The recombinant seasonal influenza HA vaccine ASP7374 contains three different strains of antigens and has been produced by a cell-culture manufacturing method employing the Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS). The vaccine was developed in collaboration with...
Genome analysis reveals how algae adapted to the terrestrial environment, an important step in plant evolution. Koichi HORI et al., Nature Communications, doi:10.1038/ncomms4978
Kyoto University’s CiRA (Professor Yamanaka and another 24 scientists ) received grants of over 5.7 billion Yen (about 40 million €), and 264 researchers (1.7 % of total sample) received over 100 million Yen (800.000 €). About 300 Japanese researchers achieved more...
The vaccine is based on encapsulated Bifidobacteria, and the patent was obtained both in the USA and Europe. Morishita Jintan news release, May 29, 2104
The group of Takashi YAMAMOTO which is engaged in artifical nuclease and genome editing research including CRISPR technologies was nominated by the Ministry of Education as a national hub in this field. Nikkei Biotech news release, May 29, 2014