Science Castle

Science Castle World 2025
2025.12.13 [SAT] - 14 [SUN]

Science Castle World 2025

Science Tokyo, Ookayama Campus

Science Castle, a conference for middle and high school students created in 2012 as a "gateway to becoming a researcher
To date, more than 15,000 junior and senior high school students have presented their research. Meet researchers who are active in society,
This year marks the 14th year of the Science Castle, which has served as a place for the next generation of researchers to leave their nests.

And 2025.
To further expand the value of the research being undertaken by the next generation of researchers and to further expand the world of Science Castle,
The first "Science Castle World" will be held.

This convention offers more opportunities for presentations and time for interaction than ever before.
More than 60 research presentations will be gathered not only from all over Japan but also from overseas, and more than 200 abstracts will be gathered at the Poster Grand Exchange, which will be joined by the adopters of the educational program at RIVANES.
In addition, a record number of special events will offer a variety of hands-on opportunities, including experimental classes and workshops by partner companies.
Moments of discussion about the appeal of research and the creation of new connections should be generated here.

This tournament is,Collaboration Agreement between Tokyo University of Science and Liverness Co.The two parties will co-sponsor the event in accordance with the
To this end, we will strengthen our collaboration with academia, including the Tokyo University of Science, and support the challenges of next-generation researchers through the participation of numerous graduate students and young researchers as "research coaches".
Corporate partners who share the philosophy of "creating the future together with the next generation of researchers" will also gather to discuss research that transcends generations and positions.

Science Castle World 2025 is,
We will enhance each individual's research perspective and develop their potential,
We aim to expand the "world" itself in which the next generation of researchers will be involved.

Whether you are already researching or want to start
Please visit the venue with genuine interest and passion in mind.
I sincerely look forward to meeting you all!

The Science Castle

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Science Castle World 2025
Leader: Itsuko Kawashima




<Update
2025/09/28 Keynote Speaker Information.
2025/10/01 Dr. Maiko Matsushita, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University, was posted as a judge for oral presentations.
2025/10/21 Kihoko Tokue, Liverness Singapore, has been listed as a judge for oral presentations.

Event Name
Science Castle World 2025
Date and Time
Saturday, December 13 - Sunday, December 14, 2025
Abstract Submission
Entry deadline: 23:59, Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Both Japanese and English may be used for presentations. Both Japanese and English may be used in the presentation.
For information on how to apply, please contactEntry Explanation Pagefor more information.
Venue
Science Tokyo, Ookayama Campus
2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
ACCESS
Organizer
Leave a Nest Co.
Participation Fee
Presenters and observers will not be charged. Transportation and lodging to and from the venue must be paid by the individual.
Target Participants
Presenters, collaborators, school teachers, instructors, university researchers, partners, cooperating institutions, general visitors, etc.

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<On the Occasion of Holding

Tokyo University of Science and Liberace have signed an MOU to promote Science Castle!
This year's Science Castle World 2025 will be held at Tokyo University of Science (ScienceTokyo), a new national university created in October 2024 through the merger of Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University. A number of research coaches from the university are scheduled to participate in the event! Even if you do not plan to give a presentation, why don't you come and tour the Ookayama campus with students who are interested in Tokyo University of Science and see the graduate students and researchers of the university discussing with the next generation? For more information about the MOU between Tokyo University of Science and LIBANES, please visit(Please click here)for more information.

 

 

<Science Castle 2025 Partners (as of September 2025)

 

Excerpt from "Kyoiku Ouen" No. 67, 30 pages, published by LIBERNESS.

 

<Last year

Science Castle 2024 Tokyo-Kanto (December 7, 2024)
interpoint (interword separation)Tournament Page
interpoint (interword separation)report of implementation

Science Castle 2024 Osaka-Kansai (December 21, 2024)
interpoint (interword separation)Tournament Page
interpoint (interword separation)report of implementation

Science Castle Japan 2025 (March 22, 2025)
interpoint (interword separation)Tournament Page
interpoint (interword separation)report of implementation

 

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  • Shuichiro Takahashi (Head of Jury)
    Shuichiro Takahashi (Head of Jury)

    Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
     Representative Director, President and COO
    Doctor of Life Sciences

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    After graduating from Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Tokyo University of Science), he completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. D. in Life Sciences. Founding member of RIVANESS. He established the research institute of RIVANESS and built the foundation for research support and R&D projects. He has devised unique business models such as "RIVANESS Research Fund" and "L-RAD," a platform for unused research ideas, and has led many projects involving industry, academia, and education.
  • Kihoko Tokue
    Kihoko Tokue

    Director Leave a Nest Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Head of Institute Leave a Nest Group Education Research Institute
    Doctor of Science

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    D. in ecological research after growing up in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, and the U.S. After joining LIVERNESS in 2011, he established the International Development Division and established a Malaysia/Singapore corporation, developed TECH PLANTER and Science Castle in ASEAN, and promoted international collaboration in education and research, In October 2025, he was appointed as Director of the Education Research Center to accelerate education research and development in Asia.
  • Maiko Matsushita
    Maiko Matsushita

    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University
     Professor, Department of Pathophysiology
    Doctor of Medicine

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    After graduating from Keio University School of Medicine in 1995, he joined the Department of Internal Medicine at Keio University Hospital and completed the graduate course at Keio University Graduate School of Medicine in 2000. He has been working on the development of novel cancer immunotherapies using artificial T cells and naturally-derived compounds for refractory cancers as a full-time lecturer in the Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Keio University since 2010, an associate professor in 2015, and a professor in 2024.
Array, Hiroyuki Ota, CEO, Phytolipid Technologies, Inc.<br />Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science

Hiroyuki Ota

CEO and Representative Director, Fight Lipid Technologies, Inc.
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science

Keynote speaker at Science Castle World 2025, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University of Science and a Tokyo University of Science Certified VentureFight Lipid Technologies, Inc.CEO and Representative DirectorHiroyuki Otawill take the stage!

Mr. Ota, a researcher who started his own company to apply his research results to society, will talk not only about the company's R&D efforts in synthesizing and utilizing natural lipids and lipid-derived compounds, but also about the path he has taken so far.

Please wait a few more minutes for the details of the lecture.