch.jcdbizmatch.jp/nanotech2026/jp/invitation/aR8JtOPgLnY)

We have published a case study on the use of miHub by Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. on our corporate website.

We have published the case studies of miHub and Hands-on MI utilization by Prospira on our corporate website.