Research Income
Research income to the University comes from both the public and private sectors.
| Number | Amount (million yen) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private sector research collaboration | 2,398 | 18,709 | |
| Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) | 6,193 | 21,791 | |
| Contracted research | Government competitive research funds | 1,528 | 46,785 |
| Government non-competitive research funds | 363 | 8,167 | |
| Non-government research funds | 305 | 2,611 | |
| Donations | 17,794 | 13,493 | |
| Total | 28,581 | 111,556 | |
(As of Fiscal 2023)
Intellectual Property
Since university incorporation in 2004, the University of Tokyo has increased the number of patents held by the University and by university staff members. Specialized licensing organizations (Todai TLO, CASTI) have been established to manage and monetize these patents. Other intellectual property including trademarks, software copyrights and other intangible assets provide income to the University.
| Patents held by | Domestic patents | International patents | Licensed patents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied for | Held | Applied for | Held | Licensed | Providing income | Income (in thousands of yen) | |
| University | 9,547 | 2,459 | 9,640 | 2,510 | 5,725 | 4,129 | 9,114,176 |
(As of the end of March 2024)
