[10/31 (Fri) Free - Venue & Online] Bringing Japan's fermentation technology to the world - Touching on the essence of koji mold and solid-state fermentation, considering the future opened up by fermentation -
The "Okayama University Microbial Industry Course" will hold its 4th symposium. We will also have an information exchange meeting this year, so please come to the venue.
Keynote Lectures
1. "Expansion of Applications for Koji Fermentation Overseas" Takashi Sato, President, SAN-J International, Inc.
2. "Exploring the Diverse Functions of Koji Mold from the Genome Perspective - Towards Understanding and Utilizing Solid Cultivation" Junichi Maruyama, Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Lectures
1. "Initiatives of the Okayama University Microbial Industry Course" Masafumi Hara, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Okayama University Microbial Industry Course
General Discussion
Panelists
- Takashi Sato, President, SAN-J International, Inc.
- Junichi Maruyama, Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Muraishi Sanzaemon, President, Bioc Inc.
- Masahiro Kariyama, Executive Director, Fujiwara Technoart Co., Ltd.
- Katsuya Gomi, Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Coordinator
- Hiroshi Kanzaki, Specially Appointed Professor, Okayama University Microbial Industry Course

| Date and time | Friday, Oct 31, 2025 01:00 PM ~ 05:00 PM The information exchange meeting is scheduled for 17:30 to 19:30. |
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| Capital | Symposium: Okayama Prefectural Medical Association Hall, Miki Memorial Hall 19-2 Ekimae-machi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture (3-minute walk from JR Okayama Station Central Ticket Gate) Information Exchange Meeting: ANA Crown Hotel 19F, Sora 15-1 Ekimae-machi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Entry fee | Free Participation in the information exchange meeting costs 8,000 yen. |
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