Seminar on Strategic Restructuring of Corporate R&D Departments to Enhance Corporate Value
IR-Technical Education and Research institute will hold a seminar for R&D departments aiming to increase corporate value. Targeting companies struggling with stagnant stock prices and PBR below 1x, it promotes the transformation into a medium-to-long-term growth engine.
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Against the backdrop of challenges such as 'stagnant stock prices,' 'PBR below 1x,' and 'a short-term focus making it difficult for future themes to emerge,' IR-Technical Education and Research institute will hold a public seminar to transform corporate R&D departments into a 'company growth engine that designs medium-to-long-term growth expectations.'
While Japanese technology-based companies are notable for stagnant stock prices and PBRs below 1x, the relative decline of corporate R&D has been pointed out due to a shift in focus to business-linked development. There is also an awareness of the problem that even with the introduction of initiatives such as MoT, stage-gate, open innovation, and CVC, they have not led to significant growth in an environment where companies as a whole tend to be short-term oriented and it is difficult to generate research themes with a sense of the future. As a result, the career anxiety of employees engaged in corporate R&D is also increasing.
## Seminar Overview
- Seminar Name: Strategic Restructuring of Corporate R&D Departments to Enhance Corporate Value
- Format:
【In-person】IR Japan Inc. Head Office Seminar Room (3-min walk from Akihabara Station, etc.)
【Live Stream】【Archive Stream】Online attendance (Live stream is an online lecture via Zoom)
- Date and Time:
【Live Stream】2026/6/3 (Wed) 14:30–17:00
【Archive Stream】2026/6/5–6/19 (Can be viewed any number of times during the period)
- Capacity: In-person 16 people / Online No limit
- Fee: 29,700 JPY (tax included) / per person (discounts for multiple attendees available)
- Lecturer: Toru Takahashi (CEO, Nuture Networks, Inc.)
## Course Details
This is a public seminar that re-examines the positioning and role of the corporate R&D department, covering 'future domain/portfolio strategy' for designing medium-to-long-term growth expectations, collaboration with management and business strategies, application to IR, and thinking on fundraising. You will also learn how to create a 'forum' to move the organization through backcasting, involving everyone from researchers to strategy personnel.
## Seminar Program
1. Sense of crisis due to the decline of corporate R&D departments accompanying a fall in competitiveness
2. Stagnation of corporate growth due to departmental decline and the essence of the problem (considering opportunities in Generative AI, bio, energy, etc.)
3. The role of the department in response to changes in innovation methods (startups/open innovation/DX/AI, etc.)
4. Construction of future domain and portfolio strategy (sharing with top management, incorporation into management strategy, IR utilization)
5. Fundraising strategy (appealing corporate value through domain strategy, carve-outs, etc.)
6. Transformation plan (transformation scenario, workshop practice, skill map)
7. Corporate researcher career strategy (organizational structure, personnel placement, utilization of external talent, etc.)
8. Q&A
### Target Audience
- Corporate R&D Departments
- New Business Development Departments
- Innovation Departments
- Corporate Strategy/Planning Departments
- Business Strategy Planning Departments
*Organizations mentioned above
While Japanese technology-based companies are notable for stagnant stock prices and PBRs below 1x, the relative decline of corporate R&D has been pointed out due to a shift in focus to business-linked development. There is also an awareness of the problem that even with the introduction of initiatives such as MoT, stage-gate, open innovation, and CVC, they have not led to significant growth in an environment where companies as a whole tend to be short-term oriented and it is difficult to generate research themes with a sense of the future. As a result, the career anxiety of employees engaged in corporate R&D is also increasing.
## Seminar Overview
- Seminar Name: Strategic Restructuring of Corporate R&D Departments to Enhance Corporate Value
- Format:
【In-person】IR Japan Inc. Head Office Seminar Room (3-min walk from Akihabara Station, etc.)
【Live Stream】【Archive Stream】Online attendance (Live stream is an online lecture via Zoom)
- Date and Time:
【Live Stream】2026/6/3 (Wed) 14:30–17:00
【Archive Stream】2026/6/5–6/19 (Can be viewed any number of times during the period)
- Capacity: In-person 16 people / Online No limit
- Fee: 29,700 JPY (tax included) / per person (discounts for multiple attendees available)
- Lecturer: Toru Takahashi (CEO, Nuture Networks, Inc.)
## Course Details
This is a public seminar that re-examines the positioning and role of the corporate R&D department, covering 'future domain/portfolio strategy' for designing medium-to-long-term growth expectations, collaboration with management and business strategies, application to IR, and thinking on fundraising. You will also learn how to create a 'forum' to move the organization through backcasting, involving everyone from researchers to strategy personnel.
## Seminar Program
1. Sense of crisis due to the decline of corporate R&D departments accompanying a fall in competitiveness
2. Stagnation of corporate growth due to departmental decline and the essence of the problem (considering opportunities in Generative AI, bio, energy, etc.)
3. The role of the department in response to changes in innovation methods (startups/open innovation/DX/AI, etc.)
4. Construction of future domain and portfolio strategy (sharing with top management, incorporation into management strategy, IR utilization)
5. Fundraising strategy (appealing corporate value through domain strategy, carve-outs, etc.)
6. Transformation plan (transformation scenario, workshop practice, skill map)
7. Corporate researcher career strategy (organizational structure, personnel placement, utilization of external talent, etc.)
8. Q&A
### Target Audience
- Corporate R&D Departments
- New Business Development Departments
- Innovation Departments
- Corporate Strategy/Planning Departments
- Business Strategy Planning Departments
*Organizations mentioned above