Our Mission

Serendipity Lab functions as a premier global consortium—virtually uniting many of the world’s leading scientists who are dedicated to advancing serendipity-driven innovations in biology and medicine. At its core, the Lab is committed to developing and applying cutting-edge analytical technologies that offer high-throughput, high-content, or high-dimensional capabilities. These include, but are not limited to, fluorescence imaging, super-resolution microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, quantitative phase imaging, mass spectrometry, microfluidics, deep learning, gene editing, proteomics, and DNA/RNA sequencing. With its central hub at the University of Tokyo, Japan, Serendipity Lab enjoys the robust financial supports of JSPS Core-to-Core Program, White Rock Foundation, and Fujihara Foundation of Science. Beyond driving research, Serendipity Lab is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of scientific leaders. By offering graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career researchers unique opportunities to engage in cross-disciplinary, internationally collaborative research, the Lab cultivates a global talent pool equipped to solve complex challenges in science and medicine.

Serendipity Lab’s pioneering work has been widely recognized by academic, industrial, and governmental institutions. Notably, it has received several prestigious honors, including the Good Design Award 2023 from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, the Diversity and Inclusion Award 2025 from the Japan Society of Applied Physics, and the MEXT Award 2025 from Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.