Message from the president

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President
Prof. HASEGAWA Fumihiko, Ph.D
 

President’s Message

The National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) was established as the Export Silk Fabrics Inspection Institute by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, or METI) in 1928. Over the course of our almost 100-year history, NITE has supported industry as an administrative agency under METI’s jurisdiction by expanding our areas of operation in response to changes in society, enhancing our technological capabilities, boosting the quality of industrial products and related materials, ensuring safety, and facilitating transactions. I believe that the greatest feature of NITE is that we can communicate with the on-site perspectives, based on our technology and expertise. This strength has been cultivated and passed down since our establishment. I believe that because we understand that on-site perspective, we can respond to changes of the time and take on the role of conducting technical surveys and research needed for industrial development, disseminating information, and building the systems. Our Product Safety Technology Center regularly issues warnings including videos about the safe use of products, based on data from its incident investigations. These efforts are widely covered in the media, including on television and in newspapers. In addition, NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC) has participated in the Green Innovation Fund Project of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) since FY2023, and has started the project “Establishing a New Technology Platform for the Utilization of CO2-Fixing Microorganisms”. Through this project, we aim to utilize NITE’s strengths in the field of microorganisms and contribute to the realization of a society where useful substances can be produced from CO2. Furthermore, the Global Center for Evaluation Technology (GCET) has been operating the Multiple Innovation-Directive Development and Leadingedge Evaluation Chamber (MIDDLE Chamber), a testing and evaluation facility for next-generation storage batteries including all-solid-state batteries since October 2024. This facility is also essential for promoting the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power. In this age of rapid change, we are required to be more flexible and responsive than ever before. NITE will continue to have a keen eye for the situation not only in Japan but around the world, refine our technology and develop human resources with an eye to the future, and take on the challenges of the next 100 years.