• 2006/07 The University of Tokyo’s “Collaborative Research Center for Nano-Quantum Information Electronics (Nano-Quantum Center)” project was selected as one of nine projects for the 2006 Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology (then known as the Center of Excellence for Innovation in Advanced Fields). President Hiroshi Komiyama of the University of Tokyo was appointed as the general manager, Professor Yasuhiko Arakawa of the Institute of Industrial Science was appointed as the research supervisor, and Dr. Leona Esaki was appointed as the center’s advisory committee chair.2006/10 Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics is established. A cross-departmental organization under the direct supervision of the President. Professor Yasuhiko Arakawa was appointed as the first director. Corporate laboratories at each of the University of Tokyo (Sharp, NEC, Hitachi, Fujitsu Laboratories) were also started, establishing a system of industry-university collaboration.
  • 2007/02 Aggressive outreach activities including participation in Nanotech 2007 and Campus Open House
  • 2007/03 Public Symposium “Nano-optoelectronic Devices and Quantum Information Electronics” held to disseminate information.
  • 2007/07 Establishment of the cross-disciplinary educational program “Advanced Nano Quantum Information Electronics” at the Graduate School of Engineering
  • 2007/11 Corporate Intensive Lecture by the educational program started at Fujitsu Laboratories
  • 2008/01 Consolidation of Institute Headquarters and Laboratory Functions into Komaba As Building, Enhancing Center Formation
  • 2008/04 Transversal Education Program “Advanced Lectures on Nano Quantum Information Electronics” Expanded to Graduate School of Science
  • 2008/04 Hosted the International Conference 8th International Conference on Physics of Light-Matter Coupling in Nanostructures(PLMCN8)
  • 2008/08 International Workshop International Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop(iNOW2008) was held2009/01 Nano-Quantum COE was selected as a continuing proposal in the re-examination of the narrowing down of the Advanced Fusion COE (4 out of 9 proposals were adopted)
  • 2009/02 Dr. Leona Esaki Visits NanoQuine’s Single-Photon Quantum Cryptography and Communication Laboratory
  • 2009 QD Laser becomes fifth company to join cooperative organization, spurring innovation creation
  • 2009/09 Prof. Yasuhiko Arakawa, Prof. Yoshihisa Yamamoto (Stanford University), and Visiting Prof. Naoki Yokoyama (Fujitsu Laboratories) selected as core researchers for FIRST
  • 2009/11 International Symposium on Quantum Nanophotonics and Nanoelectronics (ISQNN2009) was held. The symposium has been held annually since then.
  • 2009/03 NanoQuine’s Quantum Dot Research Featured on TV Tokyo
  • 2010/04 Quantum dot laser shipments using QD laser to reach mass production level in FY2010
  • 2010/10 NanoQuine, together with Fujitsu and QD Laser, received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award for the Green IT Award at CEATEC 2010
  • 2010/10 NanoQuine signed a research collaboration agreement with Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM)
  • 2010/12 Started joint research with Intel Corporation in the field of silicon photonics
  • 2011/03 Foreign researcher ratio: 48.6% at the end of fiscal year H22
  • 2011/11 First International Conference “ISPEC2011” was held under the FIRST Program.
  • 2011/12 Joint Industry-Academia Collaboration Symposium with JEITA
  • 2012/03 The University of Tokyo is featured in a special feature on public notices in the March 22 issue of Nature
  • 2012/04 NanoQuine and QD Laser received the 4th Industry Award of Excellence for quantum dot lasers from the Laser Society of Japan.
  • 2012/08 NanoQuine’s Quantum Dot Technology and Other Technologies Introduced in BS Japan’s Earth Aatec
  • 2012/09 Started joint research with PETRA in relation to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Future Development Project (to be transferred to NEDO in FY2013), PL: Prof. Yasuhiko Arakawa
  • 2013/02 Collaborative Research Center for Nano-Quantum Information Electronics received A-grades in the 2012 mid-term evaluation (7th year) of the Advanced Fusion COE
  • 2013/11 Active discussion on innovations in quantum computing and quantum cryptography at the 19th Nano Quantum Information Electronics Seminar
  • 2014/06 QD Laser and NanoQuine jointly develop ‘Laser Eyewear’, a retinal scanning wearable information terminal
  • 2015/09 NanoQuine, Fujitsu Laboratories and NEC trio succeed in world’s longest 120km transmission experiment in single-photon quantum cryptography communication
  • 2015/10 The Photonics Innovation Co-creation Programme, which is responsible for disseminating the results of NEDO projects and developing human resources, is launched.
  • 2016/02 1st Photonics Innovation Vision Workshop held
  • 2016/02 Final Report Meeting of the Advanced Fusion COE “Collaborative Research Center for Nano Quantum Information Electronics
  • 2016/07 Joined NEDO’s “Next-generation laser processing technology” project and started “Research and development of high-efficiency, high-power quantum dot lasers”.
  • 2016/10 Collaborative Research Center for Nano Quantum Information Electronics received an S rating in the post evaluation of the MEXT Advanced Fusion COE.
  • 2018/04 Appointment of Professor Kazuhiko Hirakawa as the 2nd Director of NanoQuine. Establishment of the Quantum Innovation Co-Creation Centre as a research promotion organisation (Director: Professor Yasuhiko Arakawa)
  • 2018/10 Photonics Innovation Seminar held for the first time outside Tokyo at Kyoto University
  • 2019/01 Integrated Photonic Systems Roadmap International (IPSR-I) Winter Meeting in Japan 2019, the first of its kind in Asia, to develop a roadmap for optoelectronic integrated systems.
  • 2019/05 The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences joins the Organization-related departments, bringing the total number of cross-departments to seven.