Accelerating Cross-Sector Collaboration to Create a World in Which All Forms of Value Are Circulated to Unleash the Potential in All People
Mercari, Inc. research and development organization R4D (previously known as Mercari R4D1) announces that it is strengthening its research structure as Mercari R4D Lab, a network for industry-academia-government collaboration across sectors and occupations to conduct research and real-world implementation toward achieving Mercari’s mission to “Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people.”
1. Mercari’s research and development organization Mercari R4D will be renamed to R4D on July 1, 2025.
Background of Mercari R4D Lab
R4D has worked to create innovation for Mercari Group’s services and business, conducting research and development in related fields of advanced science and technology. In particular, we recognize that collaboration transcending sectors and occupations to solve social issues (co-innovation) is indispensable toward achieving Mercari’s mission to “Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people.” That is why we have established Value Exchange Engineering, a collaborative research division with the Research Institute for an Inclusive Society through Engineering (RIISE), and the Mercari R4D Research Alliance Laboratory, a collaborative research laboratory for joint research and research with The University of Osaka Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues.
Moving forward, we will refer to our industry-academia-government collaboration using the general name Mercari R4D Lab and strengthen our research structure to further expand and accelerate our research and development efforts and foster collaboration with diverse stakeholders inside and outside of Mercari.
About Mercari R4D Lab
Mercari R4D Lab (https://r4d.mercari.com/en/) is a research and development network for collaboration across industry, academia, and government. Through cooperation that transcends sectors and occupations, from identifying issues to implementing solutions and conducting research across fields toward a common goal, we aim to create a world in which all forms of value are circulated to unleash the potential in all people.
Through Mercari R4D Lab, R4D will continue striving to “Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people.”