Kanazawa University COI-NEXT to Exhibit at Osaka-Kansai Expo from August 14 Exhibiting research results on environmentally friendly plant-derived plastics

Kanazawa University COI-NEXT (*1), led by Professor Kenji Takahashi (*2) of the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kanazawa University, will be exhibiting at the "Connecting with the Earth Zone" in the "Science Exhibition Connecting Me and My Future" at the 2025 Japan International Expo (Osaka/Kansai Expo) from August 14 to 19, 2012. The "Connecting with the Earth Zone" at the Japan International Exposition (Expo '2025 Osaka-Kansai) from August 14 to 19, 2025.

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This event is sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and aims to provide an opportunity for the future generation to proactively perceive social issues and act on their own by disseminating the results of industry-academia-government collaboration measures both in Japan and abroad.

Under the theme of "Society Surrounded by the Bounty of Biomass: How Will Plant-Based Plastics Change Our Future? ～!" and will exhibit the results of its research on environmentally friendly plant-derived plastics. The exhibit will encourage visitors to think about the necessity of biomass plastics and their potential through hands-on experience.

Research results of plant-derived plastics will be exhibited.

Summary of the Expo

Expo '70 Osaka-Kansai "Science Exhibition Connecting Me and the Future" "Connecting with the Earth Zone

Period: Thursday, August 14 - Tuesday, August 19, 2025

　　　　　(10:00-19:30 *Last day closes at 18:00)

Venue ：Expo Messe "WASSE" North, Osaka, Kansai Expo site (Yumeshima)

Sponsor : Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Event official website: https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/expo_watashitomirai/index.html

1: COI-NEXT is a program supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). It promotes research and development to realize the society of the future through cooperation among industry, academia and government. Kanazawa University COI-NEXT initiative is a project to develop a renewable polysaccharide plant-derived plastic, aiming to create a resource-recycling society. We will implement sustainable technologies into society to improve the environment.