About Facilities

Co-Creation Areas

EFFECT

We named this space "EFFECT" to showcase the latest technologies held by the Foundation Technology Research Institute and the challenges in foundational research that will serve as the cornerstone for the future. It provides a detailed exhibition of how these elemental technologies have spread and contributed to society. We hope that the humble activities that have grown from the seeds of ideas generated by the resonance among researchers will expand as an evolution of humanity, affecting society and the entire planet. This space allows visitors to feel SHIMADZU's commitment to contributing to society through science and technology, which is our corporate philosophy.

Future Co-Creation Hall

We have created a hall that can host various report meetings and presentations, naming it the "Future Co-Creation Hall." It has a seating capacity of 320 people. Instead of a projector, we have installed a large self-luminous LED display at the front, allowing us to convey the presenter's lively expressions without dimming the lights around the speaker. Additionally, the front area is designed as a flat floor, and the chairs are movable, enabling us to arrange them face-to-face for panel discussions and other seating configurations as needed.

©shinwa / Masanao Yabuuchi

Refresh Area

This area is designed for researchers to refresh themselves and engage in active communication with one another. It features a coffee server that offers freshly brewed coffee and a courtyard adorned with soft lighting and beautiful bamboo. By playing music continuously, we aim to refresh the minds of researchers and foster better ideas. Researchers will have the opportunity to meet and converse with people they don’t often interact with, leading to new discoveries through these conversations.

©shinwa / Masanao Yabuuchi

Creative Studio

This is a space for generating ideas using digital tools. We share the challenges faced by society and business partners and conduct workshop programs to foster active discussions aimed at improvement and resolution. By utilizing various activities, we aim to lead to new co-creation.

Active Studio

This is a place for active discussions, including participants from both inside and outside the company. The projection images are visible from any position in the spacious area, and it is equipped with a large whiteboard. While it is a calm space, it is designed to deepen participants' discussions.

Gym-Messe

This space combines the functions of a gym and an exhibition area, also serving as a lab for measuring biometric information such as sensory and brain functions during exercise. It has an area of approximately 400 m² and a height of about 10 m, with the same lighting and air conditioning systems as the offices.

©shinwa / Masanao Yabuuchi

Lab Area

P-LAB

Designated as the Physical Laboratory Zone (P-LAB), this lab is a place for conducting research in physics, including X-rays, radiation, and light. The environmental vibration characteristics of the floor meet the installation standards for electron microscopes and can suppress all vibrations when combined with an isolation table. Additionally, it is equipped with six radiation shielded rooms with 6-10 mm lead embedded in all walls, two absolute dark rooms that can block all light, and rooms suitable for clean work.

C-LAB

Designated as the Chemical Laboratory Zone (C-LAB), this lab is designed to safely and efficiently research a wide range of chemical substances, including chemical synthesis and analysis. The lab is equipped with a total of 25 various fume hoods, and each lab is supplied with the necessary gases through centralized piping. The centralized piping system has two gas cylinder systems, and when the remaining amount of one cylinder system decreases, it automatically switches to the next cylinder system, ensuring that no unexpected situations occur. Additionally, the transportation routes for reagents and waste are carefully designed to streamline the management of chemical substances entering and exiting the lab.

B-LAB

Designated as the Biological Laboratory Zone (B-LAB), this lab allows for multifaceted research on innovative biology, including cells, microorganisms, and antibody reactions. The lab is secured as BSL1 upon entry, allowing access to BSL2 level rooms through a common corridor. By separating each experimental environment, contamination is eliminated. The lab is equipped with 34 safety cabinets and 6 fume hoods, as well as a refrigerated room to maintain an environmental temperature of 4°C.

H-LAB

Designated as the Human Sciences Laboratory Zone (H-LAB), this lab conducts research on capturing and interpreting human senses and emotions through signals. It features rooms that are partitioned to allow for observation of various situations and a room that can simultaneously observe these situations, connected by a one-way mirror. It also includes a living space to enable observations of normal daily life, and it can connect to a gym space that allows for observations during exercise.

VR Laboratory

The VR laboratory supports the use of common VR devices to clarify aspects of "how humans feel." For example, it conducts reproducible experiments on how specific stimuli trigger responses in human health, particularly targeting cognitive functions and the brain's sensory systems. It also simulates the future functionality and usability of devices targeting the health of the planet, including environmental and infrastructure aspects.

Advanced Analysis Laboratory

The advanced analysis room is equipped with cutting-edge measurement devices, not only our own products, and has been uniquely designed from the structure of the floors, walls, and ceilings to the infrastructure such as power supply and air conditioning, allowing for analyses that were difficult with conventional measurement devices. Additionally, it can conduct verification of innovative measurement technologies developed in-house, enabling early social implementation, including joint usage with partners.

Environmental Control Room

There are two stable environment rooms, each equipped with walk-in chamber-type constant temperature and humidity rooms. The test rooms, which can be set for constant temperature and humidity, have a floor area of over 2 m² and can conduct tests within a temperature range of -40 to +80°C and humidity of 10 to 95% rh (at -10 to +80°C). It allows for the storage of large equipment, enabling data acquisition while varying the temperature and humidity of the external experimental environment, as well as detailed experiments on the impact of the environment on the stability of long-term equipment.

Anechoic Chamber

As an experimental environment, there is a 3-meter electromagnetic wave anechoic chamber that blocks electromagnetic noise from the outside, allowing for the detection of extremely weak signals in radiation technology and quantum sensing technology, as well as EMI measurements and EMS testing.

Access