OUR MODEL

What is The Stellar Model?
The Stellar Model is a revolutionary research support model that seamlessly actualizes the entire scientific research value chain from academic research to real-world implementation.

In Europe and the United States, it is common for scientists in their 30s~40s, when they are most active as individual contributors, to spend 100~150 million yen every five years freely exploring challenging research themes under the tutelage of various mentors.

Japanese researchers are not given this much freedom, not this much funding, during the formative years of their careers.

By further developing this model, investing* in the researchers themselves, as well as the meaningful human relationships they create, we encourage game-changing, challenging research that maximizes their individual creativity.

Furthermore, by communicating the significance, value, and impact of the results of this research in a highly engaging manner to domestic and international stakeholders both within and outside of the research field; this recognition in turn will empower us to manifold opportunities to our researchers, including expanded research budgets, joint research opportunities, and entrepreneurial ventures.

It is our goal to establish a uniquely Japanese ecosystem in the science industry which can then function as a role model to Asia and the rest of the world.

In The Stellar Model, investing refers not only to funding for scientific research, but also a wide range of support and empowerment activities for researchers, including support for writing and publishing academic articles in international journals, marketing and branding actvities, laboratory and HR management, strategic and business planning for the commercialization of research findings and IP, etc.

STELLAR INVENTORS

What is Stellar Inventor?

Researchers who combine unparalleled, unique perspectives and imagination to make a series of discontinuous discoveries and inventions that amaze the entire world. We call them Stellar Inventors.

We believe that the power of Stellar Inventors to inspire and involve many people, starting from their strong vision, will become the strong core of a community that creates social change.

Stellar Inventors.
Excavation Mechanisms

The Stellar Science database is stocked with information on more than 16,000 Japanese scientists, collected through our proprietary algorithm, including data on papers published and presented around the world.

When considering support, we focus on the individual thoughts and visions of the scientists through interviews and other means, while utilizing the database from here.

We do not rely solely on data on past achievements or biographies, but rather face each scientist individually to discover stellar innovators.

INVESTMENT

We invest in Stellar Inventors with everything from research funding to creating environments for them to purely focus on research to better enable them to make unprecedented, world-changing discoveries and inventions.

In most cases in Japan, researchers themselves are solely responsible for all administrative and managerial tasks for their lab, not limited to but including overall management, accounting, human resource management, recruitment, general affairs, and even administrative tasks. In other countries, researchers receive mentoring from senior researchers on writing papers submitting grant applications, but in Japan those opportunities are few and far between.

At SS-F, we employ professionals who specialize in all these tasks in order to provide a comprehensive support menu that can be tailored to the individual needs of our Stellar Inventors, ensuring they can spend the majority of their time and energy on creative activities that utilize their unique intelligence and capabilities.

Main Support Investments
  • Back Office Operations
  • Human Resource Strategy (Staffing & Recruitment)
  • Academic Strategy (Journal Publications, Research & Grant Funding, Presentations)
  • Alliance Strategy (Licensing, Collaborative Research, Public Relations)
  • Liaise Assistance (Relationship building with diverse research field and industry players)
  • Intellectual Property Strategy
  • Laboratory Acquisition and Management Strategy
INCLUSION

By providing inclusive opportunities for people from different fields to interact, we will provide new perspectives in research that will lead to the accelerated realization of new inventions and innovation.

SS-F provides a community of diverse people across age, gender, nationality, research field, and industry can engage in lively discussions and exchange ideas.

Through these interactions, we strive to inspire disruptive discoveries and inventions by providing our collaborators with fresh perspectives.

Additionally, by offerings new opportunities for exchange, SS-F provides stimulating input to stakeholders and creates touchpoints across industries that will serve as a stepping stone towards innovation and transformation.