Hokkirigawa Model for promoting SMEs sustainable innovations through industry-academia collaboration

Abstract

Professor Kazuo Hokkirigawa, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University has created 181 innovations such as new product development with SMEs through industry-academia collaboration by January 29, 2020. The Sendai Hokkirigawa Model, the Fukushima Hokkirigawa Model, the Miyagi Osaki Hokkirigawa Model and the Kaminoyama Hokkirigawa Model have created 126 out of 181 innovations in collaboration with a support team centered on Professor Hokkirigawa and SMEs. This study analyzes the factors that the Hokkirigawa Model continues to create sustainable innovations.