Shouichi Ikebata

Visiting Professor

Research Field

Industrial creation (building innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration)

Career

Graduated from Kagoshima Technical High School, Department of Architecture
Entered the doctoral program at Kanazawa University Graduate School
Obtained a doctoral degree (Engineering) from Kanazawa University Graduate School

Joined Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
"Factory ~ Product Development Department ~ Comprehensive Technical Research Institute ~ Future Value Co-Creation Center (Education)"
*Final position: Director
Retired from Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. after reaching retirement age

Current positions:

Visiting Professor, Innovative Composite materials research & development Center, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Advisor, Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd.
Advisor, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Consultant, Sankorona Oda Co., Ltd.
Consultant, Nasuk Nano Technology Co., Ltd.

Research Theme and Contents

Creating Innovation in Research and Development
- Setting a Mid- to Long-Term Vision and Setting R&D Themes: What Research Leaders Need
  Gather information through activities aimed at social implementation and become a resource capable of generating innovation that reflects research results in market valuation. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  In: "Mechanisms for Identifying R&D Themes Through Future Predictions", Research and Development Leader 14(8), 2017.11, Technical Information Institute Co., Ltd.
- Taking Stock and Evaluating Your Company's Technologies and Identifying New Business Themes
  When inventorying our company's technologies, it is important to share accurate information with stakeholders and make it visible. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  In: How to discover and advance new business themes that utilize core technologies, 2018.09, Technical Information Institute Co., Ltd.
- Methods and Key Points for Evaluating R&D Themes at the Research, Development, and Business Stages
  Evaluation at various stages (TRL) is important, and we must always proceed while keeping in line with the current state of societal evolution.
  In: Business Feasibility Evaluation of Research and Development Themes, 2019.08, Technical Information Institute Co., Ltd.
Creating Regional Industrial Innovation
- Development of Plates and New Fibers Utilizing Natural Fibers
  Through the Environmentally Friendly Composite Materials Midstream Industry Creation Project, leveraging the advanced fiber and machining technologies cultivated in the region.
- Building a Business Model (Material Production - Processing Technology - Commercialization - Sales)
  Develop a new industry scheme that seamlessly integrates material production and supply, product processing, and sales.
  (We will conduct a feasibility study using a model case and propose a new textile industry model.)
  ① Domestically cultivate ramie through collaboration between welfare organizations and manufacturers to stabilize the supply of materials.
  ② As part of product development, we will develop and commercialize flat products using ramie fiber.
  ③ We will develop new fibers by combining ramie fiber with a variety of plant-derived fibers.
Development of naturally derived biodegradable materials
- Degradation behavior in soil and mechanical properties of bagasse monoesters with different acyl chain lengths and residual hydroxyl content.

Results

Papers

Shiori Suzuki, Shogo Ishikura, Shoichi Ikebata, Naoki Wada, Kenji Takahashi,
"Degradation behavior in soil and mechanical properties of bagasse monoesters with different acyl chain lengths and residual hydroxy contents."
Polymer J 57, 761–769 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-025-01031-x

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