Deep Tech

SHANGHAI – October 29, 2026 -- The Shanghai Technology Business Incubation Association (STBIA) and the World Laureates Foundation (WLF) signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the opening of the World Top-performing Incubator Conference 2026, held on October 26 at the Lingang Center.

Conference joins World Laureates Forum for the first time

The three-day conference runs from October 26 to 28 under the theme "AI-Driven Innovation Incubates the Future." For the first time, it is held in the same week as the World Laureates Forum. The two events are building a mechanism that links scientific discovery, technology transformation and industrial incubation.

A deep-tech transformation forum, staged together with the World Laureates Forum, follows on October 31.

Tokyo – October 19, 2026 -- Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) drew more than 10,000 visitors to Global Startup EXPO 2026 (GSE2026) in Osaka and named 10 winners at the Nippon Startup Awards 2026, putting robotics and genome-editing startups at the center of its deep-tech push.

GSE2026 hosts 50+ sessions with global investors in Osaka

GSE2026 ran October 5-7 in Osaka and featured more than 50 conference sessions. METI said the event generated business matchmaking sessions between global investors and Japanese startups exploring strategic investments and collaborations.

Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, took part. METI plans to hold the Global Startup EXPO again next year.

Tokyo – September 17, 2026 -- Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will stage the Global Startup EXPO 2026 in Osaka from October 5 to 7, opening a direct channel for overseas venture capital firms into the country's startup and investment ecosystem.

METI targets deep tech commercialization as the event's central theme

Organized under the concept "Deeptech - from breakthrough to industry," GSE2026 is structured to move beyond exhibition format toward measurable industrial outcomes. The ministry frames the event as addressing a gap between capital deployment and market implementation, arguing that lasting impact requires technologies to reach commercial scale and generate sustainable economic value.