NBCI at a glance
MESSAGE
Unlocking the Potential of Nanotechnology
to Create the Future
Nanotechnology is a vital foundational technology that underpins our lives at the most fundamental level. In particular, as the “core that creates the future” driving growth fields such as AI, quantum technologies, and next-generation healthcare, its role is only growing. NBCI is a business platform that brings together industry, academia, and government, with a mission to accelerate the real-world implementation of this crucial technology and catalyze new innovation.
More than 20 years since our founding, we are now evolving into a framework that connects everyone involved in nanotechnology, opens up business opportunities, and adapts to a changing era. This fiscal year, under the slogan “Toward a platform that connects, unlocks, and evolves!”, we will further strengthen member collaboration, advance digitalization and globalization, and intensify talent development. Through these efforts, we will forge closer ties among companies, research institutions, and government, while accelerating initiatives that expand business opportunities for our member companies.
Together with you, we aim to contribute to the advancement of nanotechnology and help create a prosperous future society. We sincerely ask for your continued support and cooperation.

Kazunori Sakai
TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
Director Executive Vice President & CHRO
Slogan of 2025
"Connecting, Innovating, Evolving: Your Platform for Success!"
Mission
- To create and advance business utilizing nanotechnology
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To promote collaboration
among different industry fields,
among big enterprises and small-med companies,
among industry, academia and government
- To exchange up-to-date information of nano business
Activities of NBCI
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Business creation by strengthening cross-industry network
Understanding and sharing needs and seeds information through study group activities.
Support for building a personal network that transcends industry, government, and academia.
Providing a forum for discussions to create businesses that lead to the solution of social issues.
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Understanding and effective utilization of governmental policies and systems
Understanding social issues and policy information, and providing them in a timely manner.
Dissemination of business needs to government officials through frequent exchange of opinions.
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Expansion of nanotechnology business / establishment of infrastructure for industrialization.
Extracting and responding to common issues such as standardization related to nanomaterials.
Industry-government-academia collaborative activities related to ensuring safety and responding to concerns about nanomaterials.
Activities of NBCI
- Oct 15 2003
- NBCI established as private organization
- May 18 2004
- 1st Nanotech Summit was held
- Feb 23 2005
- 1st participation on nano tech 2005
- Feb 22 2007
- 1st Nanotech Association Conference was held
- Dec 1 2008
- NBCI registered as general incorporated association
- As of now
- The biggest nanotechnology business association in Japan
- Location
- Tokyo YWCA building 3F, 1-8-11 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
Structure / Network
MATERIALS
- Detailed explanation about NBCI(1.35MB)
- Member List(186KB)
- Comments on the MWC(N)T CLH report (September 2, 2021)(863KB)
- Comments on the MWC(N)T CLH report (July 8, 2022)(1.25MB)
- Comments on the MWC(N)T CLH report (August 17, 2022)(1.37MB)
- NBCI Position Statement on REACH Regulation of Carbon Nanotubes (January 22.2026)(277KB)
- NBCI Feedback to public consultation CMRV01 (February 6.2026)(321KB)
- Our approach to CNT regulation in EU(833KB)