B Lab、女性起業家を支援するグローバルイノベーションアドバイザリー「R3i Ventures」と提携し、R3i Metaverse内にメタバース新拠点「B Lab Metaverse」を設置！

R3i Venturesは、ディープテックスタートアップ企業を中心に投資・支援を行う企業で、政府、教育機関、企業との共同研究や、経済やエコシステムの発展にも取り組んでいます。世の中により大きなインパクトを与えるべく、新たな政策の導入や、イノベーションの促進を行なっています。
https://www.r3iventures.com/

Beyond, Borderless, Breakthroughの頭文字をとった「B Lab」は、研究所と銘打ちながら、世界中の大学・研究所、地域、人材をつなぎ、多くの人の得意技や知見を融合させ、新しい技術、サービス、コンテンツ、ビジネス、社会を生みだす参加型プラットフォームです。テクノロジー開発、社会課題解決、新サービス創出などスコープは広いですが、共通項は社会実装で、みんなでつくるということ。お父さんもお母さんもおばあちゃんも子どももみんな研究員。Lifelong Seekerになり、第2の研究員名刺を持ちます。ソーシャルで、オープンで、参加型で、ユーザーふくめ全ての人がつながり新しい社会を構築し、課題、アイディア、技術、おカネ、スキル、人をマッチングさせ、小さな創造から大きな創造までおもしろい未来をみんなでつくることを目指します。
https://www.blaboratory.org/

B Lab partners with R3i Ventures, a global innovation advisory that empower women entrepreneurs and establishes a new site “B Lab Metaverse” in the R3i Metaverse.

B Lab (iU Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation, Innovation research institute, Director: Nanako Ishido) will participate as a community partner of R3i Ventures (General Partner：Leesa Soulodre), a global innovation advisory firm that operates “She Loves Tech Japan,” which is the world’s largest pitch contest and an acceleration platform for women and technology, to initiate empowering the next generation of women and leaders in Japan. In addition, B Lab will establish a new metaverse site “B Lab Metaverse” in the R3i Metaverse, an oVice virtual space operated by R3i, to hold events and promote interaction among researchers to accelerate the ecosystem development in which innovators are supported by all.

◆ Message from R3i Ventures Leesa Soulodre
We are delighted to announce our partnership with iU in Japan. R3i Ventures is always looking for new and exciting opportunities to collaborate with institutions that share our passion for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. iU is a leader in innovation education and research. We are confident that our partnership will bring about new and exciting developments in scientific research, disruptive technology innovation and sustainable business. We believe that this collaboration will bring about new and exciting opportunities for all of our stakeholders, and we look forward to working with iU to continue to drive innovation and progress in our industry.

• About R3i Ventures

R3i Ventures is a global cross-boarder DeepTech and MedTech venture builder and advisory firm, connecting visionaries with governments, educational institutions, and businesses, as well as economic and ecosystem development. R3i Ventures is committed to introducing new policies and fostering innovation to have a greater impact on the world.
https://www.r3iventures.com/

• About B Lab

“B Lab”, which stands for “Beyond, Borderless, Breakthrough”, is a participatory platform that connects universities, research institutes, regions, and human resources around the world. The scope is broad, covering technology development, solving social issues, and creating new services, but the common denominator is social implementation and collaboration. B Lab aims to build an ecosystem by connecting all people, including users, in a social, open, and participatory manner, matching issues, ideas, technology, money, skills, and people to create an interesting future together, from small to large creations.
https://www.blaboratory.org/