Identify Your Company's Strengths Through Competitive Comparison! Seminar on Core Technology Selection and R&D Theme Setting to be Held

IR Technical Education Institute will hold a public seminar where participants can learn the practical process of selecting "valuable core technologies" through competitive comparison and translating them into mid-to-long-term development themes.

In recent years, with the shortening of product lifecycles and the advancement of innovative technologies such as generative AI, traditional top-down approaches to business and R&D have become less adaptable to environmental changes. On the other hand, R&D departments are increasingly required to develop new business areas and acquire valuable core technologies that become the company's strengths. However, many challenges are heard in the field, such as "dissatisfaction with core technology selection results," "not knowing how to decide in the first place," "uncertainty about whether they are being fully utilized in the business," and "not knowing how to compare with competitors."

Seminar Overview

Seminar Name: How to Proceed with Core Technology Selection and R&D Theme Setting through Competitive Benchmarking

Date and Time: Friday, August 21, 2026, 10:30 - 16:30

Format: On-site attendance or online attendance via Zoom

Venue: Nihon IR Co., Ltd. Head Office Conference Room

Capacity: Maximum 8 people for on-site attendance (no capacity limit for online attendance)

Fee: 39,600 yen (tax included) / person (discounts available for multiple attendees)

Instructor: Kyoko Kawasaki (Representative Director, First Innovatech Inc.)

Course Details

This seminar, centered on competitive benchmarking, will organize the process from defining, comparing, evaluating, and selecting core technologies. Participants will learn how to translate the results into mid-to-long-term R&D themes. Key points of the process can be practically acquired through case study group work.

Seminar Program

What are Core Technologies (Definition, Examples, Core Technologies in R&D, Selection Process, Example Metrics)

Benchmarking Activities to Understand the Competitive Environment (Overview, Process, Activities during Stage Gate, Example Classifications)

Comparison and Evaluation of Core Technologies in Existing and Adjacent Markets (Planning, Example Items, Analysis, Selection, Competitor Roadmap Prediction)

Evaluation of Core Technologies for New Markets and Future Potential Analysis (Competitor Research, Technology Trends, Market Needs Forecasting, Core Technology Setting)

Setting R&D Themes and Promotion Scenarios (Desired State, Scenario Creation, Points for Continuous Theming)

Core Technology Selection Workshop (Group work through case studies) Q&A

Target Audience

New Business Planning Staff

Technology Development Staff (R&D, Business Departments)

Managers and Leaders in the above departments

Staff responsible for Technology Strategy / R&D Strategy

Those facing challenges in core technology selection methods

Those who want to learn how to conduct competitive benchmarking

*Details of this seminar can be found here:

https://nihon-ir.jp/seminar/competitive-benchmarking_core-technology/

IR Technical Education Institute will continue to provide practical knowledge and know-how through its technical engineer education services (seminars, e-learning, training, publications) for the manufacturing industry.

Nihon IR Co., Ltd.

In addition to patent and intellectual property solutions with over 50 years of experience, we offer a wide range of specialized practical services centered on technology, including technical information research and analysis, technical engineer education for the manufacturing industry, and technical content production.

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