Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA) and the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) have established a scheme for joint funding of Japanese-Swedish cooperative research projects.
Multidisciplinary BIO is a programme for the funding of projects that entail collaboration between Swedish and Japanese researchers in the field of multidisciplinary bio. This field is defined as multidisciplinary research that combines life sciences with other scientific fields such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics and chemistry. For a more detailed description of the field see About the Field.
The aim of the programme is to strengthen the collaboration between Sweden and Japan within multidisciplinary bio to achieve world-class scientific results, leading towards new innovative technologies. This area is undergoing strong development and is considered important in both countries in order to achieve growth and sustainability over the long run.
The research field is defined as multidisciplinary research, which combines life sciences with other scientific fields such as engineering, physical, computer and mathematical sciences and combinations of two complementary - but fundamentally different - bio disciplines.
Five calls have been issued since the program was launched in 2005. More information about the latest call is available on the website of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research.
