Kobe University values its partnership with industry and government. The Kobe University Center for Collaborative Research and Technology Development (CREATE) was established on October 1, 2005 as a central organization to facilitate the transfer of knowledge to benefit society, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. In its aim to serve as a catalyst bridging the laboratory to the industry, the CREATE provides a one-stop shop of knowledge management tools and solutions to advance the development of promising new technologies by fostering strategic collaboration with industry through licensing, sponsored research and new venture agreement.