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Round-table talk−73−Synthesiology - English edition Vol.2 No.1 (2009) requires a lot of effort, I would like to continue the bilingual editions in the future.Synthesiology was born from the enthusiasm of AIST(Naito)I was involved in discussions of Type 2 Basic Research and Full Research from even before the answer to the question “What is Type 2 Basic Research?” was widely known within AIST. Therefore my honest feelings are: “Finally, we got the journal started!”About two years ago, interest in publishing a new journal rose rapidly in AIST, and staff members were united. It was finally launched in January 2008. I am deeply moved by the fact that it was actually launched.(Ono)It has been one year since the launch of Synthesiology, and I would like to hear your impressions on the activities so far.Importance of evolving through “metamorphosis”(Kobayashi)I am very glad that we were able to publish a new type of academic journal. I have puzzled for a long time over the question “What is synthesis?” . When I interviewed Prof. Richard K. Lester of MIT in March 2008 (see the interview article in Vol. 1 No. 2), we discussed three types of synthesis methods for inclusion in Synthesiology and realized at that time it was necessary to further refine the emphasis on synthesis. It is important not simply to gather and combine elemental technologies, but to discern the changes caused by the combination and to document how Type 1 Basic Research is transformed into Type 2 Basic Research. During this transformation, the research content must also undergo “metamorphosis.” This “metamorphosis” is critical for the transformation of Type 2 Basic Research into Product Realization Research.Another point I feel happy about is to have published both English and the Japanese editions. Initially, we discussed whether the journal should be published in English or in Japanese, but we created both because we thought it would be insufficient to have one but not the other. Although, it One-year anniversary of SynthesiologySynthesiology Editorial BoardOne year has passed since the launch of Synthesiology. In its first year, four issues containing 24 research papers were published. We have attempted to present original research papers with a new style of expression that differ from those of conventional journals. We have received positive reactions from a wide cross section of readers engaged in a variety of fields, as well as from the authors and reviewers. On the one-year anniversary of the journal, the editors got together for a roundtable discussion to reflect on the first year and to speculate on the future of Synthesiology.[Translation from Synthesiology, Vol.2, No.1, p.75-80 (2009)]Dr. Naoto KobayashiDr. Hiroyuki YoshikawaDr. Akira OnoDr. Naoto KobayashiDr. Akira YabeDr. Motoyuki AkamatsuDr. Koh Naito AIST PresidentEditor in ChiefSenior Executive EditorSenior Executive EditorExecutive EditorExecutive EditorParticipants of the round-table talk

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